Girma, Kaleb
Student Worker Para ProfTransportation DeptWashington CountyPart-time
Bridges. 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 2022 to FY 2025, pay went up 722% while consumer prices went up 13%. After inflation, pay is up 630% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $16,712 | +8.4% | +2.6% | +5.6% |
| FY 2024 | $15,415 | +18.7% | +3.3% | +14.9% |
| FY 2023 | $12,988 | +539.2% | +6.3% | +501.5% |
| FY 2022 | $2,032 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Student Worker Para Prof
Paid more than 84% of the 200 people with this job title that year. The median was $6,379.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Transportation Dept Bridges | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time · left during year | Washington | $19.56 /hr | — | $16,712 |
| 2024 | Transportation Dept Bridges | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time | Washington | $18.26 /hr | — | $15,415 |
| 2023 | Transportation Dept Bridges | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time | Washington | $16.95 /hr | — | $12,988 |
| 2022 | Transportation Dept Human Resources Mgmt | Student Worker Clerical Part-time | Ramsey | $15.63 /hr | — | $2,032 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Roy, Christopher T$222,661Transp Asst Div Dir
- Josephson, Adam D$206,539Transp Planning Dir
- Wallace, Jean Marie$195,536Deputy Commr Transportation
- Daubenberger, Nancy Therese$190,763Commissioner-Transportation
- Hicks, Gene Alan$187,511Engineer Princ
- Beer, Michael G$182,518Transp Division Engineer
- Van Dyck, Karin L$182,518Transp Chief Admin Officer
- Solberg, Jon P$180,999Asst Commr Transportation
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof
FY 2025, amount paid
- Campbell, Clarence Wilfred$37,156Minnesota IT Services
- Campbell, Allison$33,284Minnesota IT Services
- Jackson, Samuel Togba$28,331Transportation Dept
- O'Tool, Joshua$28,297Natural Resources Dept
- Waugh, Nicolaus Caleb$27,880Transportation Dept
- Rybak, Joseph$26,134Minnesota IT Services
- Atto, Nur Farah$25,775Minnesota IT Services
- Jankowski, Krystal$25,496Agriculture Dept