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Mahnke, Brett

Engineering SpecialistTransportation DeptFull-time

Design Build 494. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,433,282
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$148,357
FY 2026 · $51,333 overtime
Highest year
$148,357
FY 2026
Yearly average
$89,580
across years on record
Change since first year
+130%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 130% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 55% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$148,357+1.9%+3.1%−1.2%
FY 2025$145,554+27.0%+2.6%+23.7%
FY 2024$114,654+13.5%+3.3%+9.9%
FY 2023$100,988+2.1%+6.3%−3.9%
FY 2022$98,944+17.7%+7.2%+9.8%
FY 2021$84,099+2.7%+2.3%+0.4%
FY 2020$81,901−12.0%+1.6%−13.4%
FY 2019$93,111+21.3%+2.1%+18.8%
FY 2018$76,767−9.5%+2.3%−11.5%
FY 2017$84,853+15.0%+1.8%+12.9%
FY 2016$73,790+1.9%+0.7%+1.2%
FY 2015$72,416+7.9%+0.7%+7.1%
FY 2014$67,099−2.9%+1.6%−4.4%
FY 2013$69,122+21.0%+1.7%+19.0%
FY 2012$57,143−11.4%+2.9%−13.9%
FY 2011$64,483———

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 · Engineering Specialist

Paid more than 98% of the 262 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,024.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Design Build 494
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
—$46.67 /hr$51,333$148,357
2025Transportation Dept
Design Build 494
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
—$45.98 /hr$48,203$145,554
2024Transportation Dept
Design Build 494
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
—$44.00 /hr$25,903$114,654
2023Transportation Dept
Design Build 494
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$38.50 /hr$25,366$100,988
2022Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Dakota$33.26 /hr$29,586$98,944
2021Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Dakota$32.45 /hr$16,405$84,099
2020Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Dakota$31.66 /hr$16,121$81,901
2019Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Dakota$30.96 /hr$28,543$93,111
2018Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Dakota$30.28 /hr$13,846$76,767
2017Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Dakota$29.69 /hr$22,935$84,853
2016Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Dakota$28.97 /hr$15,674$73,790
2015Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Dakota$26.83 /hr$17,340$72,416
2014Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Dakota$26.05 /hr$15,890$67,099
2013Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Dakota$23.90 /hr$20,135$69,122
2012Transportation Dept
Mendota Resident Office
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Dakota$22.76 /hr$11,696$57,143
2011Transportation Dept
Mendota Heights Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Dakota$22.16 /hr$18,069$64,483

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 Engineering Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid