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Mayer, James

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Maple Grove Nights. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$42,831
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$8,225
FY 2017 · $30 overtime
Highest year
$34,606
FY 2016
Yearly average
$21,416
across years on record
Change since first year
-76%
FY 2016 to FY 2017 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$34,6062016$8,2252017
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2017, pay went down 76% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 77% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$8,225−76.2%+1.8%−76.7%
FY 2016$34,606———

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 2017 · Transp Generalist

Paid more than 9% of the 1,392 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,595.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Transportation Dept
Maple Grove Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$20.81 /hr$30$8,225
2016Transportation Dept
Golden Valley Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$19.15 /hr—$34,606

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Generalist

FY 2017, amount paid