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Wahlstrom, Roger D

Highway Helper SrTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Highway Helper Program. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$307,284
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$25,212
FY 2017 · $21 overtime
Highest year
$50,302
FY 2016
Yearly average
$43,898
across years on record
Change since first year
-42%
FY 2011 to FY 2017 · prices +10%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$43,6822011$43,7312012$45,8342013$49,3762014$49,1472015$50,3022016$25,2122017
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2017, pay went down 42% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 47% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$25,212−49.9%+1.8%−50.8%
FY 2016$50,302+2.3%+0.7%+1.7%
FY 2015$49,147−0.5%+0.7%−1.2%
FY 2014$49,376+7.7%+1.6%+6.1%
FY 2013$45,834+4.8%+1.7%+3.1%
FY 2012$43,731+0.1%+2.9%−2.7%
FY 2011$43,682———

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 2017 · Highway Helper Sr

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper Sr
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$23.97 /hr$21$25,212
2016Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$23.39 /hr$842$50,302
2015Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$22.82 /hr$436$49,147
2014Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$22.16 /hr$1,949$49,376
2013Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$21.51 /hr$258$45,834
2012Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$21.09 /hr—$43,731
2011Transportation Dept
Traffic Management - RTMC
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$20.48 /hr—$43,682

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Highway Helper Sr

FY 2017, amount paid