Elsing, Christopher Adam
Transp Prog Specialist 2Transportation DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time
Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2014 to FY 2020, pay went up 9% while consumer prices went up 9%. After inflation, pay is down 0% (it kept pace with prices).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $33,459 | −35.6% | +1.6% | −36.6% |
| FY 2019 | $51,979 | +11.1% | +2.1% | +8.8% |
| FY 2018 | $46,787 | +292.2% | +2.3% | +283.5% |
| FY 2017 | $11,930 | +138.9% | +1.8% | +134.6% |
| FY 2016 | $4,993 | −86.1% | +0.7% | −86.2% |
| FY 2015 | $35,863 | +17.0% | +0.7% | +16.1% |
| FY 2014 | $30,658 | — | — | — |
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 2020 · Transp Prog Specialist 2
Paid more than 5% of the 73 people with this job title that year. The median was $64,401.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
7 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Transportation Dept Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps | Transp Prog Specialist 2 Full-time · left during year | Blue Earth | $24.27 /hr | $410 | $33,459 |
| 2019 | Transportation Dept Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps | Transp Prog Specialist 2 Full-time | Blue Earth | $23.74 /hr | $3,250 | $51,979 |
| 2018 | Transportation Dept Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps | Transp Prog Specialist 2 Full-time | Blue Earth | $22.42 /hr | $277 | $46,787 |
| 2017 | Transportation Dept Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps | Transp Prog Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $21.28 /hr | — | $11,930 |
| 2016 | Human Services Dept MSH Nights C | Security Counselor Full-time · left during year | Nicollet | $18.82 /hr | $967 | $4,993 |
| 2015 | Human Services Dept MSH Nights C | Security Counselor Full-time | Nicollet | $18.82 /hr | — | $35,863 |
| 2014 | Human Services Dept MSH Nights C | Security Counselor Part-time | Nicollet | $17.33 /hr | $89 | $30,658 |
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 2020, amount paid
- Kivisto, Paul Matthew$168,414Engineer Administrative
- Daubenberger, Nancy Therese$158,634Deputy Commr Transportation
- Mulvihill, Susan M$156,751Engineer Princ Admin Transp
- Henkel, Timothy A$153,687Asst Commr Transportation
- Peterson, Scott Robert$153,169Deputy Commr Transportation
- Cherney, Janet Louise$152,154Transp Chief Admin Officer
- Anderson Kelliher, Margaret E$152,024Commissioner-Transportation
- Gieseke, Mark Allen$146,845Transp Division Engineer
Highest paid as Transp Prog Specialist 2
FY 2020, amount paid
- Swartz, Bradley A$76,946Transportation Dept
- Zenanko, Don M$76,160Transportation Dept
- Bergstedt, Kevin L$73,048Transportation Dept
- Shields, Thomas J$69,668Transportation Dept
- Kasella, Anton J$68,805Transportation Dept
- Tiedemann, Gale Laverne$68,214Transportation Dept
- Gilman, Kenneth G$67,953Transportation Dept
- Dear, Amanedia Ko-Shan$67,938Transportation Dept