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Soost, Laura

Customer Svcs Specialist IntMN St Colleges & UniversitiesHennepin CountyFull-time

MnSCU Hennepin South TC AFSCME. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$223,872
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$59,473
FY 2026 · $2,240 overtime
Highest year
$59,473
FY 2026
Yearly average
$55,968
across years on record
Change since first year
+19%
FY 2023 to FY 2026 · prices +9%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$49,8022023$55,9332024$58,6642025$59,4732026
Paid in yearFY 2023 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2023 to FY 2026, pay went up 19% while consumer prices went up 9%. After inflation, pay is up 9% (it beat inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$59,473+1.4%+3.1%−1.7%
FY 2025$58,664+4.9%+2.6%+2.2%
FY 2024$55,933+12.3%+3.3%+8.7%
FY 2023$49,802———

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 2026 · Customer Svcs Specialist Int

Paid more than 94% of the 350 people with this job title that year. The median was $46,832.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

Every pay record for Soost, Laura
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Hennepin South TC AFSCME
Customer Svcs Specialist Int
Full-time
Hennepin$27.53 /hr$2,240$59,473
2025MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Hennepin South TC AFSCME
Customer Svcs Specialist Int
Full-time
Hennepin$27.12 /hr$2,329$58,664
2024MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Hennepin South TC AFSCME
Customer Svcs Specialist Int
Full-time
Hennepin$25.95 /hr$2,044$55,933
2023MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Hennepin South TC AFSCME
Customer Svcs Specialist Int
Full-time
Hennepin$24.60 /hr$1,674$49,802

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 MN St Colleges & Universities

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist Int

FY 2026, amount paid