Engineering Specialist Senior

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

10 employees hold this title in Public Safety Department. Median total compensation for the role is $107,519, above the department median of $76,256.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $1M
Role median: $107,519
Agency median: $76,256
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$83,926$111,222+

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How total compensation varies among the 10 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Engineering Specialist Senior is held in 11 Minnesota departments. In Public Safety Department, the median of $107,519 ranks #3 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Natural Resources Department

$112,665 · 2

Revenue Department

$107,978 · 1

Transportation Department

$106,982 · 188

MN St Colleges & Universities

$106,978 · 3

Commerce Department

$106,962 · 1

Labor & Industry Department

$106,962 · 4

Pollution Control Agency

$103,636 · 26

Water & Soil Resources Board

$100,658 · 6

Health Department

$91,404 · 14

Military Affairs Department

$76,321 · 5

Median total compensation for the Engineering Specialist Senior role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Olaf Engebretson

Engineering Specialist Senior/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$108,059

Sub-department: Pipeline Safety Support
Base pay: $106,978
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,082
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,059
Hire date: 2013-07-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Olaf Engebretson holds the role of Engineering Specialist Senior at Public Safety Department within Pipeline Safety Support. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,059. Union affiliation: MN Govt Engineers Council.