Pelto, James R
Heavy Equip Field MechTransportation DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time
Duluth Equipment Services. 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 2011 to FY 2025, pay went up 62% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 13% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $73,394 | −5.9% | +2.6% | −8.3% |
| FY 2024 | $77,981 | +3.2% | +3.3% | −0.1% |
| FY 2023 | $75,584 | +8.5% | +6.3% | +2.1% |
| FY 2022 | $69,677 | +6.2% | +7.2% | −1.0% |
| FY 2021 | $65,638 | +3.8% | +2.3% | +1.5% |
| FY 2020 | $63,227 | +2.3% | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| FY 2019 | $61,836 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.1% |
| FY 2018 | $60,492 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $59,293 | +2.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| FY 2016 | $57,853 | +2.4% | +0.7% | +1.7% |
| FY 2015 | $56,493 | +6.9% | +0.7% | +6.2% |
| FY 2014 | $52,829 | +5.2% | +1.6% | +3.6% |
| FY 2013 | $50,224 | +5.0% | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| FY 2012 | $47,820 | +5.3% | +2.9% | +2.4% |
| FY 2011 | $45,391 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Heavy Equip Field Mech
Paid more than 12% of the 49 people with this job title that year. The median was $82,334.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
15 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Transportation Dept Duluth Equipment Services | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time · left during year | St Louis | $39.61 /hr | — | $73,394 |
| 2024 | Transportation Dept Duluth Equipment Services | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time | St Louis | $37.90 /hr | — | $77,981 |
| 2023 | Transportation Dept Duluth Equipment Services | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time | St Louis | $34.83 /hr | $470 | $75,584 |
| 2022 | Transportation Dept Duluth Equipment Services | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time | St Louis | $33.98 /hr | — | $69,677 |
| 2021 | Transportation Dept Duluth Equipment Services | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time | St Louis | $32.16 /hr | — | $65,638 |
| 2020 | Transportation Dept Duluth Equipment Services | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time | St Louis | $30.43 /hr | — | $63,227 |
| 2019 | Transportation Dept Duluth Equipment Services | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time | St Louis | $29.76 /hr | — | $61,836 |
| 2018 | Transportation Dept Duluth Equipment Services | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time | St Louis | $29.11 /hr | — | $60,492 |
| 2017 | Transportation Dept Duluth Equipment Services | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time | St Louis | $28.54 /hr | — | $59,293 |
| 2016 | Transportation Dept Duluth Equipment Services | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time | St Louis | $27.84 /hr | — | $57,853 |
| 2015 | Transportation Dept Duluth Equipment Services | Heavy Equip Field Mech Full-time | St Louis | $27.16 /hr | $654 | $56,493 |
| 2014 | Transportation Dept Equipment Shop Baxter | Heavy Equip Mechanic Full-time | Crow Wing | $25.64 /hr | — | $52,829 |
| 2013 | Transportation Dept Equipment Shop Baxter | Heavy Equip Mechanic Full-time | Crow Wing | $24.10 /hr | $253 | $50,224 |
| 2012 | Transportation Dept Equipment Shop Baxter | Heavy Equip Mechanic Full-time | Crow Wing | $23.63 /hr | $526 | $47,820 |
| 2011 | Transportation Dept Equipment Shop Baxter | Heavy Equip Mechanic Full-time | Crow Wing | $22.34 /hr | — | $45,391 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Roy, Christopher T$222,661Transp Asst Div Dir
- Josephson, Adam D$206,539Transp Planning Dir
- Wallace, Jean Marie$195,536Deputy Commr Transportation
- Daubenberger, Nancy Therese$190,763Commissioner-Transportation
- Hicks, Gene Alan$187,511Engineer Princ
- Beer, Michael G$182,518Transp Division Engineer
- Van Dyck, Karin L$182,518Transp Chief Admin Officer
- Solberg, Jon P$180,999Asst Commr Transportation
Highest paid as Heavy Equip Field Mech
FY 2025, amount paid
- Evenson, Bradley Jay$95,750Iron Range Resources & Rehab
- Bergman, Robert$89,294Transportation Dept
- Hommes, Jonathan$89,074Transportation Dept
- Evans, Donald J$89,052Transportation Dept
- Dahring, Zackary Richard$88,407Transportation Dept
- Kooiman, Ryan A$87,967Transportation Dept
- Hommes, Mathew James$87,327Transportation Dept
- Johnson, Richard Dale$86,606Transportation Dept