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Kowalik, James J

Transp Generalist SeniorTransportation DeptPine CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$696,619
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$76,244
FY 2026 · $3,940 overtime
Highest year
$76,244
FY 2026
Yearly average
$46,441
across years on record
Change since first year
+324%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 324% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 194% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$76,244+11.2%+3.1%+7.9%
FY 2025$68,540+9.8%+2.6%+6.9%
FY 2024$62,446−11.3%+3.3%−14.1%
FY 2023$70,374+16.5%+6.3%+9.7%
FY 2022$60,393+10.3%+7.2%+2.9%
FY 2021$54,759−5.8%+2.3%−7.9%
FY 2020$58,117+6.9%+1.6%+5.3%
FY 2019$54,365+7.4%+2.1%+5.2%
FY 2018$50,638+10.3%+2.3%+7.9%
FY 2017$45,903+8.4%+1.8%+6.5%
FY 2016$42,328+41.7%+0.7%+40.7%
FY 2015$29,879+1,122.4%+0.7%+1,113.6%
FY 2014$2,444+11.7%+1.6%+10.0%
FY 2013$2,189−87.8%+1.7%−88.0%
FY 2012$18,001———

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 Senior

Paid more than 67% of the 536 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,500.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Pine$34.49 /hr$3,940$76,244
2025Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Pine$33.04 /hr$620$68,540
2024Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Pine$30.76 /hr$346$62,446
2023Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Pine$27.53 /hr$10,384$70,374
2022Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Pine$26.86 /hr$4,006$60,393
2021Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Pine$26.20 /hr—$54,759
2020Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Pine$25.56 /hr$4,337$58,117
2019Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Pine$25.00 /hr$2,203$54,365
2018Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Pine$24.45 /hr$1,098$50,638
2017Transportation Dept
South Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Pine$22.68 /hr—$45,903
2016Transportation Dept
TS Cambridge
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Isanti$20.83 /hr—$42,328
2015Transportation Dept
TS Cambridge
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Isanti$19.23 /hr—$29,879
2014Transportation Dept
TS Cambridge
Transp Generalist
Intermittent · left during year
Isanti$18.14 /hr—$2,444
2013Transportation Dept
TS Cambridge
Transp Generalist
Intermittent · left during year
Isanti$17.11 /hr$522$2,189
2012Transportation Dept
TS Cambridge
Transp Generalist
Full-time · left during year
Isanti$16.77 /hr—$18,001

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 Senior

FY 2026, amount paid