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Sawyer, James

Electrician LeadTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

System Maintenance. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$460,587
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$71,274
FY 2019 · $2,504 overtime
Highest year
$71,274
FY 2019
Yearly average
$57,573
across years on record
Change since first year
+175%
FY 2012 to FY 2019 · prices +11%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$25,9102012$48,1452013$53,0762014$64,3072015$61,9722016$65,5262017$70,3782018$71,2742019
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2019, pay went up 175% while consumer prices went up 11%. After inflation, pay is up 147% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$71,274+1.3%+2.1%−0.8%
FY 2018$70,378+7.4%+2.3%+5.0%
FY 2017$65,526+5.7%+1.8%+3.8%
FY 2016$61,972−3.6%+0.7%−4.3%
FY 2015$64,307+21.2%+0.7%+20.3%
FY 2014$53,076+10.2%+1.6%+8.5%
FY 2013$48,145+85.8%+1.7%+82.8%
FY 2012$25,910———

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 2019 · Electrician Lead

Paid more than 76% of the 21 people with this job title that year. The median was $68,550.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Electrician Lead
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$32.63 /hr$2,504$71,274
2018Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Electrician Lead
Full-time
Ramsey$31.91 /hr$2,824$70,378
2017Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Electrician Lead
Full-time
Ramsey$31.28 /hr$540$65,526
2016Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Electrician Lead
Full-time
Ramsey$30.52 /hr$912$61,972
2015Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Highway Signal Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$28.00 /hr$7,735$64,307
2014Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Highway Signal Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$26.37 /hr$396$53,076
2013Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Highway Signal Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$24.10 /hr$352$48,145
2012Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Highway Signal Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$22.34 /hr$158$25,910

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 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Electrician Lead

FY 2019, amount paid