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Earley, Merle H

Engineer Senior AdministrativeTransportation DeptBecker CountyFull-time

D-4 State Aid. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$594,242
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,087
FY 2016
Highest year
$111,119
FY 2015
Yearly average
$99,040
across years on record
Change since first year
-35%
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$50K$100K$150K$102,7732011$101,6152012$103,7522013$107,8962014$111,1192015$67,0872016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 35% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 39% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$67,087−39.6%+0.7%−40.0%
FY 2015$111,119+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$107,896+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$103,752+2.1%+1.7%+0.4%
FY 2012$101,615−1.1%+2.9%−3.9%
FY 2011$102,773———

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 Administrative

Paid more than 2% of the 53 people with this job title that year. The median was $113,601.

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
D-4 State Aid
Engineer Senior Administrative
Full-time · left during year
Becker$52.22 /hr—$67,087
2015Transportation Dept
D-4 State Aid
Engineer Senior Administrative
Full-time
Becker$52.22 /hr—$111,119
2014Transportation Dept
D-4 State Aid
Engineer Senior Administrative
Full-time
Becker$50.70 /hr—$107,896
2013Transportation Dept
D-4 State Aid
Engineer Senior Administrative
Full-time
Becker$49.22 /hr—$103,752
2012Transportation Dept
D-4 State Aid
Engineer Senior Administrative
Full-time
Becker$48.25 /hr—$101,615
2011Transportation Dept
D-4 State Aid
Engineer Senior Administrative
Full-time
Becker$48.25 /hr—$102,773

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 Administrative

FY 2016, amount paid