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Tabako, Brian Joseph

Heavy Equip MechanicTransportation DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Metro Fleet West. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$845,734
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$82,037
FY 2026
Highest year
$82,037
FY 2026
Yearly average
$65,056
across years on record
Change since first year
+80%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 80% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 29% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$82,037+2.3%+3.1%−0.8%
FY 2025$80,205+3.8%+2.6%+1.1%
FY 2024$77,284−1.5%+3.3%−4.6%
FY 2023$78,464+13.5%+6.3%+6.8%
FY 2022$69,146+6.3%+7.2%−0.8%
FY 2021$65,039+2.4%+2.3%+0.1%
FY 2020$63,513+3.6%+1.6%+2.0%
FY 2019$61,324+2.7%+2.1%+0.7%
FY 2018$59,688+3.9%+2.3%+1.6%
FY 2017$57,440+5.0%+1.8%+3.2%
FY 2016$54,679+6.3%+0.7%+5.6%
FY 2015$51,445+13.1%+0.7%+12.3%
FY 2014$45,468———

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 · Heavy Equip Mechanic

Paid more than 78% of the 135 people with this job title that year. The median was $81,037.

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

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Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Metro Fleet West
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$38.98 /hr—$82,037
2025Transportation Dept
Metro Fleet West
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$38.40 /hr$202$80,205
2024Transportation Dept
Metro Fleet West
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$36.75 /hr$1,433$77,284
2023Transportation Dept
Metro Fleet West
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$33.78 /hr$5,321$78,464
2022Transportation Dept
Metro Fleet West
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$32.96 /hr$816$69,146
2021Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$31.19 /hr$1,169$65,039
2020Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$29.60 /hr$1,820$63,513
2019Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$28.95 /hr$1,172$61,324
2018Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$28.31 /hr$679$59,688
2017Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$27.75 /hr—$57,440
2016Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$26.20 /hr$275$54,679
2015Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$24.87 /hr$761$51,445
2014Transportation Dept
Equipment Mech Shops
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Hennepin$22.78 /hr$2,792$45,468

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

Highest paid as Heavy Equip Mechanic

FY 2026, amount paid