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Bakken, Craig E

Transp SpecialistTransportation DeptOtter Tail CountyFull-time

D-4 Surveys. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$751,448
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$57,091
FY 2023 · $1,871 overtime
Highest year
$70,804
FY 2022
Yearly average
$57,804
across years on record
Change since first year
+16%
FY 2011 to FY 2023 · prices +36%

Pay by fiscal year

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

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Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2023, pay went up 16% while consumer prices went up 36%. After inflation, pay is down 15% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$57,091−19.4%+6.3%−24.1%
FY 2022$70,804+14.0%+7.2%+6.4%
FY 2021$62,099+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$60,559+1.2%+1.6%−0.4%
FY 2019$59,855+3.8%+2.1%+1.6%
FY 2018$57,689+0.5%+2.3%−1.7%
FY 2017$57,396−4.6%+1.8%−6.3%
FY 2016$60,162+7.7%+0.7%+7.0%
FY 2015$55,863+1.9%+0.7%+1.2%
FY 2014$54,817+0.2%+1.6%−1.3%
FY 2013$54,681+6.9%+1.7%+5.2%
FY 2012$51,139+3.7%+2.9%+0.8%
FY 2011$49,293———

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 2023 · Transp Specialist

Paid more than 8% of the 373 people with this job title that year. The median was $73,776.

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

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Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$34.09 /hr$1,871$57,091
2022Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Otter Tail$33.26 /hr$4,013$70,804
2021Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Otter Tail$30.81 /hr$1,300$62,099
2020Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Becker$28.41 /hr$1,492$60,559
2019Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Becker$27.78 /hr$2,104$59,855
2018Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Becker$27.17 /hr$1,219$57,689
2017Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Becker$26.64 /hr$1,936$57,396
2016Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Becker$25.99 /hr$6,068$60,162
2015Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Becker$25.36 /hr$3,069$55,863
2014Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Becker$24.62 /hr$3,490$54,817
2013Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Becker$23.90 /hr$5,272$54,681
2012Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Becker$23.43 /hr$3,058$51,139
2011Transportation Dept
D-4 Surveys
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Becker$23.43 /hr$264$49,293

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Specialist

FY 2023, amount paid