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Bengtson, Joel J

Transp Materials TechnicianTransportation DeptStearns CountyFull-time

Inventory St Cloud. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$267,393
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$29,782
FY 2016
Highest year
$49,833
FY 2015
Yearly average
$44,566
across years on record
Change since first year
-35%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$46,0932011$45,3842012$47,6592013$48,6432014$49,8332015$29,7822016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 35% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 40% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$29,782−40.2%+0.7%−40.6%
FY 2015$49,833+2.4%+0.7%+1.7%
FY 2014$48,643+2.1%+1.6%+0.5%
FY 2013$47,659+5.0%+1.7%+3.3%
FY 2012$45,384−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$46,093———

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 2016 · Transp Materials Technician

Paid more than 7% of the 57 people with this job title that year. The median was $47,526.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Transportation Dept
Inventory St Cloud
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time · left during year
Stearns$23.98 /hr—$29,782
2015Transportation Dept
Inventory St Cloud
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Stearns$23.98 /hr—$49,833
2014Transportation Dept
Inventory St Cloud
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Stearns$23.28 /hr$264$48,643
2013Transportation Dept
Inventory St Cloud
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Stearns$22.60 /hr$1,144$47,659
2012Transportation Dept
Inventory St Cloud
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Stearns$22.16 /hr—$45,384
2011Transportation Dept
Inventory St Cloud
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Stearns$22.16 /hr—$46,093

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Materials Technician

FY 2016, amount paid