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Wells, Gerald L

Highway HelperTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$348,048
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$51,339
FY 2023
Highest year
$88,605
FY 2018
Yearly average
$58,008
across years on record
Change since first year
-42%
FY 2018 to FY 2023 · prices +21%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$88,6052018$47,5672019$51,9422020$53,3982021$55,1962022$51,3392023
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2023, pay went down 42% while consumer prices went up 21%. After inflation, pay is down 52% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$51,339−7.0%+6.3%−12.5%
FY 2022$55,196+3.4%+7.2%−3.5%
FY 2021$53,398+2.8%+2.3%+0.5%
FY 2020$51,942+9.2%+1.6%+7.5%
FY 2019$47,567−46.3%+2.1%−47.4%
FY 2018$88,605———

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 · Highway Helper

Paid more than 36% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $56,710.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$26.75 /hr—$51,339
2022Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$26.10 /hr—$55,196
2021Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$25.46 /hr—$53,398
2020Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$24.18 /hr$152$51,942
2019Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$23.00 /hr$48$47,567
2018Transportation Dept
Highway Helper Program
Highway Helper
Full-time
Ramsey$21.23 /hr$9,182$88,605

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 Highway Helper

FY 2023, amount paid