Yang, Lou
Customer Svcs Specialist SrSecretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time
Business Center. 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 2012, pay went down 30% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 32% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2012 | $21,879 | −30.4% | +2.9% | −32.4% |
| FY 2011 | $31,424 | — | — | — |
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 2012 · Customer Svcs Specialist Sr
Paid more than 11% of the 238 people with this job title that year. The median was $40,959.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Secretary of State Business Center | Customer Svcs Specialist Sr Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $16.50 /hr | $466 | $21,879 |
| 2011 | Secretary of State Business Center | Customer Svcs Specialist Sr Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $16.50 /hr | — | $31,424 |
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 Secretary of State
FY 2012, amount paid
- Cross, Robert$107,352Systems Supervisor
- Selstad, Christian H$93,654Information Technology Spec 4
- Ritchie, Donald Mark$93,334Secretary Of State
- Zych, Joseph J$91,791Information Technology Spec 4
- McCollough, Matt$90,396Information Technology Spec 4
- Marttila, Gary$90,396Information Technology Spec 4
- Gelbmann, James R$90,146Assistant Secretary of State
- Hjelm, Kathleen M$88,946Admin Mgt Director 1
Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist Sr
FY 2012, amount paid
- Carlson, Pat$56,381Secretary of State
- Fox, Nancy J$51,017Public Safety Dept
- Prahl, Kristie L$50,760Natural Resources Dept
- Schlegel, Laurie$48,389Secretary of State
- Pearson, Jody L$47,599Public Safety Dept
- Jackson, Cynthia$47,249Labor & Industry Dept
- Anderson, Kathryn M$46,940Revenue Dept
- Atkins, Allison A$46,940Labor & Industry Dept