Niederkorn, Thomas Edward
Auditor Principal SupervisorTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Audit - External. 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 2025 to FY 2026, pay went down 78% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 78% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $9,877 | −77.5% | +3.1% | −78.2% |
| FY 2025 | $43,898 | — | — | — |
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 · Auditor Principal Supervisor
Paid more than 0% of the 7 people with this job title that year. The median was $98,382.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Transportation Dept Audit - External | Auditor Principal Supervisor Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $52.26 /hr | — | $9,877 |
| 2025 | Transportation Dept Audit - External | Auditor Principal Supervisor Full-time | Ramsey | $52.26 /hr | — | $43,898 |
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
- Fairbanks, Michael Joseph$207,651Engineer Administrative
- Wallace, Jean Marie$201,630Deputy Commr Transportation
- Daubenberger, Nancy Therese$197,945Commissioner-Transportation
- Severs, Sara V$196,965Deputy Commr Transportation
- Erickson, Daniel E$192,340Engineer Princ Admin Transp
- Beer, Michael G$188,409Transp Division Engineer
- Van Dyck, Karin L$188,262Transp Chief Admin Officer
- Solberg, Jon P$187,477Transp Asst Div Dir
Highest paid as Auditor Principal Supervisor
FY 2026, amount paid
- Peterson, James Michael$116,780Transportation Dept
- Guttormson, Briel Marie$116,779Transportation Dept
- Helgeson, Robert C$114,280Office of Higher Education
- Bakken, Jenna M$98,382Transportation Dept
- Presson Jr, Dennis Lee$80,127Transportation Dept
- Nagel, Leslie J$52,343Teachers Retirement Assoc