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Lien, Vernon T

Transp SpecialistTransportation DeptCottonwood CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$336,270
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$25,291
FY 2015 · $1,117 overtime
Highest year
$82,375
FY 2013
Yearly average
$67,254
across years on record
Change since first year
-63%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$69,1372011$81,1442012$82,3752013$78,3232014$25,2912015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 63% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 66% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$25,291−67.7%+0.7%−67.9%
FY 2014$78,323−4.9%+1.6%−6.4%
FY 2013$82,375+1.5%+1.7%−0.1%
FY 2012$81,144+17.4%+2.9%+14.0%
FY 2011$69,137———

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 2015 · Transp Specialist

Paid more than 2% of the 398 people with this job title that year. The median was $59,421.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Transportation Dept
Windom Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Cottonwood$28.26 /hr$1,117$25,291
2014Transportation Dept
Windom Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Cottonwood$27.44 /hr$21,094$78,323
2013Transportation Dept
Windom Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Cottonwood$26.64 /hr$25,763$82,375
2013Transportation Dept
Windom Resident Office
Engineering Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Cottonwood$28.35 /hr——
2012Transportation Dept
Windom Resident Office
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Cottonwood$28.35 /hr$26,759$81,144
2012Transportation Dept
Windom Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Cottonwood$26.12 /hr——
2011Transportation Dept
Windom Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Cottonwood$26.12 /hr$14,712$69,137

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Specialist

FY 2015, amount paid