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Percy, Benjamin Thomas

Heavy Equip MechanicTransportation DeptWashington CountyFull-time

Equipment Mech Shops. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$85,081
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$42,367
FY 2015 · $326 overtime
Highest year
$42,713
FY 2014
Yearly average
$42,540
across years on record
Change since first year
-1%
FY 2014 to FY 2015 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$42,7132014$42,3672015
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2015, pay went down 1% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is down 2% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$42,367−0.8%+0.7%−1.5%
FY 2014$42,713———

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 2015 · Heavy Equip Mechanic

Paid more than 9% of the 127 people with this job title that year. The median was $54,879.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time · left during year
Washington$24.87 /hr$326$42,367
2014Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Washington$22.78 /hr$393$42,713

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Heavy Equip Mechanic

FY 2015, amount paid