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Fester, Chase James

State Prog Admin Manager SrTransportation DeptCottonwood CountyFull-time

Operations Division Admin. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,477,329
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$134,454
FY 2026
Highest year
$134,454
FY 2026
Yearly average
$92,333
across years on record
Change since first year
+150%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 150% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 68% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$134,454+2.1%+3.1%−1.0%
FY 2025$131,709+11.2%+2.6%+8.4%
FY 2024$118,434+1.7%+3.3%−1.6%
FY 2023$116,490+6.8%+6.3%+0.6%
FY 2022$109,024+4.8%+7.2%−2.2%
FY 2021$104,011+0.2%+2.3%−2.0%
FY 2020$103,782+11.8%+1.6%+10.1%
FY 2019$92,794+7.7%+2.1%+5.6%
FY 2018$86,120−1.0%+2.3%−3.2%
FY 2017$86,963+7.2%+1.8%+5.2%
FY 2016$81,147+14.3%+0.7%+13.5%
FY 2015$71,017+6.1%+0.7%+5.4%
FY 2014$66,915+10.4%+1.6%+8.7%
FY 2013$60,607+1.0%+1.7%−0.6%
FY 2012$59,989+11.4%+2.9%+8.2%
FY 2011$53,873———

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 · State Prog Admin Manager Sr

Paid more than 79% of the 267 people with this job title that year. The median was $131,700.

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

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Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Operations Division Admin
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Cottonwood$63.35 /hr—$134,454
2025Transportation Dept
Operations Division Admin
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Cottonwood$62.05 /hr—$131,709
2024Transportation Dept
ADE - Maintenance
State Prog Admin Manager
Full-time
Cottonwood$55.69 /hr—$118,434
2023Transportation Dept
ADE - Maintenance
State Prog Admin Manager
Full-time
Cottonwood$52.79 /hr—$116,490
2022Transportation Dept
ADE - Maintenance
State Prog Admin Manager
Full-time
Cottonwood$51.50 /hr—$109,024
2021Transportation Dept
ADE - Maintenance
State Prog Admin Manager
Full-time
Cottonwood$49.85 /hr—$104,011
2020Transportation Dept
Maint Supt
Transp Operations Supv 4
Full-time
Cottonwood$45.62 /hr—$103,782
2019Transportation Dept
Maint Supt
Transp Operations Supv 4
Full-time
Cottonwood$47.93 /hr—$92,794
2018Transportation Dept
Maint Supt
Transp Operations Supv 4
Full-time
Cottonwood$42.09 /hr—$86,120
2017Transportation Dept
Maint Supt
Transp Operations Supv 4
Full-time
Cottonwood$39.89 /hr$3,646$86,963
2016Transportation Dept
Windom Bridge Maint
Transp Operations Supv 2
Full-time
Cottonwood$36.15 /hr$3,950$81,147
2015Transportation Dept
Windom Bridge Maint
Transp Operations Supv 2
Full-time
Cottonwood$34.01 /hr$1,215$71,017
2014Transportation Dept
Windom Bridge Maint
Transp Operations Supv 2
Full-time
Cottonwood$31.82 /hr$127$66,915
2013Transportation Dept
Windom Bridge Maint
Transp Operations Supv 2
Full-time
Cottonwood$29.75 /hr$208$60,607
2012Transportation Dept
Marshall Maintenance Area
Transp Operations Supv 2
Full-time
Lyon$28.13 /hr$2,104$59,989
2011Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Cottonwood$25.08 /hr$4,231$53,873

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 State Prog Admin Manager Sr

FY 2026, amount paid