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Johnson, Sara K

Engineer PrincTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

SPH Integration Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,343,070
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$131,181
FY 2026
Highest year
$131,181
FY 2026
Yearly average
$103,313
across years on record
Change since first year
+79%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 79% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 28% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$131,181+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$129,142+4.5%+2.6%+1.8%
FY 2024$123,541+0.6%+3.3%−2.6%
FY 2023$122,790+13.3%+6.3%+6.6%
FY 2022$108,349+0.2%+7.2%−6.5%
FY 2021$108,159+3.4%+2.3%+1.1%
FY 2020$104,613+2.7%+1.6%+1.1%
FY 2019$101,884+14.3%+2.1%+12.0%
FY 2018$89,103−1.0%+2.3%−3.2%
FY 2017$90,047+10.3%+1.8%+8.3%
FY 2016$81,640+3.2%+0.7%+2.5%
FY 2015$79,138+7.7%+0.7%+6.9%
FY 2014$73,483———

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 Princ

Paid more than 56% of the 240 people with this job title that year. The median was $131,181.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
SPH Integration Unit
Engineer Princ
Full-time
Ramsey$63.10 /hr—$131,181
2025Transportation Dept
Sustainability&PublicHealth
Engineer Princ
Full-time
Ramsey$62.17 /hr—$129,142
2024Transportation Dept
Materials Baxter
Engineer Princ
Full-time
Crow Wing$59.49 /hr—$123,541
2023Transportation Dept
Materials Baxter
Engineer Princ
Full-time
Crow Wing$56.39 /hr—$122,790
2022Transportation Dept
Materials Baxter
Engineer Princ
Full-time
Crow Wing$51.61 /hr—$108,349
2021Transportation Dept
Materials Baxter
Engineer Princ
Full-time
Crow Wing$51.61 /hr—$108,159
2020Transportation Dept
Materials Baxter
Engineer Princ
Full-time
Crow Wing$50.35 /hr—$104,613
2019Transportation Dept
Materials Baxter
Engineer Princ
Full-time
Crow Wing$49.24 /hr—$101,884
2018Transportation Dept
Materials Baxter
Engineer Princ
Full-time
Crow Wing$48.16 /hr—$89,103
2017Transportation Dept
Project Delivery
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$42.04 /hr—$90,047
2016Transportation Dept
Eden Prairie Resident Office
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$39.25 /hr—$81,640
2015Transportation Dept
Eden Prairie Resident Office
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$39.25 /hr—$79,138
2014Transportation Dept
D-4 Materials
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Becker$36.15 /hr—$73,483

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 Princ

FY 2026, amount paid