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Gottfried, Thomas E

Transp Prog DirectorTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$1,718,775
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$58,461
FY 2026
Highest year
$147,589
FY 2025
Yearly average
$107,423
across years on record
Change since first year
-32%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went down 32% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is down 54% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$58,461−60.4%+3.1%−61.6%
FY 2025$147,589+10.4%+2.6%+7.6%
FY 2024$133,702+3.3%+3.3%−0.0%
FY 2023$129,466+6.3%+6.3%+0.1%
FY 2022$121,742+2.5%+7.2%−4.4%
FY 2021$118,776+3.7%+2.3%+1.3%
FY 2020$114,590+1.5%+1.6%−0.1%
FY 2019$112,947+1.9%+2.1%−0.2%
FY 2018$110,835+2.0%+2.3%−0.3%
FY 2017$108,699+2.5%+1.8%+0.7%
FY 2016$106,001+4.2%+0.7%+3.5%
FY 2015$101,685+6.5%+0.7%+5.8%
FY 2014$95,447+8.8%+1.6%+7.2%
FY 2013$87,695+3.4%+1.7%+1.7%
FY 2012$84,822−1.7%+2.9%−4.5%
FY 2011$86,318———

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 · Transp Prog Director

Paid more than 0% of the 12 people with this job title that year. The median was $140,506.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

18 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation DeptTransp Prog Director
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$70.52 /hr—$58,461
2025Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$69.48 /hr—$147,589
2024Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$66.31 /hr—$133,702
2023Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$58.67 /hr—$129,466
2022Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$57.24 /hr—$121,742
2021Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$55.84 /hr—$118,776
2020Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$54.48 /hr—$114,590
2020Human Services Dept
HCA PSD Benefit Policy Impleme
Transp Prog Director
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$53.28 /hr——
2019Human Services Dept
HCA PSD Benefit Policy Impleme
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$53.28 /hr—$112,947
2019Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$53.28 /hr——
2018Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$52.11 /hr—$110,835
2017Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$51.09 /hr—$108,699
2016Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$49.84 /hr—$106,001
2015Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$48.62 /hr—$101,685
2014Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$45.73 /hr—$95,447
2013Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$42.89 /hr$577$87,695
2012Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Planning Dir Transportation
Full-time
Ramsey$40.43 /hr—$84,822
2011Transportation Dept
Transit Operations
Planning Dir Transportation
Full-time
Ramsey$40.43 /hr—$86,318

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 Transp Prog Director

FY 2026, amount paid