Minnesota / Public Safety Department / Engineering Specialist

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Engineering Specialist

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

8 employees hold this title in Public Safety Department. Median total compensation for the role is $90,739, above the department median of $76,256.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $688.4K
Role median: $90,739
Agency median: $76,256
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$47,756$117,285+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 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 is held in 7 Minnesota departments. In Public Safety Department, the median of $90,739 ranks #4 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

MN St Colleges & Universities

$96,512 · 1

Natural Resources Department

$95,512 · 13

Transportation Department

$95,512 · 234

Water & Soil Resources Board

$87,107 · 2

Labor & Industry Department

$84,363 · 6

Military Affairs Department

$80,623 · 4

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

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Engineering Specialist beyond Minnesota

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $95,512 ranks #1 of 6. See Engineering Specialist across all of Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$87,460 · 6

$69,922 · 1,311

$68,775 · 3,491

$47,397 · 10

$26,043 · 146

Median total compensation for comparable Engineering Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Brianna Alexander Mason

Engineering Specialist/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$91,507

Sub-department: HSEM RESP, REC & Mitigation
Base pay: $89,108
Overtime: $2,398
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,507
Hire date: 2023-03-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Anoka

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

At Public Safety Department, Brianna Alexander Mason serves as a Engineering Specialist within Hsem Resp, Recreation & Mitigation. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $91,507. They are represented by MN Govt Engineers Council.

Caleb Sturgill

Engineering Specialist/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$89,971

Sub-department: HSEM RESP, REC & Mitigation
Base pay: $84,305
Overtime: $5,667
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,971
Hire date: 2021-05-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Anoka

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

At Public Safety Department, Caleb Sturgill serves as a Engineering Specialist within Hsem Resp, Recreation & Mitigation. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,971. Union affiliation: MN Govt Engineers Council.