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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Christina Caouette

Engineer Senior/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$78,651

Sub-department: Project Management Metro
Base pay: $78,651
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,651
Hire date: 2014-06-04
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Transportation Department, Christina Caouette serves as a Engineer Senior within Project Management Metro. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,651. Their bargaining unit is MN Govt Engineers Council.

Jorge Bernal Delgado

Engineer Senior/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$77,579

Sub-department: Design #5
Base pay: $76,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,140
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,579
Hire date: 2023-03-29
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

Jorge Bernal Delgado holds the role of Engineer Senior at Transportation Department within Design #5. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $77,579. They are represented by MN Govt Engineers Council.

Steven Adamsky

Engineer Senior/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$75,912

Sub-department: Materials
Base pay: $55,202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,710
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,912
Hire date: 1999-10-11
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

Steven Adamsky works as a Engineer Senior for Transportation Department within Materials. They have served since 1999 (about 25 years) as a full-time employee. Steven earned $75,912 in 2024. Union affiliation: MN Govt Engineers Council.

Bradford Scott Jr

Engineer Senior/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$75,684

Sub-department: Program Development
Base pay: $75,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,684
Hire date: 2024-10-23
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

Bradford Scott Jr holds the role of Engineer Senior at Transportation Department within Program Development. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,684. Their bargaining unit is MN Govt Engineers Council.