Sames, Elizabeth Lea
Customer Svcs Specialist IntHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Operations Unit Staff. 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 down 13% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 14% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $8,000 | −13.0% | +1.6% | −14.4% |
| FY 2019 | $9,200 | — | — | — |
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 10% 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 | Health Department Operations Unit Staff | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $16.85 /hr | — | $8,000 |
| 2019 | Health Department Operations Unit Staff | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Ramsey | $16.85 /hr | — | $9,200 |
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 Health Department
FY 2020, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$264,597Medical Specialist 4
- Kelly, Margaret M$159,131Deputy Commr Health
- Olstad, Janet D$155,096Health Asst Div Director
- Malcolm, Jan Kathleen$147,130Commissioner-Health
- Smith, Kirk E$146,363Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Danila, Richard N$146,205Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Bartkus, Joanne M$144,839Public Health Lab Div Dir
- Burns, Debra L$139,511Asst Commr Health
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