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Nelson, Paul Allen

Transp SpecialistTransportation DeptOtter Tail CountyFull-time

D-4 Construction. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$305,372
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$58,530
FY 2021 · $11,464 overtime
Highest year
$71,859
FY 2020
Yearly average
$61,074
across years on record
Change since first year
+29%
FY 2017 to FY 2021 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$45,2002017$64,2362018$65,5472019$71,8592020$58,5302021
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2021, pay went up 29% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 19% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$58,530−18.5%+2.3%−20.4%
FY 2020$71,859+9.6%+1.6%+7.9%
FY 2019$65,547+2.0%+2.1%−0.0%
FY 2018$64,236+42.1%+2.3%+39.0%
FY 2017$45,200———

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 2021 · Transp Specialist

Paid more than 8% of the 367 people with this job title that year. The median was $67,401.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2021Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$30.81 /hr$11,464$58,530
2020Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Otter Tail$29.18 /hr$13,007$71,859
2019Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Otter Tail$27.00 /hr$11,242$65,547
2018Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Otter Tail$24.96 /hr$16,139$64,236
2017Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Otter Tail$21.72 /hr$9,042$45,200

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 2021, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Specialist

FY 2021, amount paid