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Melchior, John Norman

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Cedar SubArea. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$714,530
over 14 fiscal years
Latest year
$76,175
FY 2026 · $11,254 overtime
Highest year
$76,175
FY 2026
Yearly average
$51,038
across years on record
Change since first year
+2,258%
FY 2013 to FY 2026 · prices +42%

Pay by fiscal year

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

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Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2026, pay went up 2,258% while consumer prices went up 42%. After inflation, pay is up 1,565% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$76,175+8.4%+3.1%+5.1%
FY 2025$70,272+7.7%+2.6%+5.0%
FY 2024$65,222−8.0%+3.3%−10.9%
FY 2023$70,859+17.6%+6.3%+10.7%
FY 2022$60,262+9.9%+7.2%+2.5%
FY 2021$54,837+0.5%+2.3%−1.8%
FY 2020$54,565+1.1%+1.6%−0.4%
FY 2019$53,950+8.4%+2.1%+6.2%
FY 2018$49,756+23.8%+2.3%+21.1%
FY 2017$40,177−7.4%+1.8%−9.1%
FY 2016$43,405+5.0%+0.7%+4.3%
FY 2015$41,352+35.7%+0.7%+34.7%
FY 2014$30,467+843.1%+1.6%+828.6%
FY 2013$3,230———

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 Generalist

Paid more than 94% of the 1,398 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,066.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

14 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$31.06 /hr$11,254$76,175
2025Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$30.60 /hr$6,564$70,272
2024Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$29.28 /hr$4,348$65,222
2023Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$27.53 /hr$11,487$70,859
2022Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$26.86 /hr$3,399$60,262
2021Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$26.20 /hr$432$54,837
2020Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$25.56 /hr$1,457$54,565
2019Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$25.00 /hr$2,459$53,950
2018Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$23.76 /hr$1,840$49,756
2017Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$22.05 /hr$1,557$40,177
2016Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$20.30 /hr$1,713$43,405
2015Transportation Dept
Cedar Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$18.68 /hr$3,341$41,352
2014Transportation Dept
Camden Nights
Transp Associate
Full-time
Hennepin$16.47 /hr$1,317$30,467
2013Transportation Dept
Metro Signing
Laborer General
Full-time
Hennepin$13.46 /hr—$3,230

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 Generalist

FY 2026, amount paid