Pagel, Leslie Ellen
Driver Improvement SpecPublic Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
DVS Dr Comp/Driver Evaluation. 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 2011 to FY 2020, pay went up 73% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 49% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $56,548 | −3.5% | +1.6% | −5.0% |
| FY 2019 | $58,610 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| FY 2018 | $56,585 | +37.0% | +2.3% | +34.0% |
| FY 2017 | $41,294 | −11.0% | +1.8% | −12.6% |
| FY 2016 | $46,373 | +5.5% | +0.7% | +4.8% |
| FY 2015 | $43,936 | +8.0% | +0.7% | +7.2% |
| FY 2014 | $40,686 | +5.1% | +1.6% | +3.5% |
| FY 2013 | $38,717 | +14.8% | +1.7% | +12.9% |
| FY 2012 | $33,738 | +3.2% | +2.9% | +0.3% |
| FY 2011 | $32,693 | — | — | — |
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 · Driver Improvement Spec
Paid more than 25% of the 12 people with this job title that year. The median was $58,822.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
10 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Public Safety Dept DVS Dr Comp/Driver Evaluation | Driver Improvement Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $27.61 /hr | $20 | $56,548 |
| 2019 | Public Safety Dept DVS Dr Comp/Driver Evaluation | Driver Improvement Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $26.27 /hr | $5,346 | $58,610 |
| 2018 | Public Safety Dept DVS Dr Comp/Driver Evaluation | Driver Improvement Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $24.96 /hr | $5,436 | $56,585 |
| 2017 | Public Safety Dept DVS Dr Comp/Driver Evaluation | Driver Improvement Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $23.79 /hr | — | $41,294 |
| 2016 | Public Safety Dept DVS Customer Support/PIC 1 | Customer Svcs Specialist Princ Full-time | Ramsey | $22.53 /hr | $270 | $46,373 |
| 2015 | Public Safety Dept DVS Dr Comp/Driver Evaluation | Driver Improvement Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $21.31 /hr | $320 | $43,936 |
| 2014 | Public Safety Dept DVS Dr Comp/Driver Evaluation | Driver Improvement Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $20.07 /hr | $132 | $40,686 |
| 2013 | Public Safety Dept DVS Dr Comp/Driver Evaluation | Driver Improvement Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $19.01 /hr | $163 | $38,717 |
| 2012 | Public Safety Dept DVS Dr Comp/Driver Evaluation | Driver Improvement Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $18.09 /hr | — | $33,738 |
| 2011 | Public Safety Dept DVS Customer Support/PIC 2 | Customer Svcs Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $16.10 /hr | — | $32,693 |
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 Driver Improvement Spec
FY 2020, amount paid
- Johnson, Victoria A$66,916Public Safety Dept
- Zawislak, Francis P$66,108Public Safety Dept
- Rauen, Keith S$65,647Public Safety Dept
- Dunford, Shawn Martin$64,458Public Safety Dept
- Moe, Pamela M$64,139Public Safety Dept
- Neft, Nicole Erin$59,397Public Safety Dept
- Kerwin, Dan J$58,247Public Safety Dept
- Zelinski-Feeney, James P$56,826Public Safety Dept