Chiang, David Tawei
DVS Exam & Insp SpecPublic Safety DeptHennepin CountyFull-time
DVS Exam Region 3B. 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 2017, pay went up 153% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 147% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $36,949 | −0.0% | +1.8% | −1.8% |
| FY 2016 | $36,954 | +153.0% | +0.7% | +151.3% |
| FY 2015 | $14,607 | — | — | — |
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 2017 · DVS Exam & Insp Spec
Paid more than 14% of the 111 people with this job title that year. The median was $44,590.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 3B | DVS Exam & Insp Spec Full-time · left during year | Hennepin | $18.38 /hr | $322 | $36,949 |
| 2016 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 3B | DVS Exam & Insp Spec Full-time | Hennepin | $17.38 /hr | $905 | $36,954 |
| 2015 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 1B | DVS Exam & Insp Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $16.54 /hr | $52 | $14,607 |
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 2017, amount paid
- Dohman, Ramona L$158,110Commissioner-Public Safety
- Langer, Matthew C$156,254State Patrol Chief
- Evans, Andrew W$142,626Superintendent BCA
- Galili, Oded$140,148Information Syst Director
- O'Hern, Cassandra O$132,746Deputy Commr Public Safety
- Knutson, Catherine M$130,857Forensic Laboratory Dir
- Gibbs, Patrick G.$130,782State Patrol Trooper
- Bergstrand, Glen A$129,685State Fire Safety Supervisor
Highest paid as DVS Exam & Insp Spec
FY 2017, amount paid
- Klenke, Harold L$79,666Public Safety Dept
- Xiong, Jonathan Ntxhoo Yeeb$55,775Public Safety Dept
- Herr, Len S.$54,818Public Safety Dept
- Nelson, Vernon C$53,382Public Safety Dept
- Johnson, Shawn M$52,653Public Safety Dept
- Xiong, Txawj True$52,556Public Safety Dept
- Sanvik, Ronald A$52,070Public Safety Dept
- Graham, William C$51,901Public Safety Dept