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Puppe, Thomas Ervin

Transp Operations Supv 1Transportation DeptPennington CountyFull-time

Traffic. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$233,132
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$48
FY 2015
Highest year
$61,932
FY 2013
Yearly average
$46,626
across years on record
Change since first year
-100%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$53,0752011$58,9572012$61,9322013$59,1202014$482015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 100% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 100% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$48−99.9%+0.7%−99.9%
FY 2014$59,120−4.5%+1.6%−6.0%
FY 2013$61,932+5.0%+1.7%+3.3%
FY 2012$58,957+11.1%+2.9%+7.9%
FY 2011$53,075———

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 2015 · Transp Operations Supv 1

Paid more than 0% of the 40 people with this job title that year. The median was $61,441.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Transportation Dept
Traffic
Transp Operations Supv 1
Full-time · left during year
Pennington$31.56 /hr—$48
2014Transportation Dept
Traffic
Transp Operations Supv 1
Full-time · left during year
Pennington$30.64 /hr$502$59,120
2013Transportation Dept
Traffic
Transp Operations Supv 1
Full-time
Pennington$28.69 /hr$4,789$61,932
2012Transportation Dept
Traffic
Transp Operations Supv 1
Full-time
Pennington$27.07 /hr$2,290$58,957
2011Transportation Dept
Traffic
Transp Operations Supv 1
Full-time
Pennington$26.13 /hr$3,761$53,075

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Operations Supv 1

FY 2015, amount paid