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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Shawn Johnson

Heavy Equipment Mechanic/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$50,666

Sub-department: Equipment Fleet Management
Base pay: $48,610
Overtime: $1,880
Other pay: $176
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,666
Hire date: 2024-09-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 95
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
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: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Shawn Johnson holds the role of Heavy Equipment Mechanic at Transportation Department within Equipment Fleet Management. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,666. Union affiliation: Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Amber Kehn

Management Analyst 1/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$50,663

Sub-department: Support and Training
Base pay: $50,663
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,663
Hire date: 2019-07-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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

At Transportation Department, Amber Kehn serves as a Management Analyst 1 within Support and Training. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,663. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Matthew Reser

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$50,622

Sub-department: Construction Surveys
Base pay: $50,547
Overtime: $75
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,622
Hire date: 2023-04-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
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: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Matthew Reser holds the role of Transp Generalist at Transportation Department within Construction Surveys. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,622. Union affiliation: Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

James Llaguno Jr

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$50,583

Sub-department: Materials
Base pay: $49,111
Overtime: $1,342
Other pay: $129
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,583
Hire date: 2017-05-17
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

James Llaguno Jr is a Transp Generalist at Transportation Department within Materials. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $50,583. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Molly Short

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$50,581

Sub-department: Land Management
Base pay: $50,581
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,581
Hire date: 2006-09-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Molly Short holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Transportation Department within Land Management. They have served since 2006 (about 18 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $50,581. They are represented by Clerical.

Rachidi Amadou

Transp Program Specialist 2/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$50,551

Sub-department: Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps
Base pay: $50,287
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $264
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,551
Hire date: 2022-08-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
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: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Transportation Department, Rachidi Amadou serves as a Transp Program Specialist 2 within Freight&Commercialvehiclesops. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,551. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Timothy Weeding

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2024 total comp

$50,547

Sub-department: South East Subarea
Base pay: $29,212
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $21,335
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,547
Hire date: 1989-08-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hubbard

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, Timothy Weeding serves as a Transp Generalist within South East Subarea. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 35 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $50,547. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.