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Pirkl, Thomas Richard

Transp SpecialistTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$1,040,424
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$79,831
FY 2026
Highest year
$79,831
FY 2026
Yearly average
$65,026
across years on record
Change since first year
+47%
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 47% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is down 1% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$79,831+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$78,582+3.2%+2.6%+0.5%
FY 2024$76,156+3.6%+3.3%+0.3%
FY 2023$73,522+4.4%+6.3%−1.7%
FY 2022$70,408+4.5%+7.2%−2.5%
FY 2021$67,401+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$65,780+2.3%+1.6%+0.7%
FY 2019$64,326+2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
FY 2018$62,921+0.1%+2.3%−2.1%
FY 2017$62,877+4.4%+1.8%+2.6%
FY 2016$60,201+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$58,722+2.9%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$57,045+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$54,829+2.5%+1.7%+0.8%
FY 2012$53,494−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$54,330———

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 Specialist

Paid more than 27% of the 361 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,089.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$38.40 /hr—$79,831
2025Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$37.83 /hr—$78,582
2024Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$36.20 /hr—$76,156
2023Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$34.09 /hr—$73,522
2022Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$33.26 /hr—$70,408
2021Transportation Dept
Design #5
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$32.45 /hr—$67,401
2020Transportation Dept
Design #5
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$31.66 /hr—$65,780
2019Transportation Dept
Design #5
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$30.96 /hr—$64,326
2018Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$30.28 /hr—$62,921
2017Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$29.69 /hr$1,191$62,877
2016Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$28.97 /hr—$60,201
2015Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$28.26 /hr—$58,722
2014Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$27.44 /hr$21$57,045
2013Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$26.64 /hr—$54,829
2012Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$26.12 /hr—$53,494
2011Transportation Dept
Design #2
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$26.12 /hr—$54,330

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 Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid