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Gapinski, Kyle James

Engineer SeniorTransportation DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$602,180
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$107,382
FY 2026
Highest year
$107,382
FY 2026
Yearly average
$75,272
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,159%
FY 2019 to FY 2026 · prices +29%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$8,5312019$58,7742020$71,8672021$73,4992022$84,9412023$93,3152024$103,8712025$107,3822026
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,159% while consumer prices went up 29%. After inflation, pay is up 873% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$107,382+3.4%+3.1%+0.2%
FY 2025$103,871+11.3%+2.6%+8.5%
FY 2024$93,315+9.9%+3.3%+6.4%
FY 2023$84,941+15.6%+6.3%+8.8%
FY 2022$73,499+2.3%+7.2%−4.6%
FY 2021$71,867+22.3%+2.3%+19.5%
FY 2020$58,774+588.9%+1.6%+578.3%
FY 2019$8,531———

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 · Engineer Senior

Paid more than 46% of the 215 people with this job title that year. The median was $108,509.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Blue Earth$52.27 /hr—$107,382
2025Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Blue Earth$49.52 /hr$2,204$103,871
2024Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Blue Earth$45.59 /hr—$93,315
2023Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Blue Earth$40.01 /hr$85$84,941
2022Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Blue Earth$33.91 /hr$4,530$73,499
2021Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Blue Earth$31.35 /hr$9,609$71,867
2020Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Blue Earth$28.34 /hr$1,898$58,774
2019Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Blue Earth$26.66 /hr—$8,531

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 Engineer Senior

FY 2026, amount paid