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Thao, Bee

Engineering SpecialistTransportation DeptWashington CountyFull-time

Bridge Design Unit 6. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Different person with the same name: Transportation Dept, FY 2019

Total paid
$1,264,520
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$97,025
FY 2026
Highest year
$97,025
FY 2026
Yearly average
$79,032
across years on record
Change since first year
+60%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 60% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 8% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$97,025+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$95,512+4.5%+2.6%+1.8%
FY 2024$91,373−0.6%+3.3%−3.7%
FY 2023$91,900+10.6%+6.3%+4.1%
FY 2022$83,072−4.0%+7.2%−10.5%
FY 2021$86,569+6.7%+2.3%+4.3%
FY 2020$81,167+3.1%+1.6%+1.5%
FY 2019$78,704+2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
FY 2018$76,988−1.4%+2.3%−3.5%
FY 2017$78,052+8.5%+1.8%+6.6%
FY 2016$71,906+0.1%+0.7%−0.6%
FY 2015$71,833−0.8%+0.7%−1.6%
FY 2014$72,444+8.9%+1.6%+7.2%
FY 2013$66,541+9.3%+1.7%+7.6%
FY 2012$60,855+0.5%+2.9%−2.4%
FY 2011$60,579———

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 · Engineering Specialist

Paid more than 59% of the 262 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,024.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Unit 6
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$46.67 /hr—$97,025
2025Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$45.98 /hr—$95,512
2024Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$44.00 /hr—$91,373
2023Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$41.71 /hr$12$91,900
2022Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$39.70 /hr$496$83,072
2021Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$39.70 /hr$4,109$86,569
2020Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$38.73 /hr$697$81,167
2019Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$37.88 /hr—$78,704
2018Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$37.05 /hr—$76,988
2017Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$36.32 /hr$872$78,052
2016Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$34.57 /hr—$71,906
2015Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$34.57 /hr—$71,833
2014Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$33.56 /hr$2,702$72,444
2013Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$32.58 /hr$2,031$66,541
2012Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Engineering Specialist
Full-time
Washington$30.63 /hr$2,788$60,855
2011Transportation Dept
Bridge Design Section
Architectural Drafting Tech 3
Full-time
Washington$28.16 /hr$2,006$60,579

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 Engineering Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid