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Steffer, David R

Highway HelperTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$251,143
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$13,896
FY 2016 · $138 overtime
Highest year
$50,030
FY 2015
Yearly average
$41,857
across years on record
Change since first year
-70%
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$20K$40K$60K$46,3772011$46,3112012$45,9652013$48,5632014$50,0302015$13,8962016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 70% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 72% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$13,896−72.2%+0.7%−72.4%
FY 2015$50,030+3.0%+0.7%+2.3%
FY 2014$48,563+5.7%+1.6%+4.0%
FY 2013$45,965−0.7%+1.7%−2.4%
FY 2012$46,311−0.1%+2.9%−3.0%
FY 2011$46,377———

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 · Highway Helper

Paid more than 0% of the 18 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,708.

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
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$22.17 /hr$138$13,896
2015Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$22.17 /hr$2,806$50,030
2014Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$21.52 /hr$2,695$48,563
2013Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$20.89 /hr$1,865$45,965
2012Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$20.48 /hr$3,325$46,311
2011Transportation Dept
Traffic Management - RTMC
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$20.48 /hr$2,780$46,377

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 Highway Helper

FY 2016, amount paid