Minnesota / Transportation Department / Engineering Specialist

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Engineering Specialist

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

234 employees hold this title in Transportation Department. Median total compensation for the role is $95,512, above the department median of $74,811.

Employees: 234
Total payroll: $22.2M
Role median: $95,512
Agency median: $74,811
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,645$138,058+

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How total compensation varies among the 234 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 Transportation Department, the median of $95,512 ranks #3 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

MN St Colleges & Universities

$96,512 · 1

Natural Resources Department

$95,512 · 13

Public Safety Department

$90,739 · 8

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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Todd Davidson

Engineering Specialist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$123,392

Sub-department: Duluth Field Construction
Base pay: $89,586
Overtime: $31,881
Other pay: $1,926
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,392
Hire date: 1984-05-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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

Todd Davidson works as a Engineering Specialist for Transportation Department within Duluth Field Construction. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 41 years as a full-time employee. Todd earned $123,392 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Govt Engineers Council.

Bailey Wolff

Engineering Specialist/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$122,248

Sub-department: Mankato Resident Office
Base pay: $81,240
Overtime: $39,409
Other pay: $1,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,248
Hire date: 2020-02-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Bailey Wolff works as a Engineering Specialist for Transportation Department within Mankato Resident Office. They have served since 2020 (about 4 years) as a full-time employee. Bailey earned $122,248 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is MN Govt Engineers Council.

William Winter

Engineering Specialist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$119,330

Sub-department: Golden Valley Central Res Off
Base pay: $95,512
Overtime: $23,818
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,330
Hire date: 1999-07-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

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

William Winter is a Engineering Specialist at Transportation Department within Golden Valley Central Res Off. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 26 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $119,330. They are represented by MN Govt Engineers Council.