Gerten, Joseph J
Heavy Equip Field MechTransportation DeptDakota CountyFull-time
Equipment Mech Shops. 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 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 55% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 57% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2012 | $26,459 | −55.4% | +2.9% | −56.7% |
| FY 2011 | $59,373 | — | — | — |
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 2012 · Heavy Equip Field Mech
Paid more than 2% of the 46 people with this job title that year. The median was $52,185.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Transportation Dept Equipment Mech Shops | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $24.40 /hr | $1,989 | $26,459 |
| 2011 | Transportation Dept Equipment Mech Shops | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time | Dakota | $26.13 /hr | $7,541 | $59,373 |
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 2012, amount paid
- Glockner, Steven C$184,863Transp Generalist Senior
- Pafko, Frank W$153,466Transp Environmental Svcs Dir
- Roen, William E$122,019Information Syst Manager
- Reichert, Peggy Ann$121,352Planning Dir State
- Brown, Robert S$119,943Engineer Princ Admin Transp
- Dwight, Susan Francine$118,133Information Syst Manager
- Arseneau, Bernard J$117,294Deputy Commr Transportation
- Weiszel, Alan W$117,006Information Syst Manager
Highest paid as Heavy Equip Field Mech
FY 2012, amount paid
- Evans, Donald J$58,081Transportation Dept
- Vlaminck, Joseph L$57,968Transportation Dept
- Cripe, Jerome A$57,727Transportation Dept
- Joecks, Timothy L$56,812Transportation Dept
- Heitman, Robert L$56,459Transportation Dept
- Siewert, Raymond W$55,984Transportation Dept
- Mense, Mark W$55,433Transportation Dept
- Kommer, James Fredrick$54,491Transportation Dept