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Ferdinand, Michael

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptSteele CountyFull-time

Sign Shop Owatonna. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$588,400
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$65,318
FY 2026
Highest year
$65,909
FY 2025
Yearly average
$53,491
across years on record
Change since first year
+81%
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$20K$40K$60K$80K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 81% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 32% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$65,318−0.9%+3.1%−3.9%
FY 2025$65,909+8.0%+2.6%+5.2%
FY 2024$61,015−1.6%+3.3%−4.8%
FY 2023$62,028+11.0%+6.3%+4.5%
FY 2022$55,870+6.6%+7.2%−0.5%
FY 2021$52,386−2.4%+2.3%−4.6%
FY 2020$53,668+15.0%+1.6%+13.3%
FY 2019$46,648+0.6%+2.1%−1.5%
FY 2018$46,378+7.6%+2.3%+5.2%
FY 2017$43,107+19.5%+1.8%+17.3%
FY 2016$36,074———

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

Paid more than 56% of the 1,398 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,066.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Sign Shop Owatonna
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Steele$31.06 /hr—$65,318
2025Transportation Dept
Sign Shop Owatonna
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Steele$30.60 /hr$2,410$65,909
2024Transportation Dept
Subarea Austin
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Dodge$29.28 /hr—$61,015
2023Transportation Dept
Subarea Austin
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Dodge$27.53 /hr$2,416$62,028
2022Transportation Dept
Subarea Austin
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Dodge$26.86 /hr—$55,870
2021Transportation Dept
Subarea Austin
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Dodge$26.20 /hr—$52,386
2020Transportation Dept
Sign Shop Owatonna
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Steele$25.56 /hr$691$53,668
2019Transportation Dept
Sign Shop Owatonna
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Steele$24.29 /hr—$46,648
2018Transportation Dept
Subarea Rochester
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Olmsted$22.49 /hr$330$46,378
2017Transportation Dept
Chaska Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Carver$20.81 /hr$45$43,107
2016Transportation Dept
Mendota Heights Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Dakota$19.15 /hr$1,087$36,074

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

FY 2026, amount paid