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Duff, James H

Engineering SpecialistTransportation DeptOlmsted CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$1,269,595
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$97,025
FY 2026
Highest year
$97,025
FY 2026
Yearly average
$79,350
across years on record
Change since first year
+59%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 59% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 7% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$97,025+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$95,520+4.5%+2.6%+1.8%
FY 2024$91,383−0.4%+3.3%−3.5%
FY 2023$91,717+11.1%+6.3%+4.5%
FY 2022$82,576+0.1%+7.2%−6.6%
FY 2021$82,460+0.0%+2.3%−2.2%
FY 2020$82,454+4.8%+1.6%+3.1%
FY 2019$78,705+2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
FY 2018$76,989−0.2%+2.3%−2.4%
FY 2017$77,180+7.3%+1.8%+5.4%
FY 2016$71,906+0.1%+0.7%−0.6%
FY 2015$71,834+0.7%+0.7%−0.0%
FY 2014$71,340−0.7%+1.6%−2.3%
FY 2013$71,867+9.6%+1.7%+7.8%
FY 2012$65,562+7.3%+2.9%+4.3%
FY 2011$61,079———

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

Paid more than 62% of the 262 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,024.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$46.67 /hr—$97,025
2025Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$45.98 /hr—$95,520
2024Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$44.00 /hr—$91,383
2023Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$41.71 /hr—$91,717
2022Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$39.70 /hr—$82,576
2021Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$39.70 /hr—$82,460
2020Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$38.73 /hr$387$82,454
2019Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$37.88 /hr—$78,705
2018Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$37.05 /hr—$76,989
2017Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$36.32 /hr—$77,180
2016Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$34.57 /hr—$71,906
2015Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$34.57 /hr—$71,834
2014Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$33.56 /hr—$71,340
2013Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$32.58 /hr$6,499$71,867
2012Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$30.63 /hr$4,267$65,562
2011Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$29.48 /hr$1,297$61,079

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

FY 2026, amount paid