Menzel, Nicholas Alexander
Engineer 2 GraduateTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Freeway System Operations. 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 2014 to FY 2023, pay went up 1,187% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 909% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $11,140 | −83.3% | +6.3% | −84.3% |
| FY 2022 | $66,843 | +9.6% | +7.2% | +2.3% |
| FY 2021 | $60,988 | +8.8% | +2.3% | +6.3% |
| FY 2020 | $56,058 | +5.9% | +1.6% | +4.3% |
| FY 2019 | $52,940 | +17.9% | +2.1% | +15.5% |
| FY 2018 | $44,885 | +14.5% | +2.3% | +12.0% |
| FY 2017 | $39,205 | +146.2% | +1.8% | +141.8% |
| FY 2016 | $15,923 | +9.0% | +0.7% | +8.3% |
| FY 2015 | $14,609 | +1,587.5% | +0.7% | +1,575.3% |
| FY 2014 | $866 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Engineer 2 Graduate
Paid more than 1% of the 99 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,298.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
10 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Transportation Dept Freeway System Operations | Engineer 2 Graduate Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $34.30 /hr | $22 | $11,140 |
| 2022 | Transportation Dept Freeway System Operations | Engineer 2 Graduate Full-time | Ramsey | $32.64 /hr | $881 | $66,843 |
| 2021 | Transportation Dept Freeway System Operations | Engineer 2 Graduate Full-time | Ramsey | $30.19 /hr | — | $60,988 |
| 2020 | Transportation Dept Freeway System Operations | Engineer 2 Graduate Full-time | Ramsey | $27.26 /hr | $354 | $56,058 |
| 2019 | Transportation Dept Administrative Support | Trainee-Graduate Engineer Full-time | Ramsey | $22.81 /hr | $6,108 | $52,940 |
| 2018 | Transportation Dept Golden Valley Central Res Off | Trainee-Graduate Engineer Full-time | Hennepin | $21.45 /hr | $1,894 | $44,885 |
| 2017 | Transportation Dept Freeway System Operations | Transp Prog Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $18.66 /hr | $1,673 | $39,205 |
| 2016 | Transportation Dept Traffic Management - RTMC | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $15.85 /hr | $340 | $15,923 |
| 2015 | Transportation Dept Traffic Management - RTMC | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $15.05 /hr | $419 | $14,609 |
| 2014 | Transportation Dept Traffic Management - RTMC | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $13.93 /hr | — | $866 |
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 2023, amount paid
- Robertsdahl, Michele L$190,400Engineering Specialist
- Wallace, Jean Marie$180,212Deputy Commr Transportation
- Collins, Dawn Kimberly$177,023Deputy Commr Transportation
- Gustafson, Craig M$176,886General Counsel 3
- Hietpas, Jay J$171,746Transp Division Engineer
- Schoenecker, Ted W$171,489Transp Asst Div Dir
- Beer, Michael G$170,360Transp Division Engineer
- Elwood, Kristine Vieth$169,454Transp Division Engineer
Highest paid as Engineer 2 Graduate
FY 2023, amount paid
- Jones de Palma, Stephanie$93,001Health Department
- Anderson, Adrian Thomas$91,625Transportation Dept
- Steevens, Paul A$88,152MN St Colleges & Universities
- Payment, Crystal Lynn$88,145Natural Resources Dept
- Obelle, Hillary$88,143Transportation Dept
- Salcedo Abad, Hortensia$88,143Pollution Control Agency
- Sathyaseelan, Vinodgnanadeepan$88,143Pollution Control Agency
- Osborn, Alex Joel$88,134Transportation Dept