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Erstad, Wade Erik

Transp Generalist SeniorTransportation DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

Range Subarea. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$462,030
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$72,912
FY 2026 · $465 overtime
Highest year
$78,231
FY 2025
Yearly average
$57,754
across years on record
Change since first year
+863%
FY 2019 to FY 2026 · prices +29%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$7,5702019$47,3342020$52,7512021$59,5912022$66,8182023$76,8242024$78,2312025$72,9122026
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2026, pay went up 863% while consumer prices went up 29%. After inflation, pay is up 645% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$72,912−6.8%+3.1%−9.6%
FY 2025$78,231+1.8%+2.6%−0.8%
FY 2024$76,824+15.0%+3.3%+11.3%
FY 2023$66,818+12.1%+6.3%+5.5%
FY 2022$59,591+13.0%+7.2%+5.4%
FY 2021$52,751+11.4%+2.3%+8.9%
FY 2020$47,334+525.3%+1.6%+515.7%
FY 2019$7,570———

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 · Transp Generalist Senior

Paid more than 54% of the 536 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,500.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Range Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
St Louis$34.49 /hr$465$72,912
2025Transportation Dept
Range Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
St Louis$33.98 /hr$2,630$78,231
2024Transportation Dept
Eden Prairie Nights
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$32.52 /hr$2,375$76,824
2023Transportation Dept
Eden Prairie Nights
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$29.74 /hr$9,207$66,818
2022Transportation Dept
Eden Prairie Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$25.40 /hr$3,682$59,591
2021Transportation Dept
Eden Prairie Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$23.34 /hr$836$52,751
2020Transportation Dept
Eden Prairie Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$21.53 /hr$912$47,334
2019Transportation Dept
Eden Prairie Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$19.89 /hr—$7,570

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 Transp Generalist Senior

FY 2026, amount paid