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Mielke, Sara Rae

Hydrologist 1Natural Resources DeptRamsey CountyPart-time

ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$115,624
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$45,951
FY 2020
Highest year
$46,356
FY 2019
Yearly average
$38,541
across years on record
Change since first year
+97%
FY 2018 to FY 2020 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$23,3172018$46,3562019$45,9512020
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2020, pay went up 97% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 90% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$45,951−0.9%+1.6%−2.4%
FY 2019$46,356+98.8%+2.1%+94.8%
FY 2018$23,317———

Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.

Compared with the same job title

FY 2020 · Hydrologist 1

Paid more than 27% of the 41 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,621.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Natural Resources Dept
ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff
Hydrologist 1
Part-time
Ramsey$25.08 /hr—$45,951
2019Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 1
Part-time
Ramsey$23.74 /hr—$46,356
2018Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$22.42 /hr—$23,317

The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.

Highest paid in Natural Resources Dept

FY 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 1

FY 2020, amount paid