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Nelson, Trisha L

Engineer PrincTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Engineering Services. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$307,327
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$87,021
FY 2014
Highest year
$87,021
FY 2014
Yearly average
$76,832
across years on record
Change since first year
+28%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$68,0622011$71,2532012$80,9912013$87,0212014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went up 28% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 20% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$87,021+7.4%+1.6%+5.8%
FY 2013$80,991+13.7%+1.7%+11.8%
FY 2012$71,253+4.7%+2.9%+1.7%
FY 2011$68,062———

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 2014 · Engineer Princ

Paid more than 24% of the 206 people with this job title that year. The median was $88,944.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Transportation Dept
Engineering Services
Engineer Princ
Full-time
Ramsey$42.80 /hr—$87,021
2013Transportation Dept
Engineering Services
Engineer Princ
Full-time
Ramsey$39.43 /hr—$80,991
2012Transportation Dept
Maintenance Opns
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$35.78 /hr—$71,253
2011Transportation Dept
Maintenance Opns
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$33.11 /hr—$68,062

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Engineer Princ

FY 2014, amount paid