Spinks, Laura Lee
Customer Svcs Specialist IntPublic Safety DeptDakota CountyFull-time
DVS Exam Region 2B. 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 2022 to FY 2024, pay went up 79% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is up 63% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $35,065 | −17.9% | +3.3% | −20.6% |
| FY 2023 | $42,730 | +118.2% | +6.3% | +105.4% |
| FY 2022 | $19,582 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Customer Svcs Specialist Int
Paid more than 40% of the 378 people with this job title that year. The median was $43,307.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 2B | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $22.19 /hr | — | $35,065 |
| 2023 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 2B | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Dakota | $20.41 /hr | — | $42,730 |
| 2022 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 2B | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Dakota | $19.39 /hr | $39 | $19,582 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Langer, Matthew$295,234State Patrol Chief
- Lautigar, Michael R$227,682State Patrol Trooper
- Meagher, Sean A$218,604Proj Functional Manager
- Stearns, Jeffery J$200,676State Patrol Trooper
- Wahl, Adiel S$197,110State Patrol Trooper
- Miletich, Dana J$196,727State Patrol Lieutenant
- Krambeer, Adam James$196,613State Patrol Trooper
- Happke, Keith G.$193,628State Patrol Trooper
Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist Int
FY 2024, amount paid
- Drent, Faith L$63,609MN St Colleges & Universities
- Jefferson, Julie Ann$58,930Public Safety Dept
- Brandenburg-Cermak, Tina M$57,339Natural Resources Dept
- Classen, Sharon$57,331MN St Colleges & Universities
- Schowalter, Valerie D$56,887Public Safety Dept
- Silva, Laura L$56,498Public Safety Dept
- Wolf-Hrdlicka, Jill E$56,310Public Safety Dept
- Soost, Laura$55,933MN St Colleges & Universities