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Eklund, Chad Patrick

Engineering Specialist SeniorTransportation DeptBeltrami CountyFull-time

East Operations Mgr. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$911,437
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$111,573
FY 2026
Highest year
$111,573
FY 2026
Yearly average
$82,858
across years on record
Change since first year
+104%
FY 2016 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 104% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 48% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$111,573+4.0%+3.1%+0.9%
FY 2025$107,232+2.8%+2.6%+0.2%
FY 2024$104,262+4.1%+3.3%+0.8%
FY 2023$100,157+20.4%+6.3%+13.3%
FY 2022$83,214+4.6%+7.2%−2.4%
FY 2021$79,537+9.7%+2.3%+7.2%
FY 2020$72,527+4.8%+1.6%+3.2%
FY 2019$69,179+5.4%+2.1%+3.3%
FY 2018$65,641+3.5%+2.3%+1.2%
FY 2017$63,450+16.1%+1.8%+14.0%
FY 2016$54,664———

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 83% 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.

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
East Operations Mgr
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Beltrami$52.27 /hr—$111,573
2025Transportation Dept
East Operations Mgr
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Beltrami$51.50 /hr—$107,232
2024Transportation Dept
East Operations Mgr
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Beltrami$49.28 /hr$1,010$104,262
2023Transportation Dept
East Operations Mgr
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Beltrami$45.05 /hr—$100,157
2022Transportation Dept
East Operations Mgr
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Beltrami$39.70 /hr—$83,214
2021Transportation Dept
East Operations Mgr
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Beltrami$38.08 /hr$762$79,537
2020Transportation Dept
East Operations Mgr
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Beltrami$35.75 /hr—$72,527
2019Transportation Dept
East Operations Mgr
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Beltrami$33.62 /hr$1,835$69,179
2018Transportation Dept
East Operations Mgr
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Beltrami$30.28 /hr$2,720$65,641
2017Transportation Dept
East Operations Mgr
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Beltrami$29.69 /hr$1,882$63,450
2016Transportation Dept
East Operations Mgr
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Beltrami$28.24 /hr$1,213$54,664

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