Engineering Specialist Senior salaries
What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “Engineering Specialist Senior” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.
Employees
264
FY 2026
Total paid
$27.3M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$108,667
base rate median $108,722
Average paid
$103,310
across 264 with pay
Highest paid
$153,318
Donovan, Patrick J
Median pay by fiscal year
Paid in year and annual base rate
Median paid in yearMedian annual base rate
Employees by fiscal year
People on the payroll at any time in the year
Agencies with this job title
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$111,559
$106,736
$106,482
$105,830
$98,721
$95,451
$91,706
$88,419
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, Rolf A | Transportation Dept Design #2 | $52.27 /hr | $110,790 | $523 |
| Pemble, Michael Paul | Transportation Dept LM Surveying and Mapping | $52.27 /hr | $110,790 | — |
| Harris, Daniel J | Transportation Dept Project Data Management | $54.97 /hr | $110,763 | — |
| Santjer, Scott D | Water & Soil Resources Board Engineering | $52.27 /hr | $110,757 | — |
| Wald, David J | Transportation Dept Materials | $52.27 /hr | $110,686 | $418 |
| Schneider, James R | Transportation Dept MRR Pavement Adv Materials | $52.27 /hr | $110,628 | $1,960 |
| Ennis, Patrick J | Transportation Dept Freeway System Integration | $52.27 /hr | $110,610 | $1,943 |
| Ojanen, Christopher | Transportation Dept Freight and Rail Programs | $52.27 /hr | $110,445 | $1,254 |
| Rice, Christopher John | Transportation Dept Freight and Rail Safety | $52.27 /hr | $110,430 | $1,764 |
| Nieman, Chad Edward | Transportation Dept Freight and Rail Safety | $52.27 /hr | $110,313 | $1,647 |
| Smith, Christopher D | Transportation Dept Plan Development | $52.27 /hr | $110,268 | — |
| Hendrickson, Paul V | Transportation Dept LM Legal Descriptions | $52.27 /hr | $110,268 | — |
| Lundquist, Mark S | Transportation Dept Right of Way Metro | $52.27 /hr | $110,267 | — |
| Buschette, Jeffery T | Transportation Dept D-4 State Aid | $52.27 /hr | $110,266 | — |
| Dostal, Andrew | Transportation Dept Duluth Field Construction | $52.27 /hr | $110,266 | — |
| Janssen, Eric D | Transportation Dept Operations Division Admin | $52.27 /hr | $110,266 | — |
| Floberg, Russell D | Transportation Dept D-4 Construction | $52.27 /hr | $110,266 | — |
| Madill, Jeffrey M | Transportation Dept State Aid Office | $52.27 /hr | $110,266 | — |
| Fenske, James W | Transportation Dept State Aid | $52.27 /hr | $110,266 | — |
| Kleinschmidt III, Donald Victor | Transportation Dept Duluth Field Construction | $52.27 /hr | $110,266 | — |
| Pfau, Tony D | Transportation Dept Planning | $52.27 /hr | $110,266 | — |
| Theisen, Scott A | Transportation Dept Bridge Inspection | $52.27 /hr | $110,264 | — |
| Craig, E Buck | Transportation Dept Roadway Regulations & Enforce | $52.27 /hr | $110,234 | — |
| Kuzel, Bradley Paul | Transportation Dept Building | $52.27 /hr | $110,077 | $1,411 |
| McLean, Walter K | Transportation Dept Building | $52.27 /hr | $110,077 | $1,411 |
| Pedersen, John D | Transportation Dept Traffic Lighting Construction | $52.27 /hr | $109,765 | — |
| Seo, Soo young | Health Department HRD Engr Svcs Staff | $52.27 /hr | $109,764 | $1,098 |
| Nelson, Douglas Lee | Transportation Dept Right of Way Metro | $52.27 /hr | $109,713 | — |
| Thompson, Roger A | Transportation Dept Plan Development Baxter | $52.27 /hr | $109,713 | $1,045 |
| Aamodt, Randall John | Transportation Dept Bridge State Aid Operations | $52.27 /hr | $109,713 | $1,045 |
| Sjodin, Michael Lowell | Transportation Dept Construction Surveys | $52.27 /hr | $109,713 | $1,045 |
| Jorgenson Jr, Charles Martin | Transportation Dept LM Survey Support | $52.27 /hr | $109,713 | — |
| Klasen, Michael P | Transportation Dept Construction St Cloud | $52.27 /hr | $109,712 | — |
| Drews, Nathan Dennis | Transportation Dept Traffic Engineering | $52.27 /hr | $109,668 | — |
| Hager, Brian R | Transportation Dept Design #2 | $52.27 /hr | $109,666 | — |
| Miller, Steven A | Transportation Dept Structures | $52.27 /hr | $109,582 | $497 |
| Lindell, Robert Michael | Public Safety Dept Pipeline Safety Response | $52.27 /hr | $109,539 | $352 |
| Frisco, Stephen Gerald | Transportation Dept Program Del Non-Ex Prof | $52.27 /hr | $109,529 | $862 |
| Driver, Ann Marie | Transportation Dept LM Utility Agree and Permits | $52.27 /hr | $109,366 | $183 |
| Toeller, Jack | Health Department HRD AL Engr Staff | $52.27 /hr | $109,293 | $627 |
| Aamodt, Daniel | Pollution Control Agency RMAD PSM SolidWastePermitUnit | $52.27 /hr | $109,167 | — |
| Braatz, Hannah | Pollution Control Agency IND AQ Permits Unit 5 | $52.27 /hr | $109,167 | — |
| Hanafy, Tarik A | Pollution Control Agency IND Air Quality Permits Unit 4 | $52.27 /hr | $109,166 | — |
| Ramberg, Chris A | Transportation Dept Structure Inspect Programming | $52.27 /hr | $109,112 | $444 |
| Martinez Venegas, Raul A | Transportation Dept LM Photogrammetry & Sensing 1 | $52.27 /hr | $109,085 | $418 |
| Babin, Paul Daniel | Transportation Dept Traffic Electrical Design | $52.27 /hr | $109,059 | $392 |
| Ross, Ryan Lee | Military Affairs Dept FMO Engineers Staff | $52.27 /hr | $108,875 | $627 |
| Gray, Heidi J | Transportation Dept PMTS Project Design Services | $52.27 /hr | $108,825 | $157 |
| Luberda, Andrew J | Pollution Control Agency IND AQ Permits Unit 5 | $52.27 /hr | $108,823 | $157 |
| Schendel, Adam | Transportation Dept Traffic | $52.27 /hr | $108,797 | $131 |
Each person counts once per fiscal year, agency and county (multiple positions combined, shown as “+ more”). “Paid” is the total paid during the fiscal year, including overtime and other pay; it is lower than the base rate for anyone who started, left or worked part time. “Base pay” is the rate on record.