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Novak, Mark Alexander

Engineering SpecialistTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Transp. Data Collection. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$208,851
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$77,002
FY 2013
Highest year
$77,002
FY 2013
Yearly average
$69,617
across years on record
Change since first year
+16%
FY 2011 to FY 2013 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$66,4352011$65,4132012$77,0022013
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2013, pay went up 16% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is up 11% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2013$77,002+17.7%+1.7%+15.8%
FY 2012$65,413−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$66,435———

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 2013 · Engineering Specialist

Paid more than 89% of the 200 people with this job title that year. The median was $67,050.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2013Transportation Dept
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Engineering Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$32.58 /hr—$77,002
2012Transportation Dept
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Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$31.94 /hr—$65,413
2011Transportation Dept
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Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$31.94 /hr—$66,435

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 2013, amount paid

Highest paid as Engineering Specialist

FY 2013, amount paid