Minnesota / Transportation Department / Engineer Senior

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Engineer Senior

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

196 employees hold this title in Transportation Department. Median total compensation for the role is $102,743, above the department median of $74,811.

Employees: 196
Total payroll: $19M
Role median: $102,743
Agency median: $74,811
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,532$118,653+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 196 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

Engineer Senior is held in 7 Minnesota departments. In Transportation Department, the median of $102,743 ranks #7 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Labor & Industry Department

$116,746 · 4

Water & Soil Resources Board

$114,071 · 1

Public Safety Department

$113,468 · 3

Health Department

$104,616 · 13

Natural Resources Department

$104,077 · 18

Pollution Control Agency

$102,876 · 22

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

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Engineer Senior beyond Minnesota

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $103,009 ranks #3 of 3. See Engineer Senior across all of Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Charlotte

$112,159 · 42

Georgia

$112,108 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Engineer Seniorroles 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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Timothy Gearns

Engineer Senior/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$38,428

Sub-department: Right-of-way Section
Base pay: $38,428
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,428
Hire date: 2013-05-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Timothy Gearns works as a Engineer Senior for Transportation Department within Right-Of-Way Section. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a full-time employee. Timothy earned $38,428 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Govt Engineers Council.

Daniel Swanson

Engineer Senior/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$38,316

Sub-department: Planning
Base pay: $38,316
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,316
Hire date: 2014-01-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Blue Earth

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Daniel Swanson works as a Engineer Senior for Transportation Department within Planning. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. Daniel earned $38,316 in 2025. They are represented by MN Govt Engineers Council.

Tou Vu

Engineer Senior/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$34,744

Sub-department: Design #5
Base pay: $24,288
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,456
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,744
Hire date: 2011-06-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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, 2024: No
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tou Vu works as a Engineer Senior for Transportation Department within Design #5. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 13 years as a full-time employee. Tou earned $34,744 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is MN Govt Engineers Council.