Kirchner, Rita Mae
Customer Svcs Specialist IntPublic Safety DeptOlmsted CountyFull-time
DVS Exam Region 4B. 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 2019 to FY 2020, pay went up 79% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 76% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $19,637 | +78.5% | +1.6% | +75.8% |
| FY 2019 | $11,001 | — | — | — |
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 Int
Paid more than 29% of the 423 people with this job title that year. The median was $36,461.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 4B | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time · left during year | Olmsted | $17.23 /hr | — | $19,637 |
| 2019 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 4B | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time · left during year | Olmsted | $16.85 /hr | $6 | $11,001 |
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 2020, amount paid
- Langer, Matthew C$177,843State Patrol Chief
- Brynell, Bruce G$163,058State Patrol Major
- Evans, Andrew W$158,003Superintendent BCA
- Theis, Michael A$157,622State Patrol Lieutenant
- O'Hern, Cassandra O$156,859Deputy Commr Public Safety
- Harrington, John Mark$154,696Commissioner-Public Safety
- Bartell, Diane Renee$152,989Information Syst Director
- Goman, Peter Jerome$150,247State Patrol Lieutenant
Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist Int
FY 2020, amount paid
- Drent, Faith L$56,200MN St Colleges & Universities
- Rauenhorst, Teri$54,645MN St Colleges & Universities
- Couillard, Jeanna Gabrielle$51,049Public Safety Dept
- Kirschner, Jill P$50,738Secretary of State
- Taylor, Gloria Jean$50,705Public Safety Dept
- O'Bryan, Catherine Marie$50,641Public Safety Dept
- Hoverman, Barbara J$50,271Natural Resources Dept
- Johnson, Lori Ann$49,811Administration Dept