Okoth, Ojwak Okwer
Engineer 1 GraduateTransportation DeptOlmsted CountyFull-time
Planning. 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 2023 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,977% while consumer prices went up 9%. After inflation, pay is up 1,799% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $73,684 | +8.7% | +3.1% | +5.4% |
| FY 2025 | $67,806 | +114.3% | +2.6% | +108.8% |
| FY 2024 | $31,636 | +791.7% | +3.3% | +763.2% |
| FY 2023 | $3,548 | — | — | — |
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 1 Graduate
Paid more than 73% of the 15 people with this job title that year. The median was $64,975.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Transportation Dept Planning | Engineer 1 Graduate Full-time | Olmsted | $36.84 /hr | $546 | $73,684 |
| 2025 | Transportation Dept ADE - Project Delivery | Trainee-Graduate Engineer Full-time | Blue Earth | $33.65 /hr | $1,476 | $67,806 |
| 2024 | Transportation Dept Traffic | Trainee-Graduate Engineer Full-time | Olmsted | $29.77 /hr | — | $31,636 |
| 2023 | Transportation Dept Right of Way | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Olmsted | $17.74 /hr | — | $3,548 |
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 Engineer 1 Graduate
FY 2026, amount paid
- Luedtke, Zachary$80,390Pollution Control Agency
- Hart, Dylan$79,635Transportation Dept
- Hughes, Matthew Robert$76,653Transportation Dept
- Peterson, Nicole Ann$72,138Pollution Control Agency
- Lamothe, Evan Patrick$71,486Pollution Control Agency
- Houle, Brady Elizabeth$67,426Pollution Control Agency
- Muellner, Anna Marie$64,975Pollution Control Agency
- Hammond, Jacqueline Danelle$64,475Pollution Control Agency