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Ward, James H

Transp Generalist SeniorTransportation DeptLake CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$970,129
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$77,091
FY 2026 · $4,792 overtime
Highest year
$77,091
FY 2026
Yearly average
$60,633
across years on record
Change since first year
+56%
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 56% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 5% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$77,091+8.1%+3.1%+4.8%
FY 2025$71,298+3.6%+2.6%+0.9%
FY 2024$68,848+0.1%+3.3%−3.1%
FY 2023$68,807+9.0%+6.3%+2.5%
FY 2022$63,149+4.3%+7.2%−2.7%
FY 2021$60,537−0.1%+2.3%−2.4%
FY 2020$60,603−1.9%+1.6%−3.4%
FY 2019$61,751+1.9%+2.1%−0.1%
FY 2018$60,571+8.6%+2.3%+6.2%
FY 2017$55,775−2.9%+1.8%−4.7%
FY 2016$57,447+5.9%+0.7%+5.2%
FY 2015$54,223−1.4%+0.7%−2.1%
FY 2014$54,978+2.1%+1.6%+0.5%
FY 2013$53,841+3.9%+1.7%+2.2%
FY 2012$51,808+4.9%+2.9%+1.9%
FY 2011$49,404———

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 Generalist Senior

Paid more than 71% of the 536 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,500.

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
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$34.49 /hr$4,792$77,091
2025Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$33.98 /hr$460$71,298
2024Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$32.52 /hr$1,024$68,848
2023Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$30.60 /hr$1,744$68,807
2022Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$29.85 /hr$1,030$63,149
2021Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$29.12 /hr—$60,537
2020Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$28.41 /hr$1,023$60,603
2019Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$29.74 /hr$891$61,751
2018Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$27.17 /hr$1,691$60,571
2017Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$26.64 /hr$84$55,775
2016Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$27.82 /hr$468$57,447
2015Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$25.36 /hr$1,168$54,223
2014Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$26.35 /hr$3,024$54,978
2013Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$23.90 /hr$4,506$53,841
2012Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$23.43 /hr$1,107$51,808
2011Transportation Dept
Shore Subarea
Transp Generalist Senior
Full-time
Lake$23.43 /hr$1,037$49,404

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 Generalist Senior

FY 2026, amount paid