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Finlayson, Caitlan Marie

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptItasca CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$465,517
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$65,361
FY 2026
Highest year
$65,361
FY 2026
Yearly average
$46,552
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,670%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$3,6922017$36,3362018$41,4572019$45,3542020$48,9182021$46,6802022$59,2822023$54,2842024$64,1542025$65,3612026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,670% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 1,211% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$65,361+1.9%+3.1%−1.2%
FY 2025$64,154+18.2%+2.6%+15.1%
FY 2024$54,284−8.4%+3.3%−11.4%
FY 2023$59,282+27.0%+6.3%+19.5%
FY 2022$46,680−4.6%+7.2%−11.0%
FY 2021$48,918+7.9%+2.3%+5.4%
FY 2020$45,354+9.4%+1.6%+7.7%
FY 2019$41,457+14.1%+2.1%+11.8%
FY 2018$36,336+884.0%+2.3%+862.4%
FY 2017$3,692———

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 57% 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.

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Lakes Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Itasca$31.06 /hr—$65,361
2025Transportation Dept
Lakes Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Itasca$30.60 /hr—$64,154
2024Transportation Dept
Lakes Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Itasca$29.28 /hr—$54,284
2023Transportation Dept
Lakes Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Itasca$27.53 /hr—$59,282
2022Transportation Dept
Lakes Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Itasca$26.10 /hr—$46,680
2021Transportation Dept
Lakes Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Itasca$24.11 /hr$175$48,918
2020Transportation Dept
Lakes Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Itasca$22.20 /hr$436$45,354
2019Transportation Dept
Lakes Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Itasca$20.47 /hr—$41,457
2018Transportation Dept
Lakes Subarea
Transp Associate
Full-time
Itasca$18.75 /hr$23$36,336
2017Transportation Dept
Border Subarea
Laborer General
Full-time
Itasca$15.01 /hr$90$3,692

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