Bell, Joseph M
Customer Svcs Specialist IntPublic Safety DeptDakota CountyFull-time
DVS Exam Region 2B. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2015 to FY 2021, pay went up 520% while consumer prices went up 11%. After inflation, pay is up 457% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | $7,293 | −85.0% | +2.3% | −85.3% |
| FY 2020 | $48,610 | +7.0% | +1.6% | +5.4% |
| FY 2019 | $45,422 | +4.0% | +2.1% | +1.9% |
| FY 2018 | $43,688 | +8.4% | +2.3% | +6.0% |
| FY 2017 | $40,306 | +5.7% | +1.8% | +3.8% |
| FY 2016 | $38,121 | +3,139.4% | +0.7% | +3,117.7% |
| FY 2015 | $1,177 | — | — | — |
Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.
Compared with the same job title
FY 2021 · Customer Svcs Specialist Int
Paid more than 7% of the 400 people with this job title that year. The median was $40,502.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
7 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 2B | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $23.41 /hr | $807 | $7,293 |
| 2020 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 2B | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Dakota | $22.84 /hr | $73 | $48,610 |
| 2019 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 1C | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Ramsey | $22.34 /hr | $312 | $45,422 |
| 2018 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 1C | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Ramsey | $20.78 /hr | $577 | $43,688 |
| 2017 | Corrections Dept OPH Lieutenant-CX6 | Corr Officer 2 Full-time | Washington | $19.27 /hr | $585 | $40,306 |
| 2016 | Corrections Dept OPH Lieutenant-WC 2nd Watch B | Corr Officer 1 Full-time | Washington | $16.75 /hr | $2,772 | $38,121 |
| 2015 | Corrections Dept OPH Employee Devel Supv Staff | Trainee-Corrections Officer Full-time | Washington | $14.71 /hr | — | $1,177 |
The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.
Highest paid in Public Safety Dept
FY 2021, amount paid
- Theis, Michael A$189,036State Patrol Lieutenant
- Langer, Matthew C$183,143State Patrol Chief
- O'Hern, Cassandra O$165,456Deputy Commr Public Safety
- Evans, Andrew W$159,802Superintendent BCA
- Hanson, Jason P$159,645State Patrol Lieutenant
- Bartell, Diane Renee$156,850Information Syst Director
- Goman, Peter Jerome$155,601State Patrol Lieutenant
- Schmidt, Aaron M$154,185State Patrol Trooper
Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist Int
FY 2021, amount paid
- DeLaCruz, Dawn M$62,142MN St Colleges & Universities
- Mudashir, Hajarat B$61,144Public Safety Dept
- Schowalter, Valerie D$60,888Public Safety Dept
- Pham, Joseph$60,096Public Safety Dept
- Wolf-Hrdlicka, Jill E$59,237Public Safety Dept
- Drent, Faith L$57,182MN St Colleges & Universities
- Abernathy, James M$56,899Natural Resources Dept
- McKagan, Karen Ann$56,157Public Safety Dept