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Quale, Michael Keith

State Prog Admin PrinTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$645,439
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$85,772
FY 2026
Highest year
$85,772
FY 2026
Yearly average
$58,676
across years on record
Change since first year
+272%
FY 2016 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 272% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 170% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$85,772+3.0%+3.1%−0.2%
FY 2025$83,308+20.1%+2.6%+17.0%
FY 2024$69,373+8.6%+3.3%+5.1%
FY 2023$63,894+9.0%+6.3%+2.6%
FY 2022$58,609+2.5%+7.2%−4.4%
FY 2021$57,182+4.0%+2.3%+1.6%
FY 2020$55,009+5.2%+1.6%+3.6%
FY 2019$52,296+5.3%+2.1%+3.1%
FY 2018$49,685+5.2%+2.3%+2.8%
FY 2017$47,246+104.9%+1.8%+101.2%
FY 2016$23,063———

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 · State Prog Admin Prin

Paid more than 28% of the 696 people with this job title that year. The median was $94,375.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Materials Management
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$41.43 /hr—$85,772
2025Transportation Dept
Materials Management
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$39.34 /hr$2,358$83,308
2024Transportation Dept
Inventory Services
Transp Materials Supv
Full-time
Kandiyohi$34.55 /hr—$69,373
2023Transportation Dept
Inventory Services
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Kandiyohi$31.62 /hr—$63,894
2022Transportation Dept
Inventory Services
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Kandiyohi$28.22 /hr—$58,609
2021Transportation Dept
Inventory Services
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Kandiyohi$27.53 /hr—$57,182
2020Transportation Dept
Inventory Services
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Kandiyohi$26.86 /hr—$55,009
2019Transportation Dept
Inventory Services
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Kandiyohi$25.52 /hr—$52,296
2018Transportation Dept
Inventory Services
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Kandiyohi$24.27 /hr—$49,685
2017Transportation Dept
Inventory Services
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Kandiyohi$23.09 /hr—$47,246
2016Transportation Dept
Inventory Services
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Kandiyohi$21.84 /hr—$23,063

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 State Prog Admin Prin

FY 2026, amount paid