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Arnst, Russell

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptScott CountyFull-time

Jordan Subarea. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$736,627
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,386
FY 2026 · $2,216 overtime
Highest year
$67,534
FY 2025
Yearly average
$46,039
across years on record
Change since first year
+4,724%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 4,724% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 3,155% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$67,386−0.2%+3.1%−3.2%
FY 2025$67,534+16.6%+2.6%+13.6%
FY 2024$57,902−12.8%+3.3%−15.6%
FY 2023$66,382+10.3%+6.3%+3.8%
FY 2022$60,181+6.1%+7.2%−1.0%
FY 2021$56,706+2.9%+2.3%+0.6%
FY 2020$55,108+0.0%+1.6%−1.5%
FY 2019$55,084−1.3%+2.1%−3.3%
FY 2018$55,818+11.6%+2.3%+9.1%
FY 2017$50,025+14.1%+1.8%+12.0%
FY 2016$43,860+10.2%+0.7%+9.4%
FY 2015$39,816−5.4%+0.7%−6.0%
FY 2014$42,067+532.4%+1.6%+522.7%
FY 2013$6,652−37.9%+1.7%−38.9%
FY 2012$10,709+666.7%+2.9%+644.8%
FY 2011$1,397———

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 · Transp Generalist

Paid more than 73% of the 1,398 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,066.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Jordan Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Scott$31.06 /hr$2,216$67,386
2025Transportation Dept
Le Sueur Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Le Sueur$30.60 /hr$2,650$67,534
2024Transportation Dept
Le Sueur Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Le Sueur$29.28 /hr$373$57,902
2023Transportation Dept
Chaska Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Carver$27.53 /hr$3,923$66,382
2022Transportation Dept
Chaska Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Carver$26.86 /hr$1,591$60,181
2021Transportation Dept
Chaska Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Carver$26.20 /hr$1,126$56,706
2020Transportation Dept
Chaska Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Carver$26.86 /hr$1,486$55,108
2019Transportation Dept
Chaska Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Carver$25.00 /hr$3,225$55,084
2018Transportation Dept
Chaska Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Carver$24.45 /hr$3,284$55,818
2017Transportation Dept
Chaska Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Carver$23.97 /hr$713$50,025
2016Transportation Dept
Eden Prairie Bridge
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$21.84 /hr$580$43,860
2015Transportation Dept
Chaska Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Carver$19.23 /hr$663$39,816
2014Transportation Dept
Eden Prairie Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$17.62 /hr$5,439$42,067
2013Transportation Dept
Eden Prairie Subarea
Transp Associate
Full-time
Hennepin$15.99 /hr—$6,652
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Hennepin South TC AFSCME
General Repair Worker
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$19.40 /hr$233$10,709
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Hennepin South TC AFSCME
General Repair Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$19.40 /hr—$1,397

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 Transportation Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Generalist

FY 2026, amount paid