Diep, Choua Vang
Customer Svcs Specialist SrSecretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time
Business Unit Two-Senior. 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 2016 to FY 2020, pay went up 374% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 339% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $43,782 | +7.7% | +1.6% | +6.0% |
| FY 2019 | $40,655 | +1.3% | +2.1% | −0.8% |
| FY 2018 | $40,143 | +12.3% | +2.3% | +9.8% |
| FY 2017 | $35,757 | +287.0% | +1.8% | +280.0% |
| FY 2016 | $9,240 | — | — | — |
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 2020 · Customer Svcs Specialist Sr
Paid more than 35% of the 184 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,179.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Secretary of State Business Unit Two-Senior | Customer Svcs Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $21.08 /hr | $774 | $43,782 |
| 2019 | Secretary of State Business Unit Two-Senior | Customer Svcs Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $20.08 /hr | — | $40,655 |
| 2018 | Secretary of State Business Center | Customer Svcs Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $19.14 /hr | $1,443 | $40,143 |
| 2017 | Secretary of State Business Center | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Ramsey | $17.30 /hr | — | $35,757 |
| 2016 | Secretary of State Business Center | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Ramsey | $16.50 /hr | — | $9,240 |
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 Secretary of State
FY 2020, amount paid
- Spano, Jacob N$127,712Asst Secretary of State
- McCollough, Matt$127,609Systems Supervisor
- Auger, Daniel C$125,639Systems Architect
- Selstad, Christian H$125,202Systems Supervisor
- Cross, Robert$125,202Systems Supervisor
- Strother, Julie A$119,038Deputy Secretary of State Oper
- Kommareddy, Show Reddy$118,586Systems Analysis Unit Supv
- Schultz, Ryan$117,121Information Technology Spec 5
Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist Sr
FY 2020, amount paid
- Sodhi, Poonam$59,375Public Safety Dept
- Scott, James W$59,060MN St Colleges & Universities
- Sorensen, Mary C$57,734MN St Colleges & Universities
- Sirian, Carmen Lee$57,581Public Safety Dept
- DiSanto, Michael A$57,377Lottery
- Hatting, Donna L$57,360Public Safety Dept
- Heiple, Mary E$55,765Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Welsh, Angela Christine$54,195MN St Colleges & Universities