Wellen, Leah Jane
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 2016 to FY 2022, pay went up 41% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is up 19% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $28,573 | −36.1% | +7.2% | −40.3% |
| FY 2021 | $44,693 | +6.0% | +2.3% | +3.6% |
| FY 2020 | $42,155 | +8.8% | +1.6% | +7.1% |
| FY 2019 | $38,749 | +5.3% | +2.1% | +3.2% |
| FY 2018 | $36,788 | +5.4% | +2.3% | +3.0% |
| FY 2017 | $34,916 | +72.2% | +1.8% | +69.0% |
| FY 2016 | $20,281 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · DVS Exam & Insp Spec
Paid more than 38% of the 144 people with this job title that year. The median was $41,219.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
7 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 8B | DVS Exam & Insp Spec Full-time · left during year | Stearns | $22.42 /hr | — | $28,573 |
| 2021 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 8B | DVS Exam & Insp Spec Full-time | Stearns | $21.87 /hr | $511 | $44,693 |
| 2020 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 8B | DVS Exam & Insp Spec Full-time | Stearns | $20.76 /hr | — | $42,155 |
| 2019 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 8B | DVS Exam & Insp Spec Full-time | Stearns | $19.80 /hr | — | $38,749 |
| 2018 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 8B | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Stearns | $18.12 /hr | — | $36,788 |
| 2017 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 8B | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Stearns | $17.30 /hr | — | $34,916 |
| 2016 | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam Region 8B | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Stearns | $16.12 /hr | $12 | $20,281 |
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 2022, amount paid
- Theis, Michael A$224,075State Patrol Lieutenant
- De Vita, Thomas Alan$210,533DVS Program Director
- Langer, Matthew C$197,311State Patrol Chief
- Evans, Andrew W$189,253Superintendent BCA
- Krambeer, Adam James$188,723State Patrol Trooper
- Fulton, Adam James$174,010State Patrol Captain
- Bordwell, Bradley J$173,533State Patrol Captain
- Lautigar, Michael R$173,065State Patrol Trooper
Highest paid as DVS Exam & Insp Spec
FY 2022, amount paid
- Healy, Ross Klyver$72,896Public Safety Dept
- Vikander, David Carl Walter$58,932Public Safety Dept
- Graham, William C$58,695Public Safety Dept
- Nelson, Vernon C$58,159Public Safety Dept
- Mendoza, Faith M.$57,764Public Safety Dept
- Johnson, Shawn M$57,693Public Safety Dept
- Brunsvold, Douglas Arnold$57,665Public Safety Dept
- Kustrich, Natalina Monica$57,612Public Safety Dept