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Thoreson, Katie Ashley

Hydrologist 1Natural Resources DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time

ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$356,050
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,746
FY 2026
Highest year
$67,746
FY 2026
Yearly average
$50,864
across years on record
Change since first year
+833%
FY 2020 to FY 2026 · prices +27%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$7,2642020$48,5682021$51,4252022$57,0582023$59,5732024$64,4162025$67,7462026
Paid in yearFY 2020 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2020 to FY 2026, pay went up 833% while consumer prices went up 27%. After inflation, pay is up 632% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$67,746+5.2%+3.1%+2.0%
FY 2025$64,416+8.1%+2.6%+5.4%
FY 2024$59,573+4.4%+3.3%+1.1%
FY 2023$57,058+11.0%+6.3%+4.4%
FY 2022$51,425+5.9%+7.2%−1.2%
FY 2021$48,568+568.6%+2.3%+553.6%
FY 2020$7,264———

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 2026 · Hydrologist 1

Paid more than 74% of the 43 people with this job title that year. The median was $61,925.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Blue Earth$33.48 /hr—$67,746
2025Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Brown$31.92 /hr—$64,416
2024Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$29.47 /hr—$59,573
2023Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$27.01 /hr—$57,058
2022Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$25.50 /hr—$51,425
2021Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Lyon$24.03 /hr—$48,568
2020Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Lyon$22.70 /hr—$7,264

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 1

FY 2026, amount paid