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Wigen, Skyler L

Hydrologist 2Natural Resources DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$814,682
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$88,158
FY 2026
Highest year
$88,158
FY 2026
Yearly average
$54,312
across years on record
Change since first year
+2,794%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 2,794% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 1,910% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$88,158+5.3%+3.1%+2.1%
FY 2025$83,732+10.9%+2.6%+8.1%
FY 2024$75,499+9.0%+3.3%+5.5%
FY 2023$69,295+9.1%+6.3%+2.7%
FY 2022$63,528+7.2%+7.2%+0.1%
FY 2021$59,237+5.9%+2.3%+3.5%
FY 2020$55,942+5.6%+1.6%+3.9%
FY 2019$52,990+3.9%+2.1%+1.7%
FY 2018$51,023+6.9%+2.3%+4.6%
FY 2017$47,721+3.9%+1.8%+2.0%
FY 2016$45,918+8.9%+0.7%+8.1%
FY 2015$42,185+6.5%+0.7%+5.8%
FY 2014$39,600+7.6%+1.6%+5.9%
FY 2013$36,808+1,108.2%+1.7%+1,088.4%
FY 2012$3,047———

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 59% 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.

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Blue Earth$42.94 /hr—$88,158
2025Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Blue Earth$40.82 /hr—$83,732
2024Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Blue Earth$37.65 /hr—$75,499
2023Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Waterville Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Le Sueur$32.13 /hr—$69,295
2022Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Waterville Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Le Sueur$31.35 /hr—$63,528
2021Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Waterville Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Le Sueur$29.50 /hr—$59,237
2020Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Waterville Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Le Sueur$27.79 /hr—$55,942
2019Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Waterville Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Le Sueur$26.30 /hr—$52,990
2018Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Waterville Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Le Sueur$24.81 /hr—$51,023
2017Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Waterville Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Le Sueur$23.52 /hr—$47,721
2016Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Waterville Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Le Sueur$22.20 /hr—$45,918
2015Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Waterville Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Le Sueur$20.92 /hr—$42,185
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Hutchinson Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Mcleod$19.66 /hr—$39,600
2013Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Hutchinson Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Mcleod$18.46 /hr—$36,808
2012Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Duluth Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$17.56 /hr—$3,047

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