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Johnson, Kenneth

Heavy Equip MechanicTransportation DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$257,387
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$17,750
FY 2019
Highest year
$57,739
FY 2018
Yearly average
$32,173
across years on record
Change since first year
+235%
FY 2012 to FY 2019 · prices +11%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$5,3062012$24,8952013$22,8352014$32,1492015$50,6022016$46,1132017$57,7392018$17,7502019
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2019, pay went up 235% while consumer prices went up 11%. After inflation, pay is up 201% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$17,750−69.3%+2.1%−69.9%
FY 2018$57,739+25.2%+2.3%+22.5%
FY 2017$46,113−8.9%+1.8%−10.5%
FY 2016$50,602+57.4%+0.7%+56.3%
FY 2015$32,149+40.8%+0.7%+39.8%
FY 2014$22,835−8.3%+1.6%−9.7%
FY 2013$24,895+369.2%+1.7%+361.5%
FY 2012$5,306———

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 2019 · Heavy Equip Mechanic

Paid more than 7% of the 134 people with this job title that year. The median was $60,156.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$28.95 /hr—$17,750
2018Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$28.31 /hr—$57,739
2017Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$26.86 /hr—$46,113
2016Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$24.77 /hr$56$50,602
2015Transportation Dept
Duluth Equipment Services
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
St Louis$22.82 /hr$405$32,149
2014Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Associate
Full-time
Pine$16.98 /hr$2,178$22,835
2013Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Associate
Full-time
Carlton$16.49 /hr$2,539$24,895
2012Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Associate
Full-time
Pine$15.68 /hr$288$5,306

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 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Heavy Equip Mechanic

FY 2019, amount paid