Transportation Department

Sub-department

West Operations Mgr

Base pay

$87,210

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$1,679

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,889

Hire date

2009-06-15

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

14

Union / bargaining unit

Middle Management Association

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Polk

Joel Leas is a Transp Materials Supervisor at Transportation Department within West Operations Manager. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $88,889. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Sub-department

Bridge Planning Section

Base pay

$87,888

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$1,000

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,888

Hire date

2013-04-30

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

Washington

Joseph Kordosky works as a Transp Program Specialist 3 for Transportation Department within Bridge Planning Section. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years as a full-time employee. Joseph earned $88,888 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

Land Management

Base pay

$87,888

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$1,000

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,888

Hire date

1966-07-25

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

Ramsey

At Transportation Department, Joan Scott serves as a Real Estate Representative Senior within Land Management. Their tenure dates to 1966, about 59 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,888. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps

Base pay

$87,888

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$1,000

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,888

Hire date

1999-08-30

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

Karla Burzlaff-Meyer Smith works as a Transp Program Specialist 3 for Transportation Department within Freight&Commercialvehiclesops. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years) as a full-time employee. Karla earned $88,888 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

Duluth Equipment Services

Base pay

$88,884

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,884

Hire date

2013-10-09

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

13

Union / bargaining unit

Middle Management Association

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

St Louis

Jeremy Anderson works as a Transp Operations Supervisor 1 for Transportation Department within Duluth Equipment Services. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a full-time employee. Jeremy earned $88,884 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Sub-department

Electronic Techs

Base pay

$81,689

Overtime

$7,172

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,861

Hire date

2016-02-24

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

13

Union / bargaining unit

MN Assoc of Professional Empl

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Stearns

At Transportation Department, Gary Braaten serves as a Traffic Management Systems Integrator Sp within Electronic Techs. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,861. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

Materials & Road Research

Base pay

$78,582

Overtime

$9,987

Other pay

$290

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,859

Hire date

2011-09-14

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

71

Union / bargaining unit

Technical

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

Brandon Derosier works as a Transp Specialist for Transportation Department within Materials & Road Research. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service as a full-time employee. Brandon earned $88,859 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Sub-department

Planning Prgm Mgmt & Transit

Base pay

$88,855

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,855

Hire date

2024-02-28

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

13

Union / bargaining unit

MN Assoc of Professional Empl

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

Charles Androsky holds the role of Planner Principal Transp at Transportation Department within Planning Program Management & Transit. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,855. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

D4 Property Mgmt/Permits

Base pay

$88,843

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,843

Hire date

2013-03-28

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

5

Union / bargaining unit

MN Govt Engineers Council

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Becker

John Gildersleeve works as a Engineering Specialist for Transportation Department within D4 Property Mgmt/Permits. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a full-time employee. John earned $88,843 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Govt Engineers Council.

Sub-department

System Maintenance

Base pay

$84,762

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$4,081

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,843

Hire date

2016-07-13

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

97

Union / bargaining unit

Craft, Maintenance, Labor

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

Kiel Molnar holds the role of Highway Signal Technician at Transportation Department within System Maintenance. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,843. Union affiliation: Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Sub-department

Northeast Area

Base pay

$82,618

Overtime

$176

Other pay

$6,037

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,831

Hire date

2009-12-23

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

73

Union / bargaining unit

Technical

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Itasca

Kenneth Yurrick works as a Radio Technician 3 for Transportation Department within Northeast Area. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 15 years as a full-time employee. Kenneth earned $88,831 in 2024. They are represented by Technical.

Sub-department

Design/Hydraulics

Base pay

$88,093

Overtime

$706

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,799

Hire date

2020-09-16

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

4

Union / bargaining unit

MN Govt Engineers Council

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Kandiyohi

Kellen Welinski holds the role of Engineer 2 Graduate at Transportation Department within Design/Hydraulics. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,799. Union affiliation: MN Govt Engineers Council.

Sub-department

Duluth Field Construction

Base pay

$70,585

Overtime

$16,873

Other pay

$1,336

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,793

Hire date

2019-05-01

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

69

Union / bargaining unit

Technical

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

St Louis

Nathan Acker holds the role of Transp Generalist Senior at Transportation Department within Duluth Field Construction. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,793. They are represented by Technical.

Sub-department

Emergency Management

Base pay

$87,773

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$1,000

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,773

Hire date

2017-06-28

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

14

Union / bargaining unit

MN Assoc of Professional Empl

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

Erin Meier holds the role of Planner Principal State at Transportation Department within Emergency Management. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,773. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

D-4 Construction

Base pay

$76,769

Overtime

$11,960

Other pay

$39

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,768

Hire date

2019-09-11

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

71

Union / bargaining unit

Technical

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Becker

Caleb Will holds the role of Transp Specialist at Transportation Department within D-4 Construction. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,768. They are represented by Technical.

Sub-department

Cedar SubArea

Base pay

$75,627

Overtime

$12,538

Other pay

$551

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,716

Hire date

2016-08-15

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

69

Union / bargaining unit

Technical

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Hennepin

Richard Carey works as a Transp Generalist Senior for Transportation Department within Cedar Subarea. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. Richard earned $88,716 in 2025. Union affiliation: Technical.

Sub-department

Construction Baxter

Base pay

$63,564

Overtime

$24,102

Other pay

$1,043

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,708

Hire date

1993-03-17

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

67

Union / bargaining unit

Craft, Maintenance, Labor

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Crow Wing

Randy Martin is a Transp Generalist at Transportation Department within Construction Baxter. They have served since 1993 (about 32 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $88,708. Union affiliation: Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Sub-department

Sustain Plan & PR Mgmt Div Adm

Base pay

$86,653

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$2,053

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,706

Hire date

2009-05-04

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

67

Union / bargaining unit

Confidential

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

At Transportation Department, Heidi Bryand serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Principal within Sustain Plan & Pr Management Division Administrative. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,706. Their bargaining unit is Confidential.

Sub-department

Research & Innovation

Base pay

$88,699

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,699

Hire date

2022-05-25

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

13

Union / bargaining unit

MN Assoc of Professional Empl

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

At Transportation Department, Barbara Fraley serves as a Transp Program Specialist 4 within Research & Innovation. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,699. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

Surveys

Base pay

$70,591

Overtime

$17,423

Other pay

$682

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,697

Hire date

1997-01-13

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

69

Union / bargaining unit

Technical

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

St Louis

William Tasky holds the role of Transp Generalist Senior at Transportation Department within Surveys. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,697. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Sub-department

Environmental Stewardship

Base pay

$88,613

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,613

Hire date

2024-03-20

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

14

Union / bargaining unit

MN Assoc of Professional Empl

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

Scott Tooker is a State Program Administrative Principal at Transportation Department within Environmental Stewardship. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $88,613. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

Transit Operations

Base pay

$88,613

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,613

Hire date

2023-03-29

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

14

Union / bargaining unit

MN Assoc of Professional Empl

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

James Wolter holds the role of State Program Administrative Principal at Transportation Department within Transit Operations. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,613. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

Bridge Design Section

Base pay

$88,594

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,594

Hire date

2014-06-13

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

4

Union / bargaining unit

MN Govt Engineers Council

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Washington

Alexandra Farraher is a Engineer 2 Graduate at Transportation Department within Bridge Design Section. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $88,594. Union affiliation: MN Govt Engineers Council.

Sub-department

Land Management

Base pay

$88,577

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,577

Hire date

2010-05-17

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

5

Union / bargaining unit

MN Govt Engineers Council

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Kandiyohi

Fernando Garcia Jr holds the role of Engineering Specialist at Transportation Department within Land Management. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,577. Union affiliation: MN Govt Engineers Council.

Sub-department

Equipment Fleet Management

Base pay

$87,453

Overtime

$1,112

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,566

Hire date

2007-05-17

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

14

Union / bargaining unit

MN Assoc of Professional Empl

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

Lisa Jaeger works as a Transp Acquisition Specialist for Transportation Department within Equipment Fleet Management. Hired in 2007, they have about 17 years of service as a full-time employee. Lisa earned $88,566 in 2024. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

Building Maint Owatonna

Base pay

$84,762

Overtime

$3,734

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,496

Hire date

2016-07-28

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

97

Union / bargaining unit

Craft, Maintenance, Labor

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Steele

Jamie Robertson holds the role of Plumber Master in Charge at Transportation Department within Building Maintenance Owatonna. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,496. Union affiliation: Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Sub-department

Environmental Stewardship

Base pay

$88,492

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,492

Hire date

2024-04-03

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

14

Union / bargaining unit

MN Assoc of Professional Empl

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

Christopher Hommerding is a State Program Administrative Principal at Transportation Department within Environmental Stewardship. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $88,492. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

Windom Buildings

Base pay

$84,776

Overtime

$3,704

Other pay

$8

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,488

Hire date

2019-02-11

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

97

Union / bargaining unit

Craft, Maintenance, Labor

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Cottonwood

Matthew Moller works as a Plumber Master in Charge for Transportation Department within Windom Buildings. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. Matthew earned $88,488 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Sub-department

Property Conveyance

Base pay

$86,883

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$1,600

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,483

Hire date

2018-05-14

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

5

Union / bargaining unit

MN Govt Engineers Council

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

At Transportation Department, Danielle Wood serves as a Engineering Specialist within Property Conveyance. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,483. They are represented by MN Govt Engineers Council.

Sub-department

Traffic Engineering

Base pay

$87,442

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$1,000

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,442

Hire date

2011-12-07

Employment type

Part-Time

Pay grade

14

Union / bargaining unit

MN Assoc of Professional Empl

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

0.9

Work county

Ramsey

Michelle Pooler holds the role of State Program Administrative Principal at Transportation Department within Traffic Engineering. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years) as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,442. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

D4 Plan Development

Base pay

$87,974

Overtime

$446

Other pay

$2

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,421

Hire date

1998-06-02

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

At Transportation Department, Matthew Anderson serves as a Engineering Specialist within D4 Plan Development. Hired in 1998, they have about 27 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,421. They are represented by MN Govt Engineers Council.

Sub-department

Freight&CommercialVehiclesOps

Base pay

$72,139

Overtime

$246

Other pay

$16,033

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,419

Hire date

2009-04-30

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

Ramsey

Kristine Schadegg holds the role of Transp Program Specialist 2 at Transportation Department within Freight&Commercialvehiclesops. Hired in 2009, they have about 16 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,419. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sub-department

D-4 Construction

Base pay

$67,699

Overtime

$19,888

Other pay

$830

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,417

Hire date

2019-05-20

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

69

Union / bargaining unit

Technical

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Clay

Righsher Jordan holds the role of Transp Generalist Senior at Transportation Department within D-4 Construction. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,417. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Sub-department

D4 Fleet/Repair Shop

Base pay

$82,286

Overtime

$5,971

Other pay

$149

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,407

Hire date

2017-02-22

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

96

Union / bargaining unit

Craft, Maintenance, Labor

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Becker

Zackary Dahring works as a Heavy Equipment Field Mechanical for Transportation Department within D4 Fleet/Repair Shop. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service as a full-time employee. Zackary earned $88,407 in 2025. Union affiliation: Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Sub-department

HR Management

Base pay

$88,396

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,396

Hire date

1997-10-13

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

13

Union / bargaining unit

Confidential

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

At Transportation Department, Rene Duffee serves as a Human Resources Specialist 3 within HR Management. Hired in 1997, they have about 27 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $88,396. They are represented by Confidential.

Sub-department

Communications

Base pay

$88,321

Overtime

$0

Other pay

$0

Benefits

$0

Total compensation

$88,321

Hire date

2022-04-04

Employment type

Full-Time

Pay grade

14

Union / bargaining unit

MN Assoc of Professional Empl

Pay basis

Hourly

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1

Work county

Ramsey

At Transportation Department, Douglas Mack serves as a Communications Specialist 3 within Communications. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,321. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.