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Kachelmyer, Thomas Clement

Transp SpecialistTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$1,021,654
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$43,876
FY 2026 · $28 overtime
Highest year
$81,998
FY 2025
Yearly average
$63,853
across years on record
Change since first year
-21%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went down 21% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is down 47% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$43,876−46.5%+3.1%−48.1%
FY 2025$81,998+5.3%+2.6%+2.6%
FY 2024$77,838+4.3%+3.3%+1.0%
FY 2023$74,605+6.2%+6.3%−0.0%
FY 2022$70,236+2.6%+7.2%−4.3%
FY 2021$68,487+2.4%+2.3%+0.1%
FY 2020$66,869+2.1%+1.6%+0.6%
FY 2019$65,470+2.2%+2.1%+0.1%
FY 2018$64,086+1.9%+2.3%−0.4%
FY 2017$62,901+2.6%+1.8%+0.8%
FY 2016$61,285+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$59,814+2.9%+0.7%+2.1%
FY 2014$58,135+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$55,875+2.1%+1.7%+0.4%
FY 2012$54,737−1.3%+2.9%−4.1%
FY 2011$55,442———

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 · Transp Specialist

Paid more than 4% of the 361 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,089.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation DeptTransp Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$37.83 /hr$28$43,876
2025Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$37.83 /hr—$81,998
2024Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$36.20 /hr—$77,838
2023Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$34.09 /hr—$74,605
2022Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$33.26 /hr—$70,236
2021Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$32.45 /hr—$68,487
2020Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$31.66 /hr—$66,869
2019Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$30.96 /hr—$65,470
2018Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$30.28 /hr—$64,086
2017Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$29.69 /hr—$62,901
2016Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$28.97 /hr—$61,285
2015Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$28.26 /hr—$59,814
2014Transportation Dept
Land Management
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$27.44 /hr—$58,135
2013Transportation Dept
(I)Photogrammetrics Unit
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$26.64 /hr—$55,875
2012Transportation Dept
Photogrammetrics Unit
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$26.12 /hr—$54,737
2011Transportation Dept
Photogrammetrics Unit
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$26.12 /hr—$55,442

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 Transp Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid