Skip to main content

Shepard, Erika Anne

Planner Principal TranspTransportation DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$300,683
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$94,034
FY 2026
Highest year
$94,034
FY 2026
Yearly average
$50,114
across years on record
Change since first year
+4,699%
FY 2020 to FY 2026 · prices +27%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$1,9602020$13,39520212022$21,2362023$80,6122024$89,4472025$94,0342026
Paid in yearFY 2020 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2020 to FY 2026, pay went up 4,699% while consumer prices went up 27%. After inflation, pay is up 3,667% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$94,034+5.1%+3.1%+1.9%
FY 2025$89,447+11.0%+2.6%+8.1%
FY 2024$80,612+279.6%+3.3%+267.5%
FY 2023$21,236———
FY 2021$13,395+583.5%+2.3%+568.2%
FY 2020$1,960———

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 · Planner Principal Transp

Paid more than 52% of the 21 people with this job title that year. The median was $93,500.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Program Development
Planner Principal Transp
Full-time
St Louis$46.15 /hr—$94,034
2025Transportation Dept
Program Development
Planner Principal Transp
Full-time
St Louis$43.82 /hr$110$89,447
2024Transportation Dept
Transportation System Mgmt
Planning Program Coord Transp
Full-time
Ramsey$40.49 /hr—$80,612
2023Transportation Dept
Transportation System Mgmt
Planning Program Coord Transp
Full-time
Ramsey$35.69 /hr—$21,236
2021Transportation Dept
Metro Transit
Planner
Part-time · left during year
Ramsey$21.83 /hr—$13,395
2020Transportation Dept
Planning Prgm Mgmt & Transit
Planner
Full-time
Ramsey$21.30 /hr—$1,960

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 Planner Principal Transp

FY 2026, amount paid