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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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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Nicholas Wolner

Transp Program Specialist 2/Transportation Department

2025 total comp
$60,712
Sub-department
Project Management & Tech Supp
Base pay
$59,712
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,000
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,712
Hire date
2022-07-20
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

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

Nicholas Wolner works as a Transp Program Specialist 2 for Transportation Department within Project Management & Technician Supp. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. Nicholas earned $60,712 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Steven Theis Jr

Transp Generalist/Transportation Department

2025 total comp
$60,700
Sub-department
North East Subarea
Base pay
$60,222
Overtime
$261
Other pay
$217
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,700
Hire date
2021-09-15
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
67
Union / bargaining unit
Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis
Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Work county
Lake Of Woods

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

Steven Theis Jr works as a Transp Generalist for Transportation Department within North East Subarea. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a full-time employee. Steven earned $60,700 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.