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Piekarski, Matthew

Engineering SpecialistTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Design #2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$894,281
over 14 fiscal years
Latest year
$97,959
FY 2026 · $1,400 overtime
Highest year
$104,420
FY 2025
Yearly average
$63,877
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,373%
FY 2013 to FY 2026 · prices +42%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K2013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,373% while consumer prices went up 42%. After inflation, pay is up 940% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$97,959−6.2%+3.1%−9.0%
FY 2025$104,420+7.1%+2.6%+4.4%
FY 2024$97,474+10.6%+3.3%+7.1%
FY 2023$88,104+10.0%+6.3%+3.5%
FY 2022$80,095+18.8%+7.2%+10.9%
FY 2021$67,401+5.4%+2.3%+3.0%
FY 2020$63,939+8.1%+1.6%+6.4%
FY 2019$59,157+6.0%+2.1%+3.9%
FY 2018$55,788+12.7%+2.3%+10.2%
FY 2017$49,504+13.6%+1.8%+11.6%
FY 2016$43,574+7.7%+0.7%+7.0%
FY 2015$40,446+1.7%+0.7%+1.0%
FY 2014$39,768+497.8%+1.6%+488.6%
FY 2013$6,652———

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 · Engineering Specialist

Paid more than 71% of the 262 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,024.

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

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Every record

14 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Design #2
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$46.67 /hr$1,400$97,959
2025Transportation Dept
Design #2
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$45.98 /hr$8,920$104,420
2024Transportation Dept
Design #2
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$44.00 /hr$5,367$97,474
2023Transportation Dept
Design #2
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$40.01 /hr$1,261$88,104
2022Transportation Dept
Design #2
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$36.64 /hr$4,415$80,095
2021Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$32.45 /hr—$67,401
2020Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$31.66 /hr—$63,939
2019Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$29.40 /hr—$59,157
2018Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$27.17 /hr$2,252$55,788
2017Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$24.47 /hr$425$49,504
2016Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Ramsey$20.83 /hr$1,469$43,574
2015Transportation Dept
Mendota Heights Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Dakota$19.23 /hr$897$40,446
2014Transportation Dept
Mendota Heights Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Dakota$17.62 /hr$3,808$39,768
2013Transportation Dept
Mendota Heights Subarea
Transp Associate
Full-time
Dakota$15.99 /hr—$6,652

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 Engineering Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid