Sjostrom, Galen
Planning Program Coord TranspTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Investment Planning. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 455% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 275% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $75,408 | +8.5% | +3.1% | +5.2% |
| FY 2025 | $69,480 | +8.1% | +2.6% | +5.3% |
| FY 2024 | $64,258 | +7.4% | +3.3% | +4.0% |
| FY 2023 | $59,804 | +16.9% | +6.3% | +10.0% |
| FY 2022 | $51,154 | +9.6% | +7.2% | +2.3% |
| FY 2021 | $46,678 | +14.4% | +2.3% | +11.9% |
| FY 2020 | $40,787 | +78.2% | +1.6% | +75.4% |
| FY 2019 | $22,892 | −4.4% | +2.1% | −6.3% |
| FY 2018 | $23,940 | — | — | — |
| FY 2016 | $43,719 | +3.8% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| FY 2015 | $42,130 | +3.5% | +0.7% | +2.7% |
| FY 2014 | $40,712 | +8.6% | +1.6% | +7.0% |
| FY 2013 | $37,475 | +9.1% | +1.7% | +7.3% |
| FY 2012 | $34,359 | +152.9% | +2.9% | +145.7% |
| FY 2011 | $13,585 | — | — | — |
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 · Planning Program Coord Transp
Paid more than 23% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $88,110.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
19 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Transportation Dept Investment Planning | Planning Program Coord Transp Full-time | Ramsey | $37.26 /hr | — | $75,408 |
| 2025 | Transportation Dept Sustain Plan & PR Mgmt Div Adm | Transp Prog Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $34.18 /hr | — | $69,480 |
| 2024 | Transportation Dept Sustain Plan & PR Mgmt Div Adm | Transp Prog Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $31.57 /hr | — | $64,258 |
| 2023 | Transportation Dept Engineering Services | Transp Prog Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $28.96 /hr | — | $59,804 |
| 2022 | Transportation Dept Engineering Services | Transp Prog Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $25.50 /hr | — | $51,154 |
| 2021 | Transportation Dept Engineering Services | Transp Prog Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.03 /hr | — | $46,678 |
| 2020 | Transportation Dept Engineering Services | Transp Prog Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $21.30 /hr | — | $40,787 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Zoological Garden Outreach Program Area | Interpret Naturalist 2 Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $24.27 /hr | — | — |
| 2019 | Transportation Dept Engineering Services | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $17.33 /hr | — | $22,892 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Zoological Garden Outreach Program Area | Interpret Naturalist 2 Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $23.74 /hr | — | — |
| 2018 | Transportation Dept Engineering Services | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $16.58 /hr | — | $23,940 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Zoological Garden Outreach Program Area | Interpret Naturalist 2 Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $23.22 /hr | — | — |
| 2016 | Minnesota Zoological Garden Outreach Program Area | Interpret Naturalist 2 Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $22.20 /hr | $133 | $43,719 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Zoological Garden Bird Show | Interpret Naturalist 1 Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $22.95 /hr | — | — |
| 2015 | MN Zoological Garden Outreach Program Area | Interpret Naturalist 2 Full-time | Dakota | $21.66 /hr | — | $42,130 |
| 2014 | MN Zoological Garden School Programs | Interpret Naturalist 2 Full-time | Dakota | $20.31 /hr | — | $40,712 |
| 2013 | MN Zoological Garden School Programs | Interpret Naturalist 1 Full-time | Dakota | $18.46 /hr | — | $37,475 |
| 2012 | MN Zoological Garden School Programs | Interpret Naturalist 1 Full-time | Dakota | $17.56 /hr | — | $34,359 |
| 2011 | MN Zoological Garden School Programs | Interpret Naturalist 1 Part-time | Dakota | $16.97 /hr | — | $13,585 |
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
- Fairbanks, Michael Joseph$207,651Engineer Administrative
- Wallace, Jean Marie$201,630Deputy Commr Transportation
- Daubenberger, Nancy Therese$197,945Commissioner-Transportation
- Severs, Sara V$196,965Deputy Commr Transportation
- Erickson, Daniel E$192,340Engineer Princ Admin Transp
- Beer, Michael G$188,409Transp Division Engineer
- Van Dyck, Karin L$188,262Transp Chief Admin Officer
- Solberg, Jon P$187,477Transp Asst Div Dir
Highest paid as Planning Program Coord Transp
FY 2026, amount paid
- Dunlap, Sara J$110,928Transportation Dept
- Clarksen, Robert D$110,850Transportation Dept
- Gadbois, Glenn V$110,849Transportation Dept
- Webster, Mitchell Howard$110,849Transportation Dept
- Kushnir, Kadence$108,514Transportation Dept
- Thornsen, Jesse Jon$103,616Transportation Dept
- Gardner, Christopher Matthew$99,320Transportation Dept
- Pierce, Anna Marie$99,163Transportation Dept