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Opatz, Kenneth R

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptTodd CountyFull-time

TS Long Prairie. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$971,615
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$75,007
FY 2026 · $5,256 overtime
Highest year
$80,285
FY 2023
Yearly average
$60,726
across years on record
Change since first year
+38%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 38% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is down 7% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$75,007+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$73,815+6.9%+2.6%+4.2%
FY 2024$69,025−14.0%+3.3%−16.8%
FY 2023$80,285+31.1%+6.3%+23.4%
FY 2022$61,246+3.8%+7.2%−3.1%
FY 2021$58,993+0.9%+2.3%−1.4%
FY 2020$58,460+2.3%+1.6%+0.7%
FY 2019$57,151+2.1%+2.1%+0.0%
FY 2018$55,979−0.3%+2.3%−2.5%
FY 2017$56,123+4.9%+1.8%+3.0%
FY 2016$53,515−1.6%+0.7%−2.3%
FY 2015$54,389−3.2%+0.7%−3.9%
FY 2014$56,180−0.9%+1.6%−2.4%
FY 2013$56,699+12.2%+1.7%+10.4%
FY 2012$50,533−6.8%+2.9%−9.4%
FY 2011$54,214———

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 · Transp Generalist

Paid more than 92% of the 1,398 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,066.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
TS Long Prairie
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Todd$31.06 /hr$5,256$75,007
2025Transportation Dept
TS Long Prairie
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Todd$30.60 /hr$5,503$73,815
2024Transportation Dept
TS Long Prairie
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Todd$29.28 /hr$3,381$69,025
2023Transportation Dept
TS Long Prairie
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Todd$27.53 /hr$18,533$80,285
2022Transportation Dept
TS Long Prairie
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Todd$26.86 /hr$3,387$61,246
2021Transportation Dept
TS Long Prairie
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Todd$26.20 /hr$2,315$58,993
2020Transportation Dept
TS Long Prairie
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Todd$25.56 /hr$3,336$58,460
2019Transportation Dept
TS Long Prairie
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Todd$25.00 /hr$3,134$57,151
2018Transportation Dept
TS Long Prairie
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Todd$24.45 /hr$3,136$55,979
2017Transportation Dept
TS Long Prairie
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Todd$23.97 /hr$3,883$56,123
2016Transportation Dept
TS Little Falls
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Morrison$23.39 /hr$2,438$53,515
2015Transportation Dept
TS Little Falls
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Morrison$22.82 /hr$4,506$54,389
2014Transportation Dept
TS Little Falls
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Morrison$22.16 /hr$7,700$56,180
2013Transportation Dept
TS Little Falls
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Morrison$21.51 /hr$9,952$56,699
2012Transportation Dept
TS Little Falls
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Morrison$21.09 /hr$4,793$50,533
2011Transportation Dept
TS Little Falls
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Morrison$21.09 /hr$7,988$54,214

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 Transp Generalist

FY 2026, amount paid