Engineering Specialist Senior

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

188 employees hold this title in Transportation Department. Median total compensation for the role is $106,982, above the department median of $74,811.

Employees: 188
Total payroll: $19.5M
Role median: $106,982
Agency median: $74,811
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,310$134,074+

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

How total compensation varies among the 188 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 Transportation Department, the median of $106,982 ranks #4 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Natural Resources Department

$112,665 · 2

Revenue Department

$107,978 · 1

Public Safety Department

$107,519 · 10

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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Giles Abbe

Engineering Specialist Senior/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$32,534

Sub-department: Design
Base pay: $20,389
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,145
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,534
Hire date: 1985-06-19
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 8
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Blue Earth

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Giles Abbe works as a Engineering Specialist Senior for Transportation Department within Design. They have served since 1985 (about 39 years) as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Giles earned $32,534 in 2024. Union affiliation: MN Govt Engineers Council.

Rhonda Prestegard

Engineering Specialist Senior/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$29,783

Sub-department: Right of Way
Base pay: $26,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,032
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,783
Hire date: 1983-07-27
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 8
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Olmsted

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Transportation Department, Rhonda Prestegard serves as a Engineering Specialist Senior within Right of Way. Hired in 1983, they have about 42 years of service, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $29,783. They are represented by MN Govt Engineers Council.