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Cooley, Chad Christian

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptCrow Wing CountyFull-time

TS Garrison. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$408,416
over 9 fiscal years
Latest year
$65,635
FY 2026 · $419 overtime
Highest year
$65,635
FY 2026
Yearly average
$45,380
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,199%
FY 2018 to FY 2026 · prices +32%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$5,0542018$18,3812019$29,3742020$52,4042021$55,9472022$57,9392023$59,6702024$64,0122025$65,6352026
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,199% while consumer prices went up 32%. After inflation, pay is up 883% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$65,635+2.5%+3.1%−0.6%
FY 2025$64,012+7.3%+2.6%+4.5%
FY 2024$59,670+3.0%+3.3%−0.3%
FY 2023$57,939+3.6%+6.3%−2.5%
FY 2022$55,947+6.8%+7.2%−0.4%
FY 2021$52,404+78.4%+2.3%+74.4%
FY 2020$29,374+59.8%+1.6%+57.4%
FY 2019$18,381+263.7%+2.1%+256.3%
FY 2018$5,054———

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

Paid more than 61% of the 1,398 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,066.

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

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Every record

9 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
TS Garrison
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Crow Wing$31.06 /hr$419$65,635
2025Transportation Dept
TS Garrison
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Crow Wing$30.60 /hr$117$64,012
2024Transportation Dept
TS Garrison
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Crow Wing$29.28 /hr—$59,670
2023Transportation Dept
TS Garrison
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Crow Wing$27.53 /hr—$57,939
2022Transportation Dept
TS Remer
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cass$25.40 /hr$4,440$55,947
2021Transportation Dept
Construction Baxter
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Crow Wing$23.34 /hr$6,798$52,404
2020Transportation Dept
Construction Baxter
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Crow Wing$21.53 /hr$1,382$29,374
2019Transportation Dept
TS Aitkin
Transp Generalist
Full-time · left during year
Dodge$19.89 /hr—$18,381
2018Transportation Dept
TS Garrison
Transp Generalist
Intermittent · left during year
Crow Wing$19.45 /hr—$5,054

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

FY 2026, amount paid