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Templin, Melvin Roy

Heavy Equip Field MechTransportation DeptCrow Wing CountyFull-time

Equipment Shop Baxter. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$383,328
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$87,242
FY 2026 · $4,100 overtime
Highest year
$87,242
FY 2026
Yearly average
$76,666
across years on record
Change since first year
+61%
FY 2022 to FY 2026 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$54,1412022$76,8512023$83,8272024$81,2682025$87,2422026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 61% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 39% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$87,242+7.4%+3.1%+4.1%
FY 2025$81,268−3.1%+2.6%−5.5%
FY 2024$83,827+9.1%+3.3%+5.6%
FY 2023$76,851+41.9%+6.3%+33.6%
FY 2022$54,141———

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 Field Mech

Paid more than 73% of the 51 people with this job title that year. The median was $84,493.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Baxter
Heavy Equip Field Mech
Full-time
Crow Wing$40.20 /hr$4,100$87,242
2025Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Baxter
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Crow Wing$38.40 /hr$1,469$81,268
2024Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Baxter
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Crow Wing$36.75 /hr$8,209$83,827
2023Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Baxter
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Crow Wing$33.78 /hr$1,758$76,851
2022Transportation Dept
Equipment Shop Baxter
Heavy Equip Mechanic
Full-time
Crow Wing$31.97 /hr$432$54,141

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 Field Mech

FY 2026, amount paid