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Helgeson, Chad A

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptClay CountyFull-time

D4 Moorhead Sub-Area. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$67,500
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$3,793
FY 2022 · $113 overtime
Highest year
$46,013
FY 2021
Yearly average
$22,500
across years on record
Change since first year
-79%
FY 2020 to FY 2022 · prices +10%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$17,6932020$46,0132021$3,7932022
Paid in yearFY 2020 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2020 to FY 2022, pay went down 79% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 80% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$3,793−91.8%+7.2%−92.3%
FY 2021$46,013+160.1%+2.3%+154.2%
FY 2020$17,693———

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 2022 · Transp Generalist

Paid more than 5% of the 1,414 people with this job title that year. The median was $55,754.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Transportation Dept
D4 Moorhead Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time · left during year
Clay$22.07 /hr$113$3,793
2021Transportation Dept
D4 Moorhead Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Clay$22.07 /hr$719$46,013
2020Transportation Dept
D-4 Traffic Services
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Becker$20.34 /hr$244$17,693

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 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Generalist

FY 2022, amount paid