Kalout, Alwilleed
Trainee-Graduate EngineerTransportation DeptOlmsted CountyFull-time
Right of Way. 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 2020 to FY 2021, pay went down 62% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 63% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | $11,900 | −62.1% | +2.3% | −63.0% |
| FY 2020 | $31,440 | — | — | — |
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 2021 · Trainee-Graduate Engineer
Paid more than 18% of the 39 people with this job title that year. The median was $57,538.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Transportation Dept Right of Way | Trainee-Graduate Engineer Full-time · left during year | Olmsted | $26.86 /hr | — | $11,900 |
| 2020 | Transportation Dept Project Development | Trainee-Graduate Engineer Full-time | Olmsted | $26.20 /hr | — | $31,440 |
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 2021, amount paid
- Daubenberger, Nancy Therese$168,804Deputy Commr Transportation
- Mohn, James Reuben$167,641Engineer Administrative
- Peterson, Scott Robert$165,839Transp Finance Mgmt Director
- Hietpas, Jay J$160,185Transp Division Engineer
- Henkel, Timothy A$157,573Asst Commr Transportation
- Gieseke, Mark Allen$153,869Transp Division Engineer
- Anderson Kelliher, Margaret E$152,724Commissioner-Transportation
- Elwood, Kristine Vieth$152,659Transp Division Engineer
Highest paid as Trainee-Graduate Engineer
FY 2021, amount paid
- Hoff, Michelle Trombley$67,623Transportation Dept
- Lodin, Katherine Marie$67,310Transportation Dept
- Benson, Jack Lyle$66,874Transportation Dept
- Bitter, Matthew James$64,056Transportation Dept
- Prevost, Jessica$63,866Transportation Dept
- Geib, Garrett Michael$63,565Transportation Dept
- Karras, Mitchell William$62,481Transportation Dept
- Nixa, Benjamin James$62,262Transportation Dept