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Golda, Donald

WelderTransportation DeptWashington CountyFull-time

Metro Fleet East. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$814,264
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$74,156
FY 2026
Highest year
$74,156
FY 2026
Yearly average
$54,284
across years on record
Change since first year
+730%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 730% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 476% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$74,156+8.1%+3.1%+4.8%
FY 2025$68,604+3.0%+2.6%+0.4%
FY 2024$66,594+2.9%+3.3%−0.4%
FY 2023$64,701+6.4%+6.3%+0.2%
FY 2022$60,789+3.8%+7.2%−3.2%
FY 2021$58,567+13.7%+2.3%+11.2%
FY 2020$51,501−9.9%+1.6%−11.2%
FY 2019$57,131+3.0%+2.1%+0.9%
FY 2018$55,449+2.1%+2.3%−0.1%
FY 2017$54,286+13.1%+1.8%+11.1%
FY 2016$47,986−7.1%+0.7%−7.8%
FY 2015$51,679+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$50,190+14.9%+1.6%+13.1%
FY 2013$43,694+389.0%+1.7%+381.0%
FY 2012$8,936———

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 · Welder

Paid more than 88% of the 8 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,543.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Metro Fleet East
Welder
Full-time
Washington$35.67 /hr—$74,156
2025Transportation Dept
Metro Fleet East
Welder
Full-time
Washington$35.14 /hr—$68,604
2024Transportation Dept
Metro Fleet East
Welder
Full-time
Washington$33.63 /hr—$66,594
2023Transportation Dept
Metro Fleet East
Welder
Full-time
Washington$30.00 /hr—$64,701
2022Transportation Dept
Metro Fleet East
Welder
Full-time
Washington$29.27 /hr—$60,789
2021Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Welder
Full-time
Washington$28.56 /hr—$58,567
2020Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Welder
Full-time
Washington$27.86 /hr—$51,501
2019Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Welder
Full-time
Washington$27.25 /hr$511$57,131
2018Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Welder
Full-time
Washington$26.65 /hr—$55,449
2017Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Welder
Full-time
Washington$26.13 /hr—$54,286
2016Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Welder
Full-time
Washington$25.49 /hr—$47,986
2015Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Welder
Full-time
Washington$24.87 /hr—$51,679
2014Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Welder
Full-time
Washington$24.15 /hr—$50,190
2013Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Welder
Full-time
Washington$23.45 /hr—$43,694
2012Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Welder
Full-time
Washington$22.34 /hr—$8,936

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 Welder

FY 2026, amount paid