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Meier, Paula

Transp SpecialistTransportation DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

Right-of-way Section. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$664,634
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$79,485
FY 2026
Highest year
$79,485
FY 2026
Yearly average
$66,463
across years on record
Change since first year
+132%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$34,2722017$59,0712018$62,2802019$65,7832020$67,4012021$69,0772022$73,5222023$75,1612024$78,5822025$79,4852026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 132% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 72% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$79,485+1.1%+3.1%−1.9%
FY 2025$78,582+4.6%+2.6%+1.9%
FY 2024$75,161+2.2%+3.3%−1.0%
FY 2023$73,522+6.4%+6.3%+0.2%
FY 2022$69,077+2.5%+7.2%−4.4%
FY 2021$67,401+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$65,783+5.6%+1.6%+4.0%
FY 2019$62,280+5.4%+2.1%+3.3%
FY 2018$59,071+72.4%+2.3%+68.6%
FY 2017$34,272———

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 Specialist

Paid more than 25% of the 361 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,089.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Right-of-way Section
Transp Specialist
Full-time
St Louis$38.40 /hr—$79,485
2025Transportation Dept
Right-of-way Section
Transp Specialist
Full-time
St Louis$37.83 /hr—$78,582
2024Transportation Dept
Right-of-way Section
Transp Specialist
Full-time
St Louis$36.20 /hr—$75,161
2023Transportation Dept
Right-of-way Section
Transp Specialist
Full-time
St Louis$34.09 /hr—$73,522
2022Transportation Dept
Right-of-way Section
Transp Specialist
Full-time
St Louis$33.26 /hr—$69,077
2021Transportation Dept
Right-of-way Section
Transp Specialist
Full-time
St Louis$32.45 /hr—$67,401
2020Transportation Dept
Right-of-way Section
Transp Specialist
Full-time
St Louis$31.66 /hr—$65,783
2019Transportation Dept
Right-of-way Section
Transp Specialist
Full-time
St Louis$30.96 /hr—$62,280
2018Transportation Dept
Right-of-way Section
Transp Specialist
Full-time
St Louis$28.75 /hr—$59,071
2017Transportation Dept
Right-of-way Section
Transp Specialist
Full-time
St Louis$27.36 /hr—$34,272

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 Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid