Ellis, Blake Barrington
Customer Svcs Specialist IntMNsureRamsey CountyFull-time
MNsure Call Center/Ops 2. 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 2023 to FY 2024, pay went down 88% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 88% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $4,451 | −87.8% | +3.3% | −88.2% |
| FY 2023 | $36,375 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Customer Svcs Specialist Int
Paid more than 9% of the 378 people with this job title that year. The median was $43,307.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MNsure MNsure Call Center/Ops 2 | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $20.01 /hr | — | $4,451 |
| 2023 | MNsure MNsure Call Center/Ops 2 | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Ramsey | $18.97 /hr | $793 | $36,375 |
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 MNsure
FY 2024, amount paid
- Caulum, Elizabeth Junella$180,288MNsure Executive Director
- Koob, Kari D$158,678MNsure Financial & Admin Off
- Rowley, David$153,896MNsure Deputy Director
- Winters, Morgan$153,521MNsure Deputy Director
- Wessel, Christina$142,999MNsure Senior Director
- Helvick Anderson, Erika Joy$135,282MNsure Senior Director
- Paulsen, Robert J$131,683MNsure Director
- DeGrio Channing, Katie Ann$130,893MNsure Chief Comp & Legal Off
Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist Int
FY 2024, amount paid
- Drent, Faith L$63,609MN St Colleges & Universities
- Jefferson, Julie Ann$58,930Public Safety Dept
- Brandenburg-Cermak, Tina M$57,339Natural Resources Dept
- Classen, Sharon$57,331MN St Colleges & Universities
- Schowalter, Valerie D$56,887Public Safety Dept
- Silva, Laura L$56,498Public Safety Dept
- Wolf-Hrdlicka, Jill E$56,310Public Safety Dept
- Soost, Laura$55,933MN St Colleges & Universities