Helm, Tara Elizabeth
Transp Prog Specialist 3Public Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
OTS Traffic Safety Support. 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 2017 to FY 2024, pay went up 346% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 250% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $65,480 | −17.1% | +3.3% | −19.8% |
| FY 2023 | $78,990 | +7.7% | +6.3% | +1.4% |
| FY 2022 | $73,318 | +4.1% | +7.2% | −2.8% |
| FY 2021 | $70,397 | +58.1% | +2.3% | +54.5% |
| FY 2020 | $44,539 | +356.1% | +1.6% | +349.1% |
| FY 2019 | $9,765 | −55.5% | +2.1% | −56.4% |
| FY 2018 | $21,939 | +49.6% | +2.3% | +46.3% |
| FY 2017 | $14,667 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Transp Prog Specialist 3
Paid more than 24% of the 72 people with this job title that year. The median was $76,252.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
10 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Public Safety Dept OTS Traffic Safety Support | Transp Prog Specialist 3 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $40.49 /hr | — | $65,480 |
| 2023 | Public Safety Dept OTS Traffic Safety Support | Transp Prog Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $37.02 /hr | — | $78,990 |
| 2022 | Public Safety Dept OTS Traffic Safety Support | Transp Prog Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $34.82 /hr | $1,772 | $73,318 |
| 2021 | Public Safety Dept OTS Traffic Safety Support | Transp Prog Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.79 /hr | $3,181 | $70,397 |
| 2021 | Health Department COVID Asst Section Mgr Staff | Transp Prog Specialist 3 Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $32.79 /hr | — | — |
| 2020 | Public Safety Dept OTS Traffic Safety Support | Transp Prog Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $30.93 /hr | — | $44,539 |
| 2020 | Health Department Enteric Diseases Data Mgmt Stf | Epidemiologist Full-time | Ramsey | $30.93 /hr | — | — |
| 2019 | Health Department Vectorborne Disease Unit Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $19.17 /hr | — | $9,765 |
| 2018 | Health Department Vectorborne Disease Unit Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $18.75 /hr | — | $21,939 |
| 2017 | Health Department Vectorborne Disease Unit Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $17.81 /hr | — | $14,667 |
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 Public Safety Dept
FY 2024, amount paid
- Langer, Matthew$295,234State Patrol Chief
- Lautigar, Michael R$227,682State Patrol Trooper
- Meagher, Sean A$218,604Proj Functional Manager
- Stearns, Jeffery J$200,676State Patrol Trooper
- Wahl, Adiel S$197,110State Patrol Trooper
- Miletich, Dana J$196,727State Patrol Lieutenant
- Krambeer, Adam James$196,613State Patrol Trooper
- Happke, Keith G.$193,628State Patrol Trooper
Highest paid as Transp Prog Specialist 3
FY 2024, amount paid
- Bolstad, Bryan Roy$95,381Transportation Dept
- Bruch, Alex Michael$89,857Transportation Dept
- Kasella, Anton J$88,599Transportation Dept
- Blaufuss, Steven Michael$87,067Transportation Dept
- Swartz, Bradley A$86,574Transportation Dept
- Osborn, Patrick J$86,484Transportation Dept
- Edgeworth, Scot$86,299Transportation Dept
- Kotch Egstad, Stacy Marie$86,117Transportation Dept