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Benson, Kenneth Scott

Heavy Equip Field MechTransportation DeptSteele CountyFull-time

Equipment Shop Owatonna. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$695,155
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$85,762
FY 2026 · $2,171 overtime
Highest year
$85,762
FY 2026
Yearly average
$69,515
across years on record
Change since first year
+143%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$35,2752017$61,9432018$65,1362019$65,9422020$66,4172021$71,2762022$79,1082023$81,1222024$83,1742025$85,7622026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 143% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 80% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$85,762+3.1%+3.1%−0.0%
FY 2025$83,174+2.5%+2.6%−0.1%
FY 2024$81,122+2.5%+3.3%−0.7%
FY 2023$79,108+11.0%+6.3%+4.4%
FY 2022$71,276+7.3%+7.2%+0.1%
FY 2021$66,417+0.7%+2.3%−1.5%
FY 2020$65,942+1.2%+1.6%−0.3%
FY 2019$65,136+5.2%+2.1%+3.0%
FY 2018$61,943+75.6%+2.3%+71.7%
FY 2017$35,275———

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 · Heavy Equip Field Mech

Paid more than 63% of the 51 people with this job title that year. The median was $84,493.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Owatonna
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Steele$40.20 /hr$2,171$85,762
2025Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Owatonna
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Steele$39.61 /hr$891$83,174
2024Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Owatonna
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Steele$37.90 /hr$3,353$81,122
2023Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Owatonna
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Steele$34.83 /hr$3,992$79,108
2022Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Owatonna
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Steele$33.98 /hr$1,599$71,276
2021Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Owatonna
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Steele$32.16 /hr$779$66,417
2020Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Owatonna
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Steele$30.43 /hr$2,716$65,942
2019Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Owatonna
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Steele$29.76 /hr$3,302$65,136
2018Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Owatonna
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Steele$29.11 /hr$1,452$61,943
2017Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Owatonna
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Steele$28.54 /hr$1,027$35,275

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 Heavy Equip Field Mech

FY 2026, amount paid