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Fagerstrom, Dennis P

Transp SpecialistTransportation DeptOtter Tail CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$660,051
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$79,855
FY 2026
Highest year
$79,855
FY 2026
Yearly average
$60,005
across years on record
Change since first year
+404%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 404% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 267% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$79,855+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$78,603+5.3%+2.6%+2.6%
FY 2024$74,650−1.7%+3.3%−4.9%
FY 2023$75,962+21.5%+6.3%+14.4%
FY 2022$62,512−7.5%+7.2%−13.7%
FY 2021$67,566+7.2%+2.3%+4.8%
FY 2020$63,004+12.4%+1.6%+10.7%
FY 2019$56,035+25.6%+2.1%+23.0%
FY 2018$44,617+7.8%+2.3%+5.4%
FY 2017$41,406+161.4%+1.8%+156.7%
FY 2016$15,840———

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 Specialist

Paid more than 48% of the 361 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,089.

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
D-4 Construction
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Otter Tail$38.40 /hr—$79,855
2025Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Otter Tail$37.83 /hr—$78,603
2024Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Otter Tail$36.20 /hr—$74,650
2023Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Otter Tail$33.24 /hr$6,695$75,962
2022Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Otter Tail$30.66 /hr$425$62,512
2021Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Otter Tail$29.12 /hr$7,332$67,566
2020Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Otter Tail$27.61 /hr$9,465$63,004
2019Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$23.65 /hr$7,298$56,035
2018Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$21.78 /hr—$44,617
2017Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$20.20 /hr$15$41,406
2016Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$18.60 /hr—$15,840

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 Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid