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Smith, Wesley E

Transp Operations Supv 4Transportation DeptSteele CountyFull-time

Maint Operations Owatonna. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$487,874
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,707
FY 2016
Highest year
$87,072
FY 2014
Yearly average
$81,312
across years on record
Change since first year
-17%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$81,1152011$83,3882012$82,1262013$87,0722014$86,4672015$67,7072016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 17% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 23% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$67,707−21.7%+0.7%−22.2%
FY 2015$86,467−0.7%+0.7%−1.4%
FY 2014$87,072+6.0%+1.6%+4.4%
FY 2013$82,126−1.5%+1.7%−3.1%
FY 2012$83,388+2.8%+2.9%−0.1%
FY 2011$81,115———

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 2016 · Transp Operations Supv 4

Paid more than 6% of the 18 people with this job title that year. The median was $88,407.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Transportation Dept
Maint Operations Owatonna
Transp Operations Supv 4
Full-time · left during year
Steele$41.74 /hr—$67,707
2015Transportation Dept
Maint Operations Owatonna
Transp Operations Supv 4
Full-time
Steele$40.72 /hr$224$86,467
2014Transportation Dept
Maint Operations Owatonna
Transp Operations Supv 4
Full-time
Steele$39.53 /hr$1,739$87,072
2013Transportation Dept
Maint Operations Owatonna
Transp Operations Supv 4
Full-time
Steele$38.38 /hr—$82,126
2012Transportation Dept
Maint Operations Owatonna
Transp Operations Supv 4
Full-time
Steele$37.63 /hr$602$83,388
2011Transportation Dept
Maint Operations Owatonna
Transp Operations Supv 4
Full-time
Steele$37.63 /hr$2,785$81,115

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Operations Supv 4

FY 2016, amount paid