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Karau, Jacob E

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptWatonwan CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$550,482
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$65,114
FY 2026 · $233 overtime
Highest year
$65,114
FY 2026
Yearly average
$50,044
across years on record
Change since first year
+685%
FY 2016 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 685% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 471% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$65,114+2.0%+3.1%−1.1%
FY 2025$63,818+4.6%+2.6%+1.9%
FY 2024$61,012+0.8%+3.3%−2.4%
FY 2023$60,542+8.4%+6.3%+2.0%
FY 2022$55,841+2.4%+7.2%−4.5%
FY 2021$54,539+1.8%+2.3%−0.5%
FY 2020$53,585+9.5%+1.6%+7.8%
FY 2019$48,924+12.2%+2.1%+9.9%
FY 2018$43,599+23.8%+2.3%+21.1%
FY 2017$35,215+324.6%+1.8%+317.0%
FY 2016$8,293———

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 Generalist

Paid more than 51% of the 1,398 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,066.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
St James Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Watonwan$31.06 /hr$233$65,114
2025Transportation Dept
St James Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Watonwan$30.60 /hr$23$63,818
2024Transportation Dept
St James Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Watonwan$29.28 /hr$59$61,012
2023Transportation Dept
St James Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Watonwan$27.53 /hr$991$60,542
2022Transportation Dept
St James Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Watonwan$26.86 /hr—$55,841
2021Transportation Dept
St James Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Watonwan$26.20 /hr$78$54,539
2020Transportation Dept
St James Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Watonwan$25.56 /hr$2,448$53,585
2019Transportation Dept
St James Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Watonwan$23.00 /hr$2,998$48,924
2018Transportation Dept
St James Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Watonwan$21.23 /hr$1,130$43,599
2017Transportation Dept
Mankato Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Blue Earth$19.63 /hr—$35,215
2016Transportation Dept
Mankato Subarea
Transp Generalist
Part-time
Blue Earth$18.60 /hr—$8,293

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 Generalist

FY 2026, amount paid