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Swanson, Grant M

Highway HelperTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$99,843
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$36,722
FY 2014 · $256 overtime
Highest year
$39,137
FY 2011
Yearly average
$33,281
across years on record
Change since first year
-6%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$39,13720112012$23,9842013$36,7222014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 6% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 12% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$36,722+53.1%+1.6%+50.8%
FY 2013$23,984———
FY 2011$39,137———

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 2014 · Highway Helper

Paid more than 22% of the 18 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,867.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$19.73 /hr$256$36,722
2013Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$18.66 /hr—$23,984
2011Transportation Dept
Traffic Management - RTMC
Highway Helper
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$18.78 /hr$7$39,137

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Highway Helper

FY 2014, amount paid