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Axelson, David

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Traffic Services - Metro West. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$846,961
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$72,906
FY 2026 · $4,803 overtime
Highest year
$72,906
FY 2026
Yearly average
$56,464
across years on record
Change since first year
+132%
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$20K$40K$60K$80K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 132% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 61% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$72,906+1.5%+3.1%−1.6%
FY 2025$71,814+8.4%+2.6%+5.6%
FY 2024$66,241+1.4%+3.3%−1.9%
FY 2023$65,340+3.6%+6.3%−2.5%
FY 2022$63,041+4.5%+7.2%−2.5%
FY 2021$60,336+3.8%+2.3%+1.5%
FY 2020$58,128−0.8%+1.6%−2.3%
FY 2019$58,577+3.0%+2.1%+0.9%
FY 2018$56,876+5.9%+2.3%+3.5%
FY 2017$53,731+7.1%+1.8%+5.2%
FY 2016$50,152+6.4%+0.7%+5.7%
FY 2015$47,144−2.7%+0.7%−3.4%
FY 2014$48,472+13.5%+1.6%+11.7%
FY 2013$42,716+35.7%+1.7%+33.4%
FY 2012$31,487———

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 89% 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

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Traffic Services - Metro West
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$32.62 /hr$4,803$72,906
2025Transportation Dept
Traffic Services - Metro West
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$32.14 /hr$6,251$71,814
2024Transportation Dept
Traffic Services - Metro West
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$29.28 /hr$3,887$66,241
2023Transportation Dept
Metro Signing
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$27.53 /hr$4,867$65,340
2022Transportation Dept
Metro Signing
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$26.86 /hr$5,210$63,041
2021Transportation Dept
Metro Signing
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$26.20 /hr$4,657$60,336
2020Transportation Dept
Metro Signing
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$26.86 /hr$5,020$58,128
2019Transportation Dept
Metro Signing
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$25.00 /hr$5,634$58,577
2018Transportation Dept
Metro Signing
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$24.45 /hr$3,924$56,876
2017Transportation Dept
Forest Lake Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Washington$23.97 /hr$2,817$53,731
2016Transportation Dept
Forest Lake Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Washington$23.39 /hr$1,158$50,152
2015Transportation Dept
Forest Lake Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Washington$22.17 /hr$599$47,144
2014Transportation Dept
Golden Valley Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$20.38 /hr$5,511$48,472
2013Transportation Dept
Golden Valley Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$18.66 /hr$4,791$42,716
2012Transportation Dept
Golden Valley Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$17.26 /hr$2,418$31,487

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