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Pogatchnik, Robert J

Heavy Equip Field MechTransportation DeptStearns CountyFull-time

TS Sauk Centre. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,006,413
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$84,493
FY 2026 · $905 overtime
Highest year
$84,493
FY 2026
Yearly average
$62,901
across years on record
Change since first year
+69%
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 69% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 14% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$84,493+2.7%+3.1%−0.5%
FY 2025$82,303+5.0%+2.6%+2.3%
FY 2024$78,404+7.6%+3.3%+4.2%
FY 2023$72,850+6.7%+6.3%+0.4%
FY 2022$68,269+7.1%+7.2%−0.1%
FY 2021$63,766+2.2%+2.3%−0.1%
FY 2020$62,403+4.4%+1.6%+2.8%
FY 2019$59,783+1.6%+2.1%−0.4%
FY 2018$58,829+2.0%+2.3%−0.2%
FY 2017$57,652+0.6%+1.8%−1.2%
FY 2016$57,309+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$55,935+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$54,313+5.4%+1.6%+3.7%
FY 2013$51,548+6.2%+1.7%+4.5%
FY 2012$48,531−3.0%+2.9%−5.7%
FY 2011$50,023———

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 · Heavy Equip Field Mech

Paid more than 49% of the 51 people with this job title that year. The median was $84,493.

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
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Stearns$40.20 /hr$905$84,493
2025Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Stearns$39.61 /hr—$82,303
2024Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Stearns$37.90 /hr—$78,404
2023Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$33.78 /hr—$72,850
2022Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$32.96 /hr—$68,269
2021Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$31.19 /hr—$63,766
2020Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$29.60 /hr—$62,403
2019Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$28.95 /hr$326$59,783
2018Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$28.31 /hr—$58,829
2017Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$27.75 /hr—$57,652
2016Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$27.07 /hr—$57,309
2015Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$26.41 /hr—$55,935
2014Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$25.64 /hr$192$54,313
2013Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$24.10 /hr$1,338$51,548
2012Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$23.63 /hr—$48,531
2011Transportation Dept
TS Sauk Centre
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Stearns$23.63 /hr$284$50,023

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 Heavy Equip Field Mech

FY 2026, amount paid