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Nienaber, Christopher Michael

Engineer SeniorTransportation DeptKandiyohi CountyFull-time

Project Management. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$738,801
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$107,543
FY 2026
Highest year
$107,543
FY 2026
Yearly average
$67,164
across years on record
Change since first year
+6,357%
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 6,357% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 4,595% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$107,543+5.6%+3.1%+2.4%
FY 2025$101,822+8.6%+2.6%+5.9%
FY 2024$93,716+7.5%+3.3%+4.1%
FY 2023$87,143+18.2%+6.3%+11.2%
FY 2022$73,723+15.0%+7.2%+7.3%
FY 2021$64,109+8.7%+2.3%+6.3%
FY 2020$58,973+6.3%+1.6%+4.7%
FY 2019$55,477+14.6%+2.1%+12.3%
FY 2018$48,399+4.7%+2.3%+2.4%
FY 2017$46,229+2,675.5%+1.8%+2,625.4%
FY 2016$1,666———

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 · Engineer Senior

Paid more than 47% of the 215 people with this job title that year. The median was $108,509.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Project Management
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Kandiyohi$52.27 /hr—$107,543
2025Transportation Dept
Project Management
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Kandiyohi$49.52 /hr—$101,822
2024Transportation Dept
Project Management
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Kandiyohi$45.59 /hr—$93,716
2023Transportation Dept
Project Management
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Kandiyohi$40.01 /hr—$87,143
2022Transportation Dept
Project Management
Engineer Senior
Full-time
Kandiyohi$36.64 /hr—$73,723
2021Transportation Dept
Project Management
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Kandiyohi$32.64 /hr—$64,109
2020Transportation Dept
Project Management
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Kandiyohi$29.45 /hr—$58,973
2019Transportation Dept
Project Management
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Kandiyohi$27.72 /hr—$55,477
2018Transportation Dept
Project Management
Engineer 2 Graduate
Full-time
Kandiyohi$26.07 /hr—$48,399
2017Transportation Dept
Land Management
Trainee-Graduate Engineer
Full-time
Kandiyohi$22.73 /hr$734$46,229
2016Transportation Dept
Marshall Construction
Trainee-Graduate Engineer
Full-time
Lyon$20.82 /hr—$1,666

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 Engineer Senior

FY 2026, amount paid