Long, Dane S
Trainee-Graduate EngineerTransportation DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time
ADE - Project Delivery. 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 2022, pay went up 705% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is up 634% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $18,344 | +3.3% | +7.2% | −3.6% |
| FY 2021 | $17,749 | +678.5% | +2.3% | +661.0% |
| FY 2020 | $2,280 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Trainee-Graduate Engineer
Paid more than 18% of the 34 people with this job title that year. The median was $53,549.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Transportation Dept ADE - Project Delivery | Trainee-Graduate Engineer Full-time | Blue Earth | $27.94 /hr | $1,312 | $18,344 |
| 2021 | Transportation Dept Design | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time | Blue Earth | $15.80 /hr | $151 | $17,749 |
| 2020 | Transportation Dept Design | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time | Blue Earth | $15.00 /hr | — | $2,280 |
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 2022, amount paid
- Gieseke, Mark Allen$210,617Transp Asst Div Dir
- Western, Kevin Lee$184,666Engineer Senior Administrative
- Daubenberger, Nancy Therese$170,520Commissioner-Transportation
- Collins, Dawn Kimberly$166,223Deputy Commr Transportation
- Henkel, Timothy A$161,402Asst Commr Transportation
- Hietpas, Jay J$161,402Transp Division Engineer
- Jenkins, Peter W$159,307Land Surveyor Senior Admin
- Elwood, Kristine Vieth$157,698Transp Division Engineer
Highest paid as Trainee-Graduate Engineer
FY 2022, amount paid
- Dagen, Austyn Cierra$74,630Transportation Dept
- Hoff, Michelle Trombley$70,923Transportation Dept
- Yang, Scott Zong$67,848Transportation Dept
- Larson, Zachary S$65,675Transportation Dept
- Bah, Mohamed Alimu$65,582Transportation Dept
- Werke, Haile D$65,014Transportation Dept
- Kloos, Mary E$64,569Transportation Dept
- Wagner, Robert James$62,704Transportation Dept