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Eshetu, Lisa ister

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Design #2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$275,439
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$70,432
FY 2023
Highest year
$70,432
FY 2023
Yearly average
$55,088
across years on record
Change since first year
+68%
FY 2019 to FY 2023 · prices +18%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$41,9322019$44,2862020$56,9992021$61,7902022$70,4322023
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2023, pay went up 68% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is up 42% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$70,432+14.0%+6.3%+7.3%
FY 2022$61,790+8.4%+7.2%+1.1%
FY 2021$56,999+28.7%+2.3%+25.8%
FY 2020$44,286+5.6%+1.6%+4.0%
FY 2019$41,932———

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 2023 · Transp Generalist

Paid more than 94% of the 1,330 people with this job title that year. The median was $59,570.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Ramsey$27.53 /hr—$70,432
2022Transportation Dept
Traffic Engineering
Engineer 1 Graduate
Full-time
Ramsey$30.19 /hr—$61,790
2021Transportation Dept
Bridge Inspection Programming
Trainee-Graduate Engineer
Full-time
Ramsey$29.05 /hr—$56,999
2020Transportation Dept
Signal Operations
Trainee-Graduate Engineer
Full-time
Ramsey$26.20 /hr$9,145$44,286
2019Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Student Worker Para Prof Sr
Full-time
Dakota$15.73 /hr$13,611$41,932

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Generalist

FY 2023, amount paid