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Ratke, David J

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptWright CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$796,070
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$65,308
FY 2026 · $202 overtime
Highest year
$65,308
FY 2026
Yearly average
$53,071
across years on record
Change since first year
+119%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 119% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 52% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$65,308+2.3%+3.1%−0.8%
FY 2025$63,842+4.6%+2.6%+1.9%
FY 2024$61,047+2.5%+3.3%−0.8%
FY 2023$59,581+6.6%+6.3%+0.3%
FY 2022$55,889+1.3%+7.2%−5.5%
FY 2021$55,189−2.6%+2.3%−4.8%
FY 2020$56,660+6.0%+1.6%+4.4%
FY 2019$53,454−1.6%+2.1%−3.6%
FY 2018$54,310+8.1%+2.3%+5.7%
FY 2017$50,242+1.9%+1.8%+0.1%
FY 2016$49,287+1.5%+0.7%+0.9%
FY 2015$48,536+1.6%+0.7%+0.9%
FY 2014$47,762+5.8%+1.6%+4.1%
FY 2013$45,158+51.5%+1.7%+49.0%
FY 2012$29,805———

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 Generalist

Paid more than 55% of the 1,398 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,066.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
TS Buffalo
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Wright$31.06 /hr$202$65,308
2025Transportation Dept
TS Buffalo
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Wright$30.60 /hr—$63,842
2024Transportation Dept
TS Buffalo
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Wright$29.28 /hr—$61,047
2023Transportation Dept
TS Buffalo
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Wright$27.53 /hr—$59,581
2022Transportation Dept
TS Buffalo
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Wright$26.86 /hr—$55,889
2021Transportation Dept
TS Buffalo
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Wright$26.20 /hr$432$55,189
2020Transportation Dept
TS Buffalo
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Wright$25.56 /hr$3,451$56,660
2019Transportation Dept
TS Buffalo
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Wright$25.00 /hr$1,389$53,454
2018Transportation Dept
TS Monticello
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Wright$24.45 /hr$3,404$54,310
2017Transportation Dept
TS Monticello
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Wright$23.97 /hr—$50,242
2016Transportation Dept
Plymouth Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$23.39 /hr$393$49,287
2015Transportation Dept
Plymouth Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$22.17 /hr$3,542$48,536
2014Transportation Dept
Plymouth Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$20.38 /hr$6,537$47,762
2013Transportation Dept
Plymouth Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$18.66 /hr$7,338$45,158
2012Transportation Dept
Plymouth Subarea
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$17.26 /hr$1,135$29,805

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 Generalist

FY 2026, amount paid