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Whittaker, Ryan Jeffrey

Hydrologist 2Natural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$651,009
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$84,771
FY 2026
Highest year
$84,771
FY 2026
Yearly average
$59,183
across years on record
Change since first year
+354%
FY 2016 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 354% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 230% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$84,771+6.6%+3.1%+3.4%
FY 2025$79,523+7.5%+2.6%+4.7%
FY 2024$73,969+5.5%+3.3%+2.1%
FY 2023$70,126+10.3%+6.3%+3.8%
FY 2022$63,598+8.2%+7.2%+0.9%
FY 2021$58,789+5.9%+2.3%+3.6%
FY 2020$55,489+6.0%+1.6%+4.3%
FY 2019$52,373+3.0%+2.1%+0.9%
FY 2018$50,854+18.7%+2.3%+16.0%
FY 2017$42,856+129.7%+1.8%+125.5%
FY 2016$18,661———

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 2

Paid more than 45% of the 69 people with this job title that year. The median was $85,892.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$39.93 /hr—$84,771
2025Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$37.98 /hr—$79,523
2024Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$35.13 /hr—$73,969
2023Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$32.13 /hr—$70,126
2022Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$30.24 /hr—$63,598
2021Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$28.48 /hr—$58,789
2020Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$26.89 /hr—$55,489
2019Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 3
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$25.37 /hr—$52,373
2018Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 3
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$23.99 /hr$440$50,854
2017Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Engineering Aide Inter
Full-time
Ramsey$20.56 /hr—$42,856
2016Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Engineering Aide Inter
Full-time
Ramsey$19.52 /hr—$18,661

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 2

FY 2026, amount paid