Cunningham, Ellen
Customer Svcs Specialist IntMN St Colleges & UniversitiesDakota CountyFull-time
AFSCME Unltd and Seasl FT. 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 2018 to FY 2022, pay went up 416% while consumer prices went up 14%. After inflation, pay is up 354% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $25,912 | −37.3% | +7.2% | −41.5% |
| FY 2021 | $41,327 | +10.7% | +2.3% | +8.2% |
| FY 2020 | $37,346 | +17.1% | +1.6% | +15.3% |
| FY 2019 | $31,892 | +534.6% | +2.1% | +521.7% |
| FY 2018 | $5,025 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Customer Svcs Specialist Int
Paid more than 39% of the 438 people with this job title that year. The median was $33,535.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
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5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MN St Colleges & Universities AFSCME Unltd and Seasl FT | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $20.52 /hr | — | $25,912 |
| 2021 | MN St Colleges & Universities AFSCME Unltd and Seasl FT | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Dakota | $19.42 /hr | $1 | $41,327 |
| 2020 | MN St Colleges & Universities AFSCME Unltd and Seasl FT | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Dakota | $18.46 /hr | — | $37,346 |
| 2019 | MN St Colleges & Universities AFSCME Unltd and Seasl FT | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Dakota | $17.23 /hr | $32 | $31,892 |
| 2018 | MN St Colleges & Universities AFSCME Temp or Intermit only | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Dakota | $16.48 /hr | $43 | $5,025 |
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 MN St Colleges & Universities
FY 2022, amount paid
- Hastings, Michael E$462,627State University Faculty
- Malhotra, Devinder M$414,238Chancellor MNSCU
- Murray, Michael$349,525State University Faculty
- Olson, Scott R$349,232MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Wacker, Robbyn Renee$347,900MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Blackhurst, Anne$346,074MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- MacDonald, Richard A$334,627State University Faculty
- Anderson, Ronald O$322,691MnSCU Vice Chancellor
Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist Int
FY 2022, amount paid
- Simonich, Tamara B$71,311Natural Resources Dept
- Schowalter, Valerie D$61,094Public Safety Dept
- Silva, Laura L$59,660Public Safety Dept
- Drent, Faith L$58,609MN St Colleges & Universities
- Krzenski, Debra$56,489MN St Colleges & Universities
- Kirschner, Jill P$53,991Secretary of State
- Klassen, Laura M$53,489MN St Colleges & Universities
- Harsha, Terri$53,451Education Department