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Bien, Thomas J

Customer Svcs Specialist IntEmploy & Econ Development DeptDakota CountyFull-time

WFD Job Seeker SVS Field Op X. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$72,394
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$42,541
FY 2019
Highest year
$42,541
FY 2019
Yearly average
$36,197
across years on record
Change since first year
+43%
FY 2018 to FY 2019 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$29,8532018$42,5412019
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2019, pay went up 43% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 40% (it beat inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$42,541+42.5%+2.1%+39.6%
FY 2018$29,853———

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 2019 · Customer Svcs Specialist Int

Paid more than 69% of the 442 people with this job title that year. The median was $36,030.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

3 records, newest first

Every pay record for Bien, Thomas J
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Job Seeker SVS Field Op X
Customer Svcs Specialist Int
Full-time
Dakota$20.62 /hr—$42,541
2019Education Department
Student Testing & Assessment
Office & Admin Specialist Sr
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$20.08 /hr——
2018Education Department
Student Testing & Assessment
Office & Admin Specialist Sr
Full-time
Hennepin$19.64 /hr—$29,853

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 Employ & Econ Development Dept

FY 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist Int

FY 2019, amount paid