Flynn, Erik Reginald
Trainee-Graduate EngineerTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
PMTS Geometric Design Support. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 133% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 126% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $74,619 | +133.2% | +3.1% | +126.1% |
| FY 2025 | $32,004 | — | — | — |
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 · Trainee-Graduate Engineer
Paid more than 95% of the 39 people with this job title that year. The median was $64,632.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Transportation Dept PMTS Geometric Design Support | Trainee-Graduate Engineer Full-time | Ramsey | $35.48 /hr | $2,674 | $74,619 |
| 2025 | Transportation Dept Construction Winona | Trainee-Graduate Engineer Full-time | Winona | $32.36 /hr | $3,527 | $32,004 |
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
- Fairbanks, Michael Joseph$207,651Engineer Administrative
- Wallace, Jean Marie$201,630Deputy Commr Transportation
- Daubenberger, Nancy Therese$197,945Commissioner-Transportation
- Severs, Sara V$196,965Deputy Commr Transportation
- Erickson, Daniel E$192,340Engineer Princ Admin Transp
- Beer, Michael G$188,409Transp Division Engineer
- Van Dyck, Karin L$188,262Transp Chief Admin Officer
- Solberg, Jon P$187,477Transp Asst Div Dir
Highest paid as Trainee-Graduate Engineer
FY 2026, amount paid
- Ponnusamy, Suganthi$76,732Transportation Dept
- Schumacher, Isaac P$72,134Transportation Dept
- Asfour, Gamal Talaat Elmitwaly Ali$72,090Transportation Dept
- Sajjad, Shams Urahman$71,792Transportation Dept
- Amoateng, Godbless Kwame$71,767Transportation Dept
- Hussein, Abdinour$71,658Transportation Dept
- Lewis, Christopher Harrison$70,897Transportation Dept
- Hanson, William Porter$70,055Transportation Dept