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Schwarz, Chad M

Engineering SpecialistTransportation DeptStevens CountyFull-time

D-4 Construction. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$831,785
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$93,991
FY 2026 · $201 overtime
Highest year
$103,953
FY 2022
Yearly average
$69,315
across years on record
Change since first year
+3,247%
FY 2015 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 3,247% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 2,317% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$93,991+5.5%+3.1%+2.3%
FY 2025$89,063+9.0%+2.6%+6.2%
FY 2024$81,738−17.6%+3.3%−20.2%
FY 2023$99,140−4.6%+6.3%−10.2%
FY 2022$103,953+27.1%+7.2%+18.6%
FY 2021$81,815+8.6%+2.3%+6.1%
FY 2020$75,344+10.5%+1.6%+8.8%
FY 2019$68,206+7.5%+2.1%+5.3%
FY 2018$63,432+21.0%+2.3%+18.3%
FY 2017$52,427+163.9%+1.8%+159.1%
FY 2016$19,868+607.5%+0.7%+602.7%
FY 2015$2,808———

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 32% 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

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Stevens$46.67 /hr$201$93,991
2025Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Stevens$44.11 /hr$221$89,063
2024Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Becker$40.62 /hr—$81,738
2023Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Becker$37.02 /hr$24,566$99,140
2022Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Stevens$32.43 /hr$37,757$103,953
2021Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Stevens$29.91 /hr$20,893$81,815
2020Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Stevens$27.61 /hr$19,808$75,344
2019Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Otter Tail$24.82 /hr$18,199$68,206
2018Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Otter Tail$22.84 /hr$17,955$63,432
2017Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$20.20 /hr$11,824$52,427
2016Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Otter Tail$18.60 /hr$3,808$19,868
2015Transportation Dept
D-4 Construction
Student Worker Para Prof
Part-time
Stevens$13.20 /hr$485$2,808

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