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Bower, Christopher John

Engineer SeniorTransportation DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time

Project Management. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$327,021
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,492
FY 2016 · $526 overtime
Highest year
$67,492
FY 2016
Yearly average
$54,503
across years on record
Change since first year
+65%
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$80K$41,0282011$51,9722012$52,6122013$55,9162014$58,0002015$67,4922016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went up 65% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 53% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$67,492+16.4%+0.7%+15.6%
FY 2015$58,000+3.7%+0.7%+3.0%
FY 2014$55,916+6.3%+1.6%+4.6%
FY 2013$52,612+1.2%+1.7%−0.4%
FY 2012$51,972+26.7%+2.9%+23.1%
FY 2011$41,028———

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 · Engineer Senior

Paid more than 29% of the 199 people with this job title that year. The median was $79,216.

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
Project Management
Engineer Senior
Full-time · left during year
Blue Earth$31.90 /hr$526$67,492
2015Transportation Dept
Project Management
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Blue Earth$27.31 /hr$2,148$58,000
2014Transportation Dept
Project Management
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Blue Earth$25.52 /hr$2,772$55,916
2013Transportation Dept
Engineering Services Div Admin
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Ramsey$23.84 /hr$1,800$52,612
2012Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Blue Earth$22.48 /hr$8,203$51,972
2011Transportation Dept
Design Build 169/494
Trainee-Graduate Engineer
Full-time
Hennepin$20.00 /hr$887$41,028

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 Engineer Senior

FY 2016, amount paid