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Giesen, Matthew

Customer Svcs SpecialistExplore Minnesota TourismWashington CountyFull-time

Tourism-St Croix. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$69,966
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$35,857
FY 2019 · $278 overtime
Highest year
$35,857
FY 2019
Yearly average
$34,983
across years on record
Change since first year
+5%
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$10K$20K$30K$40K$34,1092018$35,8572019
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2019, pay went up 5% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 3% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$35,857+5.1%+2.1%+3.0%
FY 2018$34,109———

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

Paid more than 78% of the 215 people with this job title that year. The median was $12,159.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Explore Minnesota Tourism
Tourism-St Croix
Customer Svcs Specialist
Full-time
Washington$17.23 /hr$278$35,857
2018Explore Minnesota Tourism
Tourism Consumer Serv
Customer Svcs Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$16.48 /hr—$34,109

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 Explore Minnesota Tourism

FY 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist

FY 2019, amount paid