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Papenfuss, Bryan

Transp Generalist SeniorTransportation DeptDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$835,815
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$74,098
FY 2026 · $2,302 overtime
Highest year
$74,098
FY 2026
Yearly average
$55,721
across years on record
Change since first year
+152%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 152% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 75% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$74,098+4.5%+3.1%+1.4%
FY 2025$70,888+4.5%+2.6%+1.8%
FY 2024$67,854−2.1%+3.3%−5.2%
FY 2023$69,294+13.3%+6.3%+6.6%
FY 2022$61,148+2.9%+7.2%−4.0%
FY 2021$59,442+5.8%+2.3%+3.4%
FY 2020$56,194+0.7%+1.6%−0.9%
FY 2019$55,804+4.2%+2.1%+2.1%
FY 2018$53,543+2.4%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2017$52,279+7.9%+1.8%+5.9%
FY 2016$48,461+2.5%+0.7%+1.9%
FY 2015$47,257+0.2%+0.7%−0.5%
FY 2014$47,168+9.8%+1.6%+8.1%
FY 2013$42,952+45.9%+1.7%+43.5%
FY 2012$29,433———

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 Senior

Paid more than 61% of the 536 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,500.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Hastings Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Dakota$34.49 /hr$2,302$74,098
2025Transportation Dept
Oakdale Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Washington$33.98 /hr$178$70,888
2024Transportation Dept
Oakdale Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Washington$32.52 /hr$402$67,854
2023Transportation Dept
Oakdale Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Washington$30.60 /hr$5,256$69,294
2022Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$26.86 /hr$2,751$61,148
2021Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$27.53 /hr$4,367$59,442
2020Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$25.56 /hr$3,086$56,194
2019Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$25.00 /hr$2,628$55,804
2018Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$25.69 /hr$2,677$53,543
2017Transportation Dept
Paving
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Ramsey$23.97 /hr$2,463$52,279
2016Transportation Dept
Oakdale Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Washington$23.39 /hr$175$48,461
2015Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$22.17 /hr$1,813$47,257
2014Transportation Dept
Cedar SubArea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$20.38 /hr$6,801$47,168
2013Transportation Dept
Cedar Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$18.66 /hr$4,641$42,952
2012Transportation Dept
Cedar Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$17.26 /hr$1,536$29,433

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 Senior

FY 2026, amount paid