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Syria, R James

Transp Generalist SeniorTransportation DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$171,353
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$25,202
FY 2014
Highest year
$49,186
FY 2013
Yearly average
$42,838
across years on record
Change since first year
-48%
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$48,9102011$48,0552012$49,1862013$25,2022014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 48% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 52% (it fell behind inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$25,202−48.8%+1.6%−49.6%
FY 2013$49,186+2.4%+1.7%+0.7%
FY 2012$48,055−1.7%+2.9%−4.5%
FY 2011$48,910———

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 · Transp Generalist Senior

Paid more than 4% of the 471 people with this job title that year. The median was $52,837.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

Every pay record for Syria, R James
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Transportation Dept
Project Development
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$24.62 /hr—$25,202
2013Transportation Dept
Project Development
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
St Louis$23.90 /hr—$49,186
2012Transportation Dept
Project Development
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
St Louis$23.43 /hr$70$48,055
2011Transportation Dept
Project Development
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
St Louis$23.43 /hr$176$48,910

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 Transp Generalist Senior

FY 2014, amount paid