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Sampson, Ryan S

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptOtter Tail CountyFull-time

D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$569,445
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$65,358
FY 2026 · $155 overtime
Highest year
$65,358
FY 2026
Yearly average
$51,768
across years on record
Change since first year
+195%
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.

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Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 195% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 115% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$65,358+2.1%+3.1%−1.0%
FY 2025$63,993+7.0%+2.6%+4.2%
FY 2024$59,829+0.5%+3.3%−2.7%
FY 2023$59,555+6.4%+6.3%+0.2%
FY 2022$55,959+2.6%+7.2%−4.3%
FY 2021$54,533+3.8%+2.3%+1.4%
FY 2020$52,545+7.8%+1.6%+6.1%
FY 2019$48,760+8.3%+2.1%+6.1%
FY 2018$45,031+7.8%+2.3%+5.5%
FY 2017$41,755+88.7%+1.8%+85.3%
FY 2016$22,128———

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 57% 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.

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$31.06 /hr$155$65,358
2025Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$30.60 /hr—$63,993
2024Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$29.28 /hr—$59,829
2023Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$27.53 /hr—$59,555
2022Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$26.86 /hr—$55,959
2021Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$26.20 /hr—$54,533
2020Transportation Dept
D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$25.56 /hr—$52,545
2019Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$24.29 /hr—$48,760
2018Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$22.49 /hr—$45,031
2017Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$20.81 /hr—$41,755
2016Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$19.15 /hr—$22,128

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