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Wigen, Katie L

NR Area HydrologistNatural Resources DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$819,621
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Highest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Yearly average
$68,302
across years on record
Change since first year
+475%
FY 2015 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 475% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 315% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$99,290+4.3%+3.1%+1.2%
FY 2025$95,167+8.2%+2.6%+5.4%
FY 2024$87,964+5.3%+3.3%+1.9%
FY 2023$83,536+10.4%+6.3%+3.9%
FY 2022$75,653+6.3%+7.2%−0.8%
FY 2021$71,168+6.2%+2.3%+3.8%
FY 2020$67,018+12.7%+1.6%+10.9%
FY 2019$59,477+2.7%+2.1%+0.6%
FY 2018$57,934+8.4%+2.3%+6.1%
FY 2017$53,423+3.3%+1.8%+1.4%
FY 2016$51,710+199.3%+0.7%+197.2%
FY 2015$17,280———

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 · NR Area Hydrologist

Paid more than 86% of the 35 people with this job title that year. The median was $99,290.

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

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Every record

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Blue Earth$51.28 /hr—$99,290
2025Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Blue Earth$47.05 /hr—$95,167
2024Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Blue Earth$43.51 /hr—$87,964
2023Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Blue Earth$39.74 /hr—$83,536
2022Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Blue Earth$37.44 /hr—$75,653
2021Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Blue Earth$35.24 /hr—$71,168
2020Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Blue Earth$33.14 /hr—$67,018
2019Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Blue Earth$31.29 /hr—$59,477
2018Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Blue Earth$28.54 /hr—$57,934
2017Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Blue Earth$26.99 /hr—$53,423
2016Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Blue Earth$25.42 /hr—$51,710
2015Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Blue Earth$24.00 /hr—$17,280

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 NR Area Hydrologist

FY 2026, amount paid