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Fester, James W

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptCottonwood CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$989,217
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$75,256
FY 2026 · $8,467 overtime
Highest year
$76,652
FY 2023
Yearly average
$61,826
across years on record
Change since first year
+38%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 38% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is down 7% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$75,256+5.2%+3.1%+2.0%
FY 2025$71,521+5.7%+2.6%+3.0%
FY 2024$67,647−11.7%+3.3%−14.6%
FY 2023$76,652+20.4%+6.3%+13.3%
FY 2022$63,683−0.2%+7.2%−6.8%
FY 2021$63,782−0.7%+2.3%−3.0%
FY 2020$64,244−5.3%+1.6%−6.7%
FY 2019$67,823+11.2%+2.1%+8.9%
FY 2018$61,010+7.7%+2.3%+5.3%
FY 2017$56,642−2.7%+1.8%−4.5%
FY 2016$58,223+10.8%+0.7%+10.0%
FY 2015$52,570−5.9%+0.7%−6.6%
FY 2014$55,867+9.2%+1.6%+7.5%
FY 2013$51,157+5.6%+1.7%+3.9%
FY 2012$48,428−11.5%+2.9%−14.0%
FY 2011$54,712———

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 93% 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

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$31.06 /hr$8,467$75,256
2025Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$30.60 /hr$6,034$71,521
2024Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$29.28 /hr$4,853$67,647
2023Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$27.53 /hr$15,281$76,652
2022Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$26.86 /hr$6,127$63,683
2021Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$26.20 /hr$7,584$63,782
2020Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$25.56 /hr$9,240$64,244
2019Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$25.00 /hr$13,971$67,823
2018Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$24.45 /hr$8,360$61,010
2017Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$23.97 /hr$5,085$56,642
2016Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$23.39 /hr$7,797$58,223
2015Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$22.82 /hr$3,352$52,570
2014Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$22.16 /hr$7,994$55,867
2013Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$21.51 /hr$5,130$51,157
2012Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$21.09 /hr$2,942$48,428
2011Transportation Dept
Windom Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Cottonwood$21.09 /hr$8,905$54,712

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