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Root, Joshua Thomas

General Counsel 2Transportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Chief Counsel Office. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,443,980
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$172,897
FY 2026
Highest year
$172,897
FY 2026
Yearly average
$111,075
across years on record
Change since first year
+392%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

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Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 392% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 253% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$172,897+10.8%+3.1%+7.4%
FY 2025$156,055+5.4%+2.6%+2.7%
FY 2024$148,014+5.2%+3.3%+1.9%
FY 2023$140,659+26.5%+6.3%+19.1%
FY 2022$111,149−3.5%+7.2%−10.0%
FY 2021$115,196+11.0%+2.3%+8.5%
FY 2020$103,789+2.6%+1.6%+1.0%
FY 2019$101,182+4.3%+2.1%+2.2%
FY 2018$96,988+6.7%+2.3%+4.4%
FY 2017$90,885+3.9%+1.8%+2.1%
FY 2016$87,444+3.4%+0.7%+2.7%
FY 2015$84,556+140.4%+0.7%+138.7%
FY 2014$35,167———

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 · General Counsel 2

Paid more than 92% of the 26 people with this job title that year. The median was $168,671.

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

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Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel Office
General Counsel 2
Full-time
Ramsey$80.38 /hr—$172,897
2025Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel Office
General Counsel 1
Full-time
Ramsey$71.95 /hr—$156,055
2024Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel
General Counsel 1
Full-time
Ramsey$68.85 /hr—$148,014
2023Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel
General Counsel 1
Full-time
Ramsey$65.16 /hr—$140,659
2022Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel
Staff Attorney Supervisor
Full-time
Ramsey$57.24 /hr—$111,149
2021Transportation Dept
Administrative Support
Transp Prog Supervisor Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$55.26 /hr—$115,196
2020Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel
Transp Prog Supervisor Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$49.01 /hr—$103,789
2019Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel
Transp Prog Supervisor Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$47.93 /hr—$101,182
2018Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel
Transp Prog Supervisor Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$46.88 /hr—$96,988
2017Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel
Transp Prog Supervisor Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$44.30 /hr—$90,885
2016Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$42.08 /hr—$87,444
2015Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$41.05 /hr—$84,556
2014Transportation Dept
Chief Counsel
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$38.35 /hr—$35,167

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 General Counsel 2

FY 2026, amount paid