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Blakesley, David W

Heavy Equip MechanicTransportation DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

Duluth Equipment Services. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$355,596
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$29,209
FY 2017
Highest year
$58,406
FY 2014
Yearly average
$50,799
across years on record
Change since first year
-41%
FY 2011 to FY 2017 · prices +10%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$49,2502011$50,6152012$53,8142013$58,4062014$58,0482015$56,2532016$29,2092017
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2017, pay went down 41% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 46% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$29,209−48.1%+1.8%−49.0%
FY 2016$56,253−3.1%+0.7%−3.7%
FY 2015$58,048−0.6%+0.7%−1.3%
FY 2014$58,406+8.5%+1.6%+6.9%
FY 2013$53,814+6.3%+1.7%+4.6%
FY 2012$50,615+2.8%+2.9%−0.2%
FY 2011$49,250———

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 2017 · Heavy Equip Mechanic

Paid more than 7% of the 130 people with this job title that year. The median was $57,653.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$27.75 /hr—$29,209
2016Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$27.07 /hr—$56,253
2015Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$26.41 /hr$3,169$58,048
2014Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$25.64 /hr$5,000$58,406
2013Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$24.10 /hr$4,213$53,814
2012Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$23.63 /hr$2,127$50,615
2011Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$23.63 /hr—$49,250

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Heavy Equip Mechanic

FY 2017, amount paid