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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Jesse Davidson

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$45,322

Sub-department: Mankato Subarea
Base pay: $43,694
Overtime: $1,384
Other pay: $244
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,322
Hire date: 2019-04-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Blue Earth

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jesse Davidson works as a Transp Generalist for Transportation Department within Mankato Subarea. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. Jesse earned $45,322 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Renee Peterson

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$45,140

Sub-department: Marshall Maintenance Area
Base pay: $44,574
Overtime: $184
Other pay: $382
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,140
Hire date: 2011-05-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Lyon

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Renee Peterson is a Transp Generalist at Transportation Department within Marshall Maintenance Area. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 14 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $45,140. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Joelle Hjort

Transp Program Specialist 3/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$45,127

Sub-department: Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps
Base pay: $44,586
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $542
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,127
Hire date: 2022-06-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Stearns

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joelle Hjort works as a Transp Program Specialist 3 for Transportation Department within Freight&Commercialvehiclesops. They have served since 2022 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Joelle earned $45,127 in 2024. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

David Horsman

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$45,073

Sub-department: Subarea Rochester
Base pay: $42,857
Overtime: $1,724
Other pay: $493
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,073
Hire date: 2024-09-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Olmsted

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

David Horsman holds the role of Transp Generalist at Transportation Department within Subarea Rochester. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,073. They are represented by Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Rebecca Cool

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$45,054

Sub-department: Administration Baxter
Base pay: $45,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,054
Hire date: 2024-08-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Crow Wing

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Transportation Department, Rebecca Cool serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int within Administration Baxter. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,054. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Kevin Bartlett

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$44,965

Sub-department: Maple Grove Nights
Base pay: $40,920
Overtime: $567
Other pay: $3,479
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,965
Hire date: 2019-08-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
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: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Transportation Department, Kevin Bartlett serves as a Transp Generalist within Maple Grove Nights. Hired in 2019, they have about 5 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,965. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Jaden Hennings

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,938

Sub-department: Worthington Subarea
Base pay: $44,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $244
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,938
Hire date: 2024-08-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Nobles

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jaden Hennings is a Transp Generalist at Transportation Department within Worthington Subarea. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $44,938. They are represented by Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Nicklaus Ollrich

Engineer Senior/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$44,905

Sub-department: Traffic
Base pay: $28,934
Overtime: $2,849
Other pay: $13,122
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,905
Hire date: 2018-05-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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: No
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nicklaus Ollrich is a Engineer Senior at Transportation Department within Traffic. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 6 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $44,905. Union affiliation: MN Govt Engineers Council.

Dallas Sieve

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,899

Sub-department: Worthington Subarea
Base pay: $44,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $205
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,899
Hire date: 2024-08-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Nobles

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Transportation Department, Dallas Sieve serves as a Transp Generalist within Worthington Subarea. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $44,899. They are represented by Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Mark Watson

Engineer Senior Administrative/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,889

Sub-department: Materials & Road Research
Base pay: $44,889
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,889
Hire date: 2005-05-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 22
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Transportation Department, Mark Watson serves as a Engineer Senior Administrative within Materials & Road Research. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $44,889. They are represented by Manager.

Jake Hiles

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,884

Sub-department: Le Sueur Subarea
Base pay: $44,669
Overtime: $19
Other pay: $196
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,884
Hire date: 2024-07-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Sibley

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jake Hiles is a Transp Generalist at Transportation Department within Le Sueur Subarea. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $44,884. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Staneisha Dandridge

Transp Associate/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,873

Sub-department: Duluth Traffic Services
Base pay: $41,309
Overtime: $2,945
Other pay: $619
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,873
Hire date: 2024-04-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Transportation Department, Staneisha Dandridge serves as a Transp Associate within Duluth Traffic Services. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $44,873. They are represented by Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Wendy Grant

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,749

Sub-department: Chaska Subarea
Base pay: $44,195
Overtime: $551
Other pay: $3
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,749
Hire date: 2017-03-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Carver

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Transportation Department, Wendy Grant serves as a Transp Generalist within Chaska Subarea. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $44,749. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Kimberly Zlimen

Engineer Princ/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,591

Sub-department: West Area Manager
Base pay: $44,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,591
Hire date: 2019-08-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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: 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, Kimberly Zlimen serves as a Engineer Princ within West Area Manager. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $44,591. Union affiliation: MN Govt Engineers Council.

Harrison Maxwell

Planner Intermediate/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,535

Sub-department: Transportation System Mgmt
Base pay: $44,535
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,535
Hire date: 2024-07-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
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: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Harrison Maxwell holds the role of Planner Intermediate at Transportation Department within Transportation System Management. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $44,535. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Joshua Meier

Transp Associate/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$44,526

Sub-department: Traffic Services - Metro East
Base pay: $44,314
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $213
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,526
Hire date: 2023-07-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Washington

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joshua Meier works as a Transp Associate for Transportation Department within Traffic Services - Metro East. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Joshua earned $44,526 in 2024. Union affiliation: Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Kelsey Neisen

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,413

Sub-department: Duluth Administrative Services
Base pay: $44,211
Overtime: $203
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,413
Hire date: 2023-03-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kelsey Neisen holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Transportation Department within Duluth Administrative Services. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $44,413. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Lance Rayburn

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,380

Sub-department: South Subarea
Base pay: $43,917
Overtime: $71
Other pay: $392
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,380
Hire date: 2024-04-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Pine

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lance Rayburn holds the role of Transp Generalist at Transportation Department within South Subarea. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $44,380. They are represented by Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Charles Groebner

Central Services Administrative Specialist Inter/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,353

Sub-department: Mail and Inventory Center
Base pay: $44,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $160
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,353
Hire date: 2024-05-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Charles Groebner works as a Central Services Administrative Specialist Inter for Transportation Department within Mail and Inventory Center. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Charles earned $44,353 in 2025. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Henry Erickson

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,320

Sub-department: TS Long Prairie
Base pay: $44,064
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $256
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,320
Hire date: 2010-01-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Todd

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Henry Erickson holds the role of Transp Generalist at Transportation Department within Ts Long Prairie. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 15 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $44,320. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Patrick Drummer

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,313

Sub-department: Mapleton Subarea
Base pay: $44,064
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $249
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,313
Hire date: 2024-10-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Faribault

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Patrick Drummer is a Transp Generalist at Transportation Department within Mapleton Subarea. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $44,313. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Austin Roth

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$44,251

Sub-department: Golden Valley Subarea
Base pay: $41,569
Overtime: $2,098
Other pay: $584
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,251
Hire date: 2020-07-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Austin Roth holds the role of Transp Generalist at Transportation Department within Golden Valley Subarea. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $44,251. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.