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Payne, Nathan

Transp Generalist SeniorTransportation DeptDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$721,714
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$65,153
FY 2026 · $3,593 overtime
Highest year
$75,965
FY 2025
Yearly average
$60,143
across years on record
Change since first year
+169%
FY 2015 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 169% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 94% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$65,153−14.2%+3.1%−16.8%
FY 2025$75,965+3.6%+2.6%+1.0%
FY 2024$73,300+3.4%+3.3%+0.1%
FY 2023$70,881+6.1%+6.3%−0.1%
FY 2022$66,800+2.4%+7.2%−4.5%
FY 2021$65,258−2.1%+2.3%−4.3%
FY 2020$66,641+3.0%+1.6%+1.4%
FY 2019$64,729+16.8%+2.1%+14.4%
FY 2018$55,426+10.6%+2.3%+8.2%
FY 2017$50,105+15.9%+1.8%+13.8%
FY 2016$43,246+78.6%+0.7%+77.4%
FY 2015$24,210———

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 16% 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.

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Every record

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Mendota Nights
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Dakota$34.49 /hr$3,593$65,153
2025Transportation Dept
Forest Lake Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Washington$33.98 /hr$4,790$75,965
2024Transportation Dept
Forest Lake Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Washington$32.52 /hr$5,374$73,300
2023Transportation Dept
Forest Lake Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Washington$30.60 /hr$6,955$70,881
2022Transportation Dept
Forest Lake Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Washington$29.85 /hr$4,680$66,800
2021Transportation Dept
Forest Lake Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Washington$29.12 /hr$3,379$65,258
2020Transportation Dept
Forest Lake Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Washington$28.41 /hr$4,597$66,641
2019Transportation Dept
Maryland Subarea Nights
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$27.78 /hr$7,973$64,729
2018Transportation Dept
Arden Hills Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$25.69 /hr$6,201$55,426
2017Transportation Dept
Cedar Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$22.05 /hr$4,777$50,105
2016Transportation Dept
Cedar Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$20.30 /hr$1,449$43,246
2015Transportation Dept
Cedar Nights
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$18.68 /hr$164$24,210

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