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Phelps, Daniel E

Engineering SpecialistTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Right of Way Metro. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$718,921
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$72,588
FY 2020
Highest year
$78,699
FY 2019
Yearly average
$71,892
across years on record
Change since first year
+10%
FY 2011 to FY 2020 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$65,8062011$65,5412012$67,0502013$71,3362014$71,8352015$71,9062016$77,1772017$76,9842018$78,6992019$72,5882020
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2020, pay went up 10% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is down 5% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$72,588−7.8%+1.6%−9.2%
FY 2019$78,699+2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
FY 2018$76,984−0.2%+2.3%−2.4%
FY 2017$77,177+7.3%+1.8%+5.4%
FY 2016$71,906+0.1%+0.7%−0.6%
FY 2015$71,835+0.7%+0.7%−0.0%
FY 2014$71,336+6.4%+1.6%+4.8%
FY 2013$67,050+2.3%+1.7%+0.6%
FY 2012$65,541−0.4%+2.9%−3.2%
FY 2011$65,806———

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 2020 · Engineering Specialist

Paid more than 24% of the 240 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,296.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Transportation Dept
Right of Way Metro
Engineering Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$37.88 /hr—$72,588
2019Transportation Dept
Right of Way
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$37.88 /hr—$78,699
2018Transportation Dept
Right of Way
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$37.05 /hr—$76,984
2017Transportation Dept
Right of Way
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$36.32 /hr—$77,177
2016Transportation Dept
Right of Way
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$34.57 /hr—$71,906
2015Transportation Dept
Right of Way
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$34.57 /hr—$71,835
2014Transportation Dept
Right of Way
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$33.56 /hr—$71,336
2013Transportation Dept
Right of Way
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$32.58 /hr—$67,050
2012Transportation Dept
Right of Way
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$31.94 /hr—$65,541
2011Transportation Dept
Right of Way
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$31.94 /hr—$65,806

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 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Engineering Specialist

FY 2020, amount paid