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Babler, Luke

Engineering Specialist SeniorTransportation DeptWright CountyFull-time

Freight and Rail Programs. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,124,450
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$118,466
FY 2026 · $9,800 overtime
Highest year
$118,466
FY 2026
Yearly average
$93,704
across years on record
Change since first year
+2,084%
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 2,084% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 1,478% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$118,466+1.5%+3.1%−1.6%
FY 2025$116,731+2.9%+2.6%+0.3%
FY 2024$113,399−0.1%+3.3%−3.3%
FY 2023$113,525+14.7%+6.3%+7.9%
FY 2022$98,999+2.9%+7.2%−3.9%
FY 2021$96,172+1.9%+2.3%−0.4%
FY 2020$94,342−1.9%+1.6%−3.4%
FY 2019$96,133+2.9%+2.1%+0.8%
FY 2018$93,443+1.3%+2.3%−1.0%
FY 2017$92,287+7.9%+1.8%+6.0%
FY 2016$85,529+1,477.0%+0.7%+1,466.4%
FY 2015$5,424———

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 · Engineering Specialist Senior

Paid more than 94% of the 264 people with this job title that year. The median was $108,667.

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
2026Transportation Dept
Freight and Rail Programs
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Wright$52.27 /hr$9,800$118,466
2025Transportation Dept
RR Administration
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Wright$51.50 /hr$9,753$116,731
2024Transportation Dept
RR Administration
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Wright$49.28 /hr$10,091$113,399
2023Transportation Dept
RR Administration
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Wright$46.71 /hr$11,562$113,525
2022Transportation Dept
RR Administration
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Wright$42.88 /hr$9,809$98,999
2021Transportation Dept
RR Administration
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Wright$42.88 /hr$7,150$96,172
2020Transportation Dept
RR Administration
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Wright$41.83 /hr$5,452$94,342
2019Transportation Dept
RR Administration
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Wright$40.91 /hr$11,138$96,133
2018Transportation Dept
RR Administration
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Wright$40.01 /hr$10,303$93,443
2017Transportation Dept
RR Administration
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Wright$39.23 /hr$8,517$92,287
2016Transportation Dept
RR Administration
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$37.34 /hr$7,040$85,529
2015Transportation Dept
RR Administration
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$37.34 /hr$196$5,424

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 Engineering Specialist Senior

FY 2026, amount paid