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Montague, Eric Michael

Engineering Specialist SeniorTransportation DeptCrow Wing CountyFull-time

Right of Way Baxter. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$861,869
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$117,366
FY 2026 · $8,701 overtime
Highest year
$117,366
FY 2026
Yearly average
$78,352
across years on record
Change since first year
+336%
FY 2016 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 336% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 217% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$117,366+4.3%+3.1%+1.1%
FY 2025$112,551+18.5%+2.6%+15.5%
FY 2024$94,953+13.3%+3.3%+9.6%
FY 2023$83,839+7.8%+6.3%+1.5%
FY 2022$77,759+2.5%+7.2%−4.4%
FY 2021$75,876+1.2%+2.3%−1.1%
FY 2020$74,990+9.7%+1.6%+8.0%
FY 2019$68,339+3.6%+2.1%+1.5%
FY 2018$65,984+4.3%+2.3%+2.0%
FY 2017$63,284+135.0%+1.8%+130.8%
FY 2016$26,928———

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 Senior

Paid more than 93% of the 264 people with this job title that year. The median was $108,667.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Right of Way Baxter
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Crow Wing$52.27 /hr$8,701$117,366
2025Transportation Dept
Right of Way Baxter
Engineering Specialist Senior
Full-time
Crow Wing$51.50 /hr$5,064$112,551
2024Transportation Dept
Right of Way Baxter
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Crow Wing$44.00 /hr$1,980$94,953
2023Transportation Dept
Right of Way Baxter
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Crow Wing$41.71 /hr—$83,839
2022Transportation Dept
Right of Way Baxter
Real Estate Representative Sr
Full-time
Crow Wing$37.44 /hr—$77,759
2021Transportation Dept
Right of Way Baxter
Real Estate Representative Sr
Full-time
Crow Wing$36.53 /hr—$75,876
2020Transportation Dept
Right of Way Baxter
Real Estate Representative Sr
Full-time
Crow Wing$35.64 /hr—$74,990
2019Transportation Dept
Right of Way Baxter
Real Estate Representative
Full-time
Crow Wing$32.41 /hr—$68,339
2018Transportation Dept
Right of Way Baxter
Real Estate Representative
Full-time
Crow Wing$31.70 /hr$113$65,984
2017Transportation Dept
Right of Way Baxter
Real Estate Representative
Full-time
Crow Wing$31.08 /hr$4$63,284
2016Transportation Dept
Right of Way St Cloud
Real Estate Representative
Full-time
Stearns$29.27 /hr—$26,928

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 Senior

FY 2026, amount paid