Anderson, Ellen C
Governors Staff MngrlGovernors OfficeRamsey CountyFull-time
Communications Director. 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 2021 to FY 2024, pay went up 70% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is up 44% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $125,728 | +11.5% | +3.3% | +8.0% |
| FY 2023 | $112,713 | +19.7% | +6.3% | +12.7% |
| FY 2022 | $94,155 | +27.1% | +7.2% | +18.6% |
| FY 2021 | $74,099 | — | — | — |
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 · Governors Staff Mngrl
Paid more than 80% of the 10 people with this job title that year. The median was $107,500.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Governors Office Communications Director | Governors Staff Mngrl Full-time | Ramsey | $59.12 /hr | — | $125,728 |
| 2023 | Governors Office Communications Director | Governors Staff Mngrl Oper Full-time | Ramsey | $56.04 /hr | — | $112,713 |
| 2022 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff Mngrl Oper Full-time | Ramsey | $45.98 /hr | — | $94,155 |
| 2021 | Mn Management & Budget Communications | State Prog Admin Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $44.18 /hr | — | $74,099 |
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 Governors Office
FY 2024, amount paid
- Schmitter, Christopher L$186,747Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Carlbom, Richard F$177,321Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- O'Connor, Anne Victoria$174,620Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Fee, Mary L.$173,012Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Haugen, Alyssa Ann$158,852Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Montgomery, Leah Helen Mennis$150,440Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Tschann II, Theodore C$150,440Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Loyola Melendez, Migdalia M.$148,318Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
Highest paid as Governors Staff Mngrl
FY 2024, amount paid
- Bergman, Sasha R$125,728Governors Office
- Smith, Jacob Benjamin$123,008Governors Office
- Xiong, Mary$108,506Governors Office
- Josephson, Martha Anne$107,670Governors Office
- Lancaster, Claire M.$107,329Governors Office
- Winzenburg, Jill$107,329Governors Office
- McDonnell, Craig P$94,509Governors Office
- Galvan-Bautista, Jennifer A$73,452Governors Office