Wunderlich, H Curtis
Hydrologist 2Health DepartmentStearns CountyFull-time
Well Management-Metro Region. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2011 to FY 2021, pay went up 28% while consumer prices went up 19%. After inflation, pay is up 8% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | $81,204 | +5.7% | +2.3% | +3.3% |
| FY 2020 | $76,834 | +2.5% | +1.6% | +0.9% |
| FY 2019 | $74,985 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $73,352 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $71,908 | +2.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| FY 2016 | $70,176 | +2.5% | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| FY 2015 | $68,467 | +3.0% | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| FY 2014 | $66,480 | +4.0% | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| FY 2013 | $63,922 | +2.5% | +1.7% | +0.8% |
| FY 2012 | $62,362 | −1.5% | +2.9% | −4.3% |
| FY 2011 | $63,336 | — | — | — |
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 2021 · Hydrologist 2
Paid more than 99% of the 71 people with this job title that year. The median was $66,941.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
11 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Health Department Well Management-Metro Region | Hydrologist 2 Full-time · left during year | Stearns | $37.82 /hr | — | $81,204 |
| 2020 | Health Department Well Management-Metro Region | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Stearns | $36.90 /hr | $166 | $76,834 |
| 2019 | Health Department Well Management-Metro Region | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Stearns | $36.09 /hr | — | $74,985 |
| 2018 | Health Department Well Management-Metro Region | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Stearns | $35.30 /hr | — | $73,352 |
| 2017 | Health Department Well Management-Metro Region | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Stearns | $34.61 /hr | — | $71,908 |
| 2016 | Health Department Well Management-Metro Region | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Stearns | $33.77 /hr | — | $70,176 |
| 2015 | Health Department Well Management-Metro Region | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Stearns | $32.95 /hr | — | $68,467 |
| 2014 | Health Department Well Management-Metro Region | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Stearns | $31.99 /hr | — | $66,480 |
| 2013 | Health Department Well Management-Metro Region | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Stearns | $31.06 /hr | — | $63,922 |
| 2012 | Health Department Well Management-Metro Region | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Stearns | $30.45 /hr | — | $62,362 |
| 2011 | Health Department Well Management-Metro Region | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Stearns | $30.45 /hr | — | $63,336 |
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 Health Department
FY 2021, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$273,340Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$198,064Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$198,064Medical Specialist 2
- Kelly, Margaret M$164,901Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$155,206Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Danila, Richard N$153,473Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Burns, Debra L$147,849Health Community Svcs Div Dir
- Malcolm, Jan Kathleen$147,183Commissioner-Health
Highest paid as Hydrologist 2
FY 2021, amount paid
- Bavin, Travis Karl$79,184Natural Resources Dept
- Alvarez, Thomas J$78,899Health Department
- Duffey, David T$78,839Pollution Control Agency
- Murtada, Salam M$78,556Natural Resources Dept
- Pohjonen, Jill M$78,556Natural Resources Dept
- Rippley, Richard John$78,555Agriculture Dept
- Fecht, Sandra M$78,555Natural Resources Dept
- Heinz, Katherine R$78,555Transportation Dept