Renze, Joseph Peter
Engineer 2 GraduateTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Design #5. 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 2021 to FY 2025, pay went up 3,999% while consumer prices went up 21%. After inflation, pay is up 3,295% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $91,631 | +13.9% | +2.6% | +11.0% |
| FY 2024 | $80,455 | +11.9% | +3.3% | +8.3% |
| FY 2023 | $71,904 | +20.5% | +6.3% | +13.4% |
| FY 2022 | $59,663 | +2,569.2% | +7.2% | +2,390.6% |
| FY 2021 | $2,235 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Engineer 2 Graduate
Paid more than 86% of the 114 people with this job title that year. The median was $86,119.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Transportation Dept Design #5 | Engineer 2 Graduate Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $44.11 /hr | — | $91,631 |
| 2024 | Transportation Dept Design #5 | Engineer 2 Graduate Full-time | Ramsey | $42.21 /hr | — | $80,455 |
| 2023 | Transportation Dept Design #5 | Engineer 2 Graduate Full-time | Ramsey | $35.63 /hr | $219 | $71,904 |
| 2022 | Transportation Dept Northeast Resident Office | Trainee-Graduate Engineer Full-time | Washington | $30.19 /hr | $283 | $59,663 |
| 2021 | Transportation Dept Federal Aid Project Dev | Trainee-Graduate Engineer Full-time | Ramsey | $27.94 /hr | — | $2,235 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Roy, Christopher T$222,661Transp Asst Div Dir
- Josephson, Adam D$206,539Transp Planning Dir
- Wallace, Jean Marie$195,536Deputy Commr Transportation
- Daubenberger, Nancy Therese$190,763Commissioner-Transportation
- Hicks, Gene Alan$187,511Engineer Princ
- Beer, Michael G$182,518Transp Division Engineer
- Van Dyck, Karin L$182,518Transp Chief Admin Officer
- Solberg, Jon P$180,999Asst Commr Transportation
Highest paid as Engineer 2 Graduate
FY 2025, amount paid
- Benson, Jack Lyle$102,998Transportation Dept
- Curtiss, Aundie Alexis$98,431Transportation Dept
- Weller, Eric John$96,527Health Department
- Karls, Tristan Adam Wielde$96,522Transportation Dept
- Showers, Jennifer$95,827Health Department
- Pendergast, Parker D$95,380Transportation Dept
- Woldeyes, Henok A$94,230Transportation Dept
- Bitter, Matthew James$93,227Transportation Dept