Polakowski, Joseph Reed
PlannerTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2014 to FY 2018, pay went down 76% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 77% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2018 | $5,500 | −59.4% | +2.3% | −60.3% |
| FY 2017 | $13,562 | −69.6% | +1.8% | −70.2% |
| FY 2016 | $44,646 | +4.6% | +0.7% | +3.9% |
| FY 2015 | $42,701 | +87.0% | +0.7% | +85.6% |
| FY 2014 | $22,840 | — | — | — |
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 2018 · Planner
Paid more than 29% of the 24 people with this job title that year. The median was $8,816.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Transportation Dept Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps | Planner Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $18.66 /hr | — | $5,500 |
| 2017 | Transportation Dept Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps | Planner Full-time | Ramsey | $18.66 /hr | — | $13,562 |
| 2016 | Legislative Coordinating Comm Legislative Reference Library | Legis Com/Ofc Admin Support NE Full-time | Ramsey | $21.35 /hr | — | $44,646 |
| 2015 | Legislative Coord. Commission Legislative Reference Library | Legis Com/Ofc Admin Support NE Full-time | Ramsey | $20.61 /hr | — | $42,701 |
| 2014 | Legislative Coord. Commission Legislative Reference Library | Legis Com/Ofc Admin Support NE Full-time | Ramsey | $19.52 /hr | — | $22,840 |
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 2018, amount paid
- Stein, Susan D$170,525State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Humbert, Terrence J$165,442Engineer Senior Administrative
- Mulvihill, Susan M$145,945Deputy Commr Transportation
- Daubenberger, Nancy Therese$143,940Transp Division Engineer
- Henkel, Timothy A$142,082Asst Commr Transportation
- Frasczak, Mary Ann$141,698State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Martinson, Jody L$141,221Transp Division Engineer
- Rasmussen, Mitchell J$138,805Transp Division Engineer
Highest paid as Planner
FY 2018, amount paid
- Benes, Jenifer M$69,140Natural Resources Dept
- Koester, Whitney$45,679Health Department
- Morgan, Christopher Jonathon$44,058Transportation Dept
- Steinwand, Christine Frances$42,391Pollution Control Agency
- Howland, Jeannine Marie$35,316Natural Resources Dept
- Ness, Anna M$33,031Natural Resources Dept
- Foley, Jessamyn Annette$25,639Natural Resources Dept
- Okstad, Sara R$25,240Natural Resources Dept