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Pagel, Richard Lee

Transp SpecialistTransportation DeptOlmsted CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$914,535
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$81,369
FY 2026
Highest year
$81,369
FY 2026
Yearly average
$57,158
across years on record
Change since first year
+100%
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 100% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 35% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$81,369+6.6%+3.1%+3.4%
FY 2025$76,324+9.2%+2.6%+6.4%
FY 2024$69,884+2.7%+3.3%−0.6%
FY 2023$68,063+8.8%+6.3%+2.4%
FY 2022$62,539+2.1%+7.2%−4.7%
FY 2021$61,230−4.6%+2.3%−6.7%
FY 2020$64,185+6.0%+1.6%+4.4%
FY 2019$60,556+16.5%+2.1%+14.2%
FY 2018$51,964+1.9%+2.3%−0.4%
FY 2017$51,001+4.1%+1.8%+2.2%
FY 2016$48,982+0.2%+0.7%−0.5%
FY 2015$48,888+4.2%+0.7%+3.5%
FY 2014$46,902+10.2%+1.6%+8.5%
FY 2013$42,564+8.1%+1.7%+6.3%
FY 2012$39,380−3.3%+2.9%−6.0%
FY 2011$40,705———

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 Specialist

Paid more than 59% of the 361 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,089.

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
Traffic
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$38.40 /hr—$81,369
2025Transportation Dept
Traffic
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$37.83 /hr$216$76,324
2024Transportation Dept
Traffic
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$34.39 /hr$301$69,884
2023Transportation Dept
Traffic
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$31.43 /hr$2,479$68,063
2022Transportation Dept
Traffic
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$29.85 /hr$470$62,539
2021Transportation Dept
Traffic
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$29.12 /hr$61$61,230
2020Transportation Dept
Subarea Stewartville
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$30.41 /hr$1,476$64,185
2019Transportation Dept
Subarea Stewartville
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$27.78 /hr$3,667$60,556
2018Transportation Dept
Subarea Red Wing
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Goodhue$26.41 /hr—$51,964
2017Transportation Dept
Subarea Rochester
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Olmsted$23.97 /hr$1,026$51,001
2016Transportation Dept
Subarea Rochester
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Olmsted$23.39 /hr$211$48,982
2015Transportation Dept
Subarea Rochester
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Olmsted$22.82 /hr$1,335$48,888
2014Transportation Dept
Subarea Rochester
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Olmsted$22.16 /hr$814$46,902
2013Transportation Dept
Subarea Rochester
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Olmsted$20.89 /hr—$42,564
2012Transportation Dept
Subarea Rochester
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Olmsted$19.40 /hr$317$39,380
2011Transportation Dept
Subarea Rochester
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Olmsted$18.29 /hr$3,180$40,705

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 Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid