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Murray, Thomas Leonard

Engineering SpecialistTransportation DeptCrow Wing CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$1,011,847
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$109,596
FY 2026 · $19,386 overtime
Highest year
$109,596
FY 2026
Yearly average
$67,456
across years on record
Change since first year
+270%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 270% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 157% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$109,596+17.9%+3.1%+14.4%
FY 2025$92,919+1.4%+2.6%−1.2%
FY 2024$91,654+5.5%+3.3%+2.1%
FY 2023$86,866+23.9%+6.3%+16.6%
FY 2022$70,125+4.7%+7.2%−2.3%
FY 2021$67,007−11.4%+2.3%−13.4%
FY 2020$75,615+10.7%+1.6%+9.0%
FY 2019$68,333−0.0%+2.1%−2.1%
FY 2018$68,347+4.5%+2.3%+2.2%
FY 2017$65,428+25.5%+1.8%+23.3%
FY 2016$52,124+6.1%+0.7%+5.3%
FY 2015$49,149+8.4%+0.7%+7.6%
FY 2014$45,355+14.2%+1.6%+12.4%
FY 2013$39,713+34.1%+1.7%+31.9%
FY 2012$29,617———

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

Paid more than 89% of the 262 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,024.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Construction Baxter
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Crow Wing$43.09 /hr$19,386$109,596
2025Transportation Dept
Construction Baxter
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Crow Wing$37.83 /hr$14,114$92,919
2024Transportation Dept
Construction Baxter
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Crow Wing$36.20 /hr$16,227$91,654
2023Transportation Dept
Construction Baxter
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Crow Wing$34.09 /hr$15,538$86,866
2022Transportation Dept
Construction Baxter
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Crow Wing$31.58 /hr$9,869$70,125
2021Transportation Dept
Construction Baxter
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Crow Wing$29.12 /hr$6,312$67,007
2020Transportation Dept
Construction Baxter
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Crow Wing$28.41 /hr$18,881$75,615
2019Transportation Dept
Construction Baxter
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Crow Wing$25.00 /hr$16,253$68,333
2018Transportation Dept
Construction Baxter
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Crow Wing$24.45 /hr$17,179$68,347
2017Transportation Dept
TS Little Falls
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Morrison$23.97 /hr$14,871$65,428
2016Transportation Dept
TS Little Falls
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Morrison$23.39 /hr$3,025$52,124
2015Transportation Dept
Maple Grove Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$22.17 /hr$3,215$49,149
2014Transportation Dept
Maple Grove Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$20.38 /hr$3,345$45,355
2013Transportation Dept
Maple Grove Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$18.66 /hr$1,373$39,713
2012Transportation Dept
Maple Grove Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$17.26 /hr$1,736$29,617

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

FY 2026, amount paid