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Vinge, Gary L

Transp SpecialistTransportation DeptOlmsted CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$1,001,643
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$78,466
FY 2026 · $9,082 overtime
Highest year
$82,878
FY 2025
Yearly average
$62,603
across years on record
Change since first year
+90%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 90% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 28% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$78,466−5.3%+3.1%−8.2%
FY 2025$82,878+5.5%+2.6%+2.8%
FY 2024$78,535+3.8%+3.3%+0.5%
FY 2023$75,643+9.8%+6.3%+3.3%
FY 2022$68,919+13.9%+7.2%+6.3%
FY 2021$60,520−1.1%+2.3%−3.3%
FY 2020$61,179−6.9%+1.6%−8.4%
FY 2019$65,744+8.7%+2.1%+6.5%
FY 2018$60,492+1.6%+2.3%−0.7%
FY 2017$59,551+6.1%+1.8%+4.2%
FY 2016$56,140+1.0%+0.7%+0.4%
FY 2015$55,569−7.8%+0.7%−8.5%
FY 2014$60,270+17.8%+1.6%+16.0%
FY 2013$51,159+12.8%+1.7%+11.0%
FY 2012$45,335+9.9%+2.9%+6.8%
FY 2011$41,243———

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 · Transp Specialist

Paid more than 22% of the 361 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,089.

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
Materials
Transp Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Olmsted$38.40 /hr$9,082$78,466
2025Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$37.83 /hr$4,123$82,878
2024Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$36.20 /hr$3,284$78,535
2023Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$34.09 /hr$2,711$75,643
2022Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Olmsted$32.43 /hr$4,054$68,919
2021Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$29.12 /hr—$60,520
2020Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$28.41 /hr$2,067$61,179
2019Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$27.78 /hr$7,871$65,744
2018Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$27.17 /hr$3,933$60,492
2017Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$26.64 /hr$4,126$59,551
2016Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$25.99 /hr$1,978$56,140
2015Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$25.36 /hr$2,739$55,569
2014Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$24.62 /hr$8,947$60,270
2013Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$23.22 /hr$4,001$51,159
2012Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$21.52 /hr$1,980$45,335
2011Transportation Dept
Materials
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Olmsted$20.31 /hr$3,931$41,243

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 Transp Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid