Skip to main content

Bruer, Joseph Patrick

Engineering Specialist SeniorTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Innovative Construction. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$938,211
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$108,666
FY 2026
Highest year
$108,666
FY 2026
Yearly average
$72,170
across years on record
Change since first year
+802%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 802% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 547% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$108,666+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$106,978+7.7%+2.6%+4.9%
FY 2024$99,320+9.8%+3.3%+6.3%
FY 2023$90,453+17.8%+6.3%+10.9%
FY 2022$76,787+3.8%+7.2%−3.2%
FY 2021$73,986+10.3%+2.3%+7.8%
FY 2020$67,100+3.0%+1.6%+1.4%
FY 2019$65,151−3.9%+2.1%−5.8%
FY 2018$67,794+11.5%+2.3%+9.0%
FY 2017$60,824+3.5%+1.8%+1.6%
FY 2016$58,777+16.8%+0.7%+16.0%
FY 2015$50,324+317.6%+0.7%+314.6%
FY 2014$12,051———

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 · Engineering Specialist Senior

Paid more than 42% of the 264 people with this job title that year. The median was $108,667.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Innovative Construction
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$52.27 /hr—$108,666
2025Transportation Dept
Innovative Construction Unit
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$51.50 /hr—$106,978
2024Transportation Dept
Innovative Construction Unit
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$49.28 /hr—$99,320
2023Transportation Dept
Innovative Construction Unit
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$44.92 /hr—$90,453
2022Transportation Dept
Signs & Markings
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$38.08 /hr—$76,787
2021Transportation Dept
Signs & Markings
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Hennepin$36.64 /hr$160$73,986
2020Transportation Dept
Modeling & System Analysis
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$34.96 /hr—$67,100
2019Transportation Dept
Workzone Design
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$30.96 /hr$825$65,151
2018Transportation Dept
Workzone Design
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$30.28 /hr$5,412$67,794
2017Transportation Dept
Workzone Design
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$28.95 /hr$3,074$60,824
2016Transportation Dept
Workzone Design
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$25.99 /hr$6,764$58,777
2015Transportation Dept
Workzone Design
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$23.98 /hr$2,753$50,324
2014Transportation Dept
Workzone Design
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Ramsey$21.52 /hr—$12,051

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 Engineering Specialist Senior

FY 2026, amount paid