LaFond, Heather Leigh
DVS Exam & Insp SpecPublic Safety DeptStearns CountyFull-time
DVS Exam Region 8B. 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 2025, pay went up 60% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 25% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $61,890 | +5.6% | +2.6% | +2.9% |
| FY 2024 | $58,617 | +20.0% | +3.3% | +16.2% |
| FY 2023 | $48,841 | −3.3% | +6.3% | −9.0% |
| FY 2022 | $50,492 | +8.0% | +7.2% | +0.8% |
| FY 2021 | $46,740 | +7.7% | +2.3% | +5.3% |
| FY 2020 | $43,395 | +23.0% | +1.6% | +21.1% |
| FY 2019 | $35,279 | −8.5% | +2.1% | −10.4% |
| FY 2018 | $38,571 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · DVS Exam & Insp Spec
Paid more than 87% of the 182 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,963.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
8 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 8B | DVS Exam & Insp Spec Full-time · left during year | Stearns | $30.13 /hr | $110 | $61,890 |
| 2024 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 8B | DVS Exam & Insp Spec Full-time | Stearns | $27.98 /hr | $577 | $58,617 |
| 2023 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 8B | DVS Exam & Insp Spec Full-time | Stearns | $25.72 /hr | $96 | $48,841 |
| 2022 | Human Services Dept CBHH Annandale Nursing | Human Svcs Technician Full-time | Wright | $24.00 /hr | $1,283 | $50,492 |
| 2021 | Human Services Dept CBHH Annandale Nursing | Human Svcs Technician Full-time | Wright | $22.21 /hr | $852 | $46,740 |
| 2020 | Human Services Dept CBHH Annandale Nursing | Human Svcs Technician Full-time | Wright | $20.53 /hr | $756 | $43,395 |
| 2019 | Human Services Dept CBHH Annandale Nursing | Human Svcs Technician Full-time | Wright | $19.10 /hr | $233 | $35,279 |
| 2018 | Human Services Dept CBHH Annandale Nursing | Human Svcs Technician Full-time | Wright | $17.65 /hr | $690 | $38,571 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Lautigar, Michael R$236,646State Patrol Trooper
- Krambeer, Adam James$228,811State Patrol Trooper
- Farmakes, John D$225,628State Patrol Lieutenant
- Flynn, Adam M$215,121State Patrol Lieutenant
- Goman, Peter Jerome$212,811State Patrol Captain
- Backes, Charles J.$200,392State Patrol Lieutenant
- Thao, Michael$199,807State Patrol Trooper
- Engeldinger, Jason H$198,234State Patrol Captain
Highest paid as DVS Exam & Insp Spec
FY 2025, amount paid
- Scruggs, Daniel L$72,232Public Safety Dept
- Olsen, Eric$70,142Public Safety Dept
- Wagner, Joshua Robert$68,489Public Safety Dept
- Dodge, Tashina Rae$67,143Public Safety Dept
- Davis, Tyron$67,066Public Safety Dept
- Brueggemeier, Steven P$67,009Public Safety Dept
- Healy, Ross Klyver$66,872Public Safety Dept
- Clifton, Jeffrey R$66,483Public Safety Dept