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James, Cory S

Engineer SeniorTransportation DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$634,579
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$117,419
FY 2026
Highest year
$117,852
FY 2025
Yearly average
$105,763
across years on record
Change since first year
+32%
FY 2021 to FY 2026 · prices +25%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$88,7952021$92,4772022$107,0282023$111,0082024$117,8522025$117,4192026
Paid in yearFY 2021 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2021 to FY 2026, pay went up 32% while consumer prices went up 25%. After inflation, pay is up 6% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$117,419−0.4%+3.1%−3.4%
FY 2025$117,852+6.2%+2.6%+3.4%
FY 2024$111,008+3.7%+3.3%+0.4%
FY 2023$107,028+15.7%+6.3%+8.9%
FY 2022$92,477+4.1%+7.2%−2.8%
FY 2021$88,795———

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 · Engineer Senior

Paid more than 65% of the 215 people with this job title that year. The median was $108,509.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Blue Earth$56.48 /hr—$117,419
2025Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Blue Earth$55.65 /hr$2,254$117,852
2024Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Blue Earth$53.25 /hr$426$111,008
2023Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Blue Earth$50.47 /hr—$107,028
2022Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Blue Earth$46.21 /hr—$92,477
2021Transportation Dept
Design
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Blue Earth$44.46 /hr—$88,795

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 Engineer Senior

FY 2026, amount paid