Minnesota / Transportation Department

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Transportation Department

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Transportation Department plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2025, this agency had 6,009 employees with median total compensation of $74,811; the highest distinct record was $222,661.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $452.5M
Employees: 6,009
Median total: $74,811
Highest record: $222,661

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$169$151,286+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6,009 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,811) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $72,071 (96%)
Overtime — $1,857 (2%)
Other — $1,369 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$22,141

$60,698

$74,811

$96,121

$116,640

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $116,640 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $22,141. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Transp Generalist

1,385 · $63,783

Transp Generalist Senior

529 · $70,954

Transp Specialist

367 · $78,937

Engineering Specialist

226 · $95,514

Engineer Princ

196 · $129,142

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$411.3M —	5,582 —	$72,251 —
2025	$452.5M ▲ 10.0%	6,009 ▲ 7.6%	$74,811 ▲ 3.5%

Record list

Employees

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Lisa Jaeger

State Program Administrative Director/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$101,037

Sub-department: Equipment Fleet Management
Base pay: $101,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,037
Hire date: 2007-05-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lisa Jaeger works as a State Program Administrative Director for Transportation Department within Equipment Fleet Management. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years as a full-time employee. Lisa earned $101,037 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Daniel Rinehart

Transp Operations Supervisor 2/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$101,033

Sub-department: D4 Morris Sub-Area
Base pay: $97,452
Overtime: $3,213
Other pay: $368
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,033
Hire date: 2011-10-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Traverse

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Daniel Rinehart works as a Transp Operations Supervisor 2 for Transportation Department within D4 Morris Sub-Area. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service as a full-time employee. Daniel earned $101,033 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

John Traxler

Transp Specialist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$101,027

Sub-department: Hutchinson Construction
Base pay: $78,582
Overtime: $16,456
Other pay: $5,989
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,027
Hire date: 2005-12-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 71
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Mcleod

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

John Traxler is a Transp Specialist at Transportation Department within Hutchinson Construction. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $101,027. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Roger Olmscheid

Transp Operations Supervisor 2/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$101,007

Sub-department: TS Aitkin
Base pay: $95,165
Overtime: $563
Other pay: $5,279
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,007
Hire date: 2013-10-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Aitkin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Roger Olmscheid works as a Transp Operations Supervisor 2 for Transportation Department within Ts Aitkin. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years as a full-time employee. Roger earned $101,007 in 2025. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.

Nolan Bach

Engineer Senior/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$100,999

Sub-department: Bridge Design Section
Base pay: $100,163
Overtime: $836
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,999
Hire date: 2018-05-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Washington

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, Nolan Bach serves as a Engineer Senior within Bridge Design Section. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,999. Their bargaining unit is MN Govt Engineers Council.

Patrick O'Brien

Transp Operations Supervisor 2/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$100,966

Sub-department: Structure Maplewood
Base pay: $97,448
Overtime: $3,518
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,966
Hire date: 1997-06-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Patrick O'Brien works as a Transp Operations Supervisor 2 for Transportation Department within Structure Maplewood. They have served since 1997 (about 28 years) as a full-time employee. Patrick earned $100,966 in 2025. They are represented by Middle Management Association.