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Schmidt, Mike W

Engineering SpecialistTransportation DeptOlmsted CountyFull-time

Project Development. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,255,522
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$98,892
FY 2026
Highest year
$98,892
FY 2026
Yearly average
$78,470
across years on record
Change since first year
+83%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 83% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 24% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$98,892+1.1%+3.1%−1.9%
FY 2025$97,799+3.6%+2.6%+0.9%
FY 2024$94,440−0.4%+3.3%−3.6%
FY 2023$94,812+12.1%+6.3%+5.5%
FY 2022$84,606+0.7%+7.2%−6.1%
FY 2021$84,048+2.0%+2.3%−0.3%
FY 2020$82,367+0.5%+1.6%−1.0%
FY 2019$81,942+1.7%+2.1%−0.4%
FY 2018$80,595+0.4%+2.3%−1.9%
FY 2017$80,313+14.3%+1.8%+12.3%
FY 2016$70,242+3.4%+0.7%+2.7%
FY 2015$67,907+10.0%+0.7%+9.2%
FY 2014$61,759−3.0%+1.6%−4.5%
FY 2013$63,667+9.6%+1.7%+7.8%
FY 2012$58,112+7.6%+2.9%+4.5%
FY 2011$54,021———

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 · Engineering Specialist

Paid more than 81% of the 262 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,024.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$46.67 /hr—$98,892
2025Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$45.98 /hr$460$97,799
2024Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$44.00 /hr$1,320$94,440
2023Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$41.71 /hr$1,262$94,812
2022Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$39.70 /hr$442$84,606
2021Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$39.70 /hr—$84,048
2020Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$38.73 /hr$387$82,367
2019Transportation Dept
Project Development
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$37.88 /hr$1,728$81,942
2018Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$37.05 /hr$2,158$80,595
2017Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$36.32 /hr$2,345$80,313
2016Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$33.15 /hr$464$70,242
2015Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$31.90 /hr$1,148$67,907
2014Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$29.79 /hr$298$61,759
2013Transportation Dept
Design
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$27.83 /hr$6,860$63,667
2012Transportation Dept
Design
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$26.12 /hr$4,865$58,112
2011Transportation Dept
Design
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$25.46 /hr$2,537$54,021

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 Engineering Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid