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Gunderson, Daniel Lee

Heavy Equip Field MechTransportation DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$491,025
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,547
FY 2026
Highest year
$78,305
FY 2025
Yearly average
$61,378
across years on record
Change since first year
+985%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K$6,2252019$57,2452020$59,3702021$71,5752022$73,6062023$77,1532024$78,3052025$67,5472026
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2026, pay went up 985% while consumer prices went up 29%. After inflation, pay is up 739% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$67,547−13.7%+3.1%−16.4%
FY 2025$78,305+1.5%+2.6%−1.1%
FY 2024$77,153+4.8%+3.3%+1.5%
FY 2023$73,606+2.8%+6.3%−3.2%
FY 2022$71,575+20.6%+7.2%+12.5%
FY 2021$59,370+3.7%+2.3%+1.4%
FY 2020$57,245+819.6%+1.6%+805.4%
FY 2019$6,225———

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 · Heavy Equip Field Mech

Paid more than 4% of the 51 people with this job title that year. The median was $84,493.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Virginia Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
St Louis$40.20 /hr—$67,547
2025Transportation Dept
Virginia Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
St Louis$39.61 /hr—$78,305
2024Transportation Dept
Virginia Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
St Louis$37.90 /hr—$77,153
2023Transportation Dept
Virginia Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
St Louis$34.83 /hr—$73,606
2022Transportation Dept
Virginia Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
St Louis$32.96 /hr$4,955$71,575
2021Transportation Dept
Virginia Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$30.34 /hr—$59,370
2020Transportation Dept
Virginia Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$27.08 /hr$3,012$57,245
2019Transportation Dept
Virginia Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$25.00 /hr$225$6,225

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 Heavy Equip Field Mech

FY 2026, amount paid