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Bjerklie, Mark

Transp Generalist SeniorTransportation DeptOtter Tail CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$818,807
over 14 fiscal years
Latest year
$110,430
FY 2026 · $37,515 overtime
Highest year
$110,430
FY 2026
Yearly average
$58,486
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,190%
FY 2013 to FY 2026 · prices +42%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K2013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,190% while consumer prices went up 42%. After inflation, pay is up 811% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$110,430+11.7%+3.1%+8.3%
FY 2025$98,854+12.5%+2.6%+9.6%
FY 2024$87,841+19.3%+3.3%+15.5%
FY 2023$73,645+25.7%+6.3%+18.3%
FY 2022$58,599+7.5%+7.2%+0.3%
FY 2021$54,521−4.1%+2.3%−6.2%
FY 2020$56,831+8.8%+1.6%+7.1%
FY 2019$52,224+0.5%+2.1%−1.5%
FY 2018$51,959+9.0%+2.3%+6.6%
FY 2017$47,665+8.7%+1.8%+6.7%
FY 2016$43,863+8.1%+0.7%+7.3%
FY 2015$40,587+22.2%+0.7%+21.3%
FY 2014$33,224+288.0%+1.6%+282.0%
FY 2013$8,563———

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 · Transp Generalist Senior

Paid more than 98% of the 536 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,500.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

14 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Otter Tail$34.49 /hr$37,515$110,430
2025Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Otter Tail$33.98 /hr$30,506$98,854
2024Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$29.28 /hr$26,157$87,841
2023Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$27.53 /hr$10,956$73,645
2022Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$26.86 /hr—$58,599
2021Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$26.20 /hr$175$54,521
2020Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$25.56 /hr$1,035$56,831
2019Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$25.00 /hr$94$52,224
2018Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$24.45 /hr$1,027$51,959
2017Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$23.29 /hr—$47,665
2016Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$21.51 /hr$16$43,863
2015Transportation Dept
D-4 Moorhead Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Clay$19.80 /hr—$40,587
2014Transportation Dept
D-4 Moorhead Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Clay$18.14 /hr$107$33,224
2013Transportation Dept
Detroit Lakes Tech Center
Transp Generalist
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$17.11 /hr$210$8,563

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 Transp Generalist Senior

FY 2026, amount paid