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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Jeremy Peterson

Engineering Specialist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$70,981

Sub-department: D4 Program Devel/Project Mgmt
Base pay: $70,981
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,981
Hire date: 2012-03-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Becker

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, Jeremy Peterson serves as a Engineering Specialist within D4 Program Devel/Project Management. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,981. Their bargaining unit is MN Govt Engineers Council.

Thomas Brooks

Engineering Specialist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$67,466

Sub-department: Traffic
Base pay: $28,389
Overtime: $1,379
Other pay: $37,698
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,466
Hire date: 1986-06-03
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, 2025: No
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Thomas Brooks is a Engineering Specialist at Transportation Department within Traffic. Their tenure dates to 1986, about 39 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $67,466. Their bargaining unit is MN Govt Engineers Council.

Michael Hetrick

Engineering Specialist/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$64,689

Sub-department: Construction Surveys
Base pay: $62,861
Overtime: $616
Other pay: $1,211
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,689
Hire date: 1995-08-23
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, 2024: No
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, Michael Hetrick serves as a Engineering Specialist within Construction Surveys. Hired in 1995, they have about 29 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $64,689. Union affiliation: MN Govt Engineers Council.