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Phelps, James Robert

Transp Prog Specialist 3Transportation DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time

S Area District Coordination. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$931,774
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$84,284
FY 2026
Highest year
$84,284
FY 2026
Yearly average
$58,236
across years on record
Change since first year
+121%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 121% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 49% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$84,284+5.8%+3.1%+2.6%
FY 2025$79,640+7.6%+2.6%+4.9%
FY 2024$74,001+0.4%+3.3%−2.8%
FY 2023$73,693+15.6%+6.3%+8.8%
FY 2022$63,730+1.5%+7.2%−5.3%
FY 2021$62,810+5.2%+2.3%+2.8%
FY 2020$59,729−3.0%+1.6%−4.5%
FY 2019$61,579+10.1%+2.1%+7.9%
FY 2018$55,909+6.4%+2.3%+4.1%
FY 2017$52,530+5.2%+1.8%+3.3%
FY 2016$49,916+4.1%+0.7%+3.4%
FY 2015$47,968+2.8%+0.7%+2.1%
FY 2014$46,646+13.2%+1.6%+11.5%
FY 2013$41,205+2.9%+1.7%+1.2%
FY 2012$40,063+5.2%+2.9%+2.2%
FY 2011$38,073———

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 Prog Specialist 3

Paid more than 49% of the 87 people with this job title that year. The median was $84,284.

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

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Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
S Area District Coordination
Transp Prog Specialist 3
Full-time
Blue Earth$41.43 /hr—$84,284
2025Transportation Dept
Sustain Plan & PR Mgmt Div Adm
Transp Prog Specialist 3
Full-time
Blue Earth$39.34 /hr—$79,640
2024Transportation Dept
Mapleton Subarea
Transp Operations Supv 1
Full-time
Blue Earth$35.98 /hr$746$74,001
2023Transportation Dept
Mapleton Subarea
Transp Operations Supv 1
Full-time
Blue Earth$32.75 /hr$2,738$73,693
2022Transportation Dept
Mapleton Subarea
Transp Operations Supv 1
Full-time
Blue Earth$30.85 /hr$1,018$63,730
2021Transportation Dept
Mapleton Subarea
Transp Operations Supv 1
Full-time
Blue Earth$29.01 /hr$3,204$62,810
2020Transportation Dept
Mapleton Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Blue Earth$25.56 /hr$6,481$59,729
2019Transportation Dept
Mapleton Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Blue Earth$25.00 /hr$9,380$61,579
2018Transportation Dept
Mapleton Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Faribault$24.45 /hr$5,010$55,909
2017Transportation Dept
Mapleton Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Faribault$23.97 /hr$2,607$52,530
2016Transportation Dept
Mapleton Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Faribault$23.39 /hr$527$49,916
2015Transportation Dept
Mapleton Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Faribault$22.82 /hr$445$47,968
2014Transportation Dept
Mapleton Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Faribault$22.16 /hr$2,239$46,646
2013Transportation Dept
Mankato Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Blue Earth$20.35 /hr$876$41,205
2012Transportation Dept
Mankato Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Blue Earth$18.78 /hr$2,985$40,063
2011Transportation Dept
Mankato Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Blue Earth$17.77 /hr$2,392$38,073

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 Prog Specialist 3

FY 2026, amount paid