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Cruikshank, Thomas

Planner Principal TranspTransportation DeptStearns CountyFull-time

Planning Baxter. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$507,253
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$95,943
FY 2026
Highest year
$95,943
FY 2026
Yearly average
$84,542
across years on record
Change since first year
+78%
FY 2021 to FY 2026 · prices +25%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$54,0082021$83,5532022$88,9412023$90,3562024$94,4522025$95,9432026
Paid in yearFY 2021 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2021 to FY 2026, pay went up 78% while consumer prices went up 25%. After inflation, pay is up 43% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$95,943+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$94,452+4.5%+2.6%+1.8%
FY 2024$90,356+1.6%+3.3%−1.7%
FY 2023$88,941+6.4%+6.3%+0.2%
FY 2022$83,553+54.7%+7.2%+44.4%
FY 2021$54,008———

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 · Planner Principal Transp

Paid more than 62% of the 21 people with this job title that year. The median was $93,500.

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
2026Transportation Dept
Planning Baxter
Planner Principal Transp
Full-time
Stearns$46.15 /hr—$95,943
2025Transportation Dept
Planning Baxter
Planner Principal Transp
Full-time
Stearns$45.47 /hr—$94,452
2024Transportation Dept
Planning Baxter
Planner Principal Transp
Full-time
Stearns$43.51 /hr—$90,356
2023Transportation Dept
Planning Baxter
Planner Principal Transp
Full-time
Stearns$41.24 /hr—$88,941
2022Transportation Dept
Planning Baxter
Planner Principal Transp
Full-time
Stearns$40.23 /hr—$83,553
2021Transportation Dept
Planning Baxter
Planner Principal Transp
Full-time
Stearns$39.25 /hr—$54,008

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 Planner Principal Transp

FY 2026, amount paid