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Bauer, Michael Joseph

Engineering SpecialistTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Freeway System Design. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,002,504
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$97,025
FY 2026
Highest year
$97,025
FY 2026
Yearly average
$66,834
across years on record
Change since first year
+847%
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$50K$100K$150K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 847% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 558% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$97,025+0.7%+3.1%−2.3%
FY 2025$96,324+7.9%+2.6%+5.1%
FY 2024$89,283+8.5%+3.3%+5.0%
FY 2023$82,288+6.7%+6.3%+0.5%
FY 2022$77,087+8.0%+7.2%+0.8%
FY 2021$71,359+1.9%+2.3%−0.4%
FY 2020$70,060−6.8%+1.6%−8.2%
FY 2019$75,183+8.1%+2.1%+5.9%
FY 2018$69,532+6.7%+2.3%+4.4%
FY 2017$65,148+17.5%+1.8%+15.3%
FY 2016$55,463+4.3%+0.7%+3.6%
FY 2015$53,176+9.2%+0.7%+8.4%
FY 2014$48,678+16.9%+1.6%+15.1%
FY 2013$41,653+306.6%+1.7%+300.0%
FY 2012$10,244———

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

Paid more than 60% of the 262 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,024.

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
Freeway System Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$46.67 /hr—$97,025
2025Transportation Dept
Freeway System Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$45.98 /hr$805$96,324
2024Transportation Dept
Freeway System Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$44.00 /hr$1,810$89,283
2023Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Electrician Lead
Full-time
Ramsey$38.13 /hr$57$82,288
2022Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Electrician Lead
Full-time
Ramsey$37.20 /hr—$77,087
2021Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Electrician Lead
Full-time
Ramsey$35.23 /hr—$71,359
2020Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Electrician Lead
Full-time
Ramsey$33.36 /hr—$70,060
2019Transportation Dept
Materials & Road Research
Building Maintenance Supv
Full-time
Ramsey$37.26 /hr—$75,183
2018Transportation Dept
ESS Metro HSTS & Labors
Electrician Supervisor
Full-time
Ramsey$32.62 /hr$1,000$69,532
2017Transportation Dept
ESS Metro HSTS & Labors
Highway Signal Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$29.42 /hr$1,780$65,148
2016Pollution Control Agency
EAO AAS Air Monitoring Unit
Electronic Technician Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$26.69 /hr—$55,463
2015Pollution Control Agency
EAO AAS Air Monitoring Unit
Electronic Technician Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$26.04 /hr—$53,176
2014Pollution Control Agency
EAO AAS Air Monitoring Unit
Electronic Technician Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$24.15 /hr—$48,678
2013Pollution Control Agency
EAO AAS Air Monitoring Unit
Electronic Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$20.72 /hr—$41,653
2012Pollution Control Agency
EAO AAS Air Monitoring Unit
Electronic Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$19.70 /hr—$10,244

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

FY 2026, amount paid