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Tommerdahl, Benjamin

Transp SpecialistTransportation DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Location Surveys E&W. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$425,209
over 9 fiscal years
Latest year
$63,852
FY 2023 · $307 overtime
Highest year
$65,351
FY 2022
Yearly average
$47,245
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,474%
FY 2015 to FY 2023 · prices +27%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$4,0572015$37,1482016$42,5112017$40,2002018$52,0372019$56,1322020$63,9212021$65,3512022$63,8522023
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2023, pay went up 1,474% while consumer prices went up 27%. After inflation, pay is up 1,143% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$63,852−2.3%+6.3%−8.1%
FY 2022$65,351+2.2%+7.2%−4.6%
FY 2021$63,921+13.9%+2.3%+11.3%
FY 2020$56,132+7.9%+1.6%+6.2%
FY 2019$52,037+29.4%+2.1%+26.8%
FY 2018$40,200−5.4%+2.3%−7.5%
FY 2017$42,511+14.4%+1.8%+12.4%
FY 2016$37,148+815.8%+0.7%+809.6%
FY 2015$4,057———

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 2023 · Transp Specialist

Paid more than 10% of the 373 people with this job title that year. The median was $73,776.

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

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Every record

9 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Transportation Dept
Location Surveys E&W
Transp Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$34.09 /hr$307$63,852
2022Transportation Dept
Location Surveys E&W
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Hennepin$33.26 /hr—$65,351
2021Transportation Dept
Location Surveys E&W
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Hennepin$31.64 /hr—$63,921
2020Transportation Dept
Location Surveys E&W
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$29.18 /hr—$56,132
2019Transportation Dept
Location Surveys E&W
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$25.52 /hr—$52,037
2018Transportation Dept
Location Surveys E&W
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$23.55 /hr$353$40,200
2017Transportation Dept
Location Surveys E&W
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$21.72 /hr—$42,511
2016Transportation Dept
Location Surveys E&W
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$20.06 /hr$977$37,148
2015Transportation Dept
Location Surveys E&W
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Hennepin$18.15 /hr$218$4,057

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Specialist

FY 2023, amount paid