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Zenner, Michael J

Highway Signal TechnicianTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$192,957
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$43,250
FY 2014
Highest year
$51,296
FY 2011
Yearly average
$48,239
across years on record
Change since first year
-16%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$51,2962011$47,6042012$50,8072013$43,2502014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 16% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 21% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$43,250−14.9%+1.6%−16.2%
FY 2013$50,807+6.7%+1.7%+5.0%
FY 2012$47,604−7.2%+2.9%−9.8%
FY 2011$51,296———

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 2014 · Highway Signal Technician

Paid more than 0% of the 15 people with this job title that year. The median was $61,999.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Highway Signal Technician
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$27.18 /hr—$43,250
2013Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Highway Signal Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$26.39 /hr$601$50,807
2012Transportation Dept
System Maintenance
Highway Signal Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$25.87 /hr$757$47,604
2011Transportation Dept
Traffic Management - RTMC
Highway Signal Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$25.87 /hr—$51,296

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Highway Signal Technician

FY 2014, amount paid