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Awsumb, Kate L

Communications Manager 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

Comms Asst Dir. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,014,043
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$99,113
FY 2025
Highest year
$136,813
FY 2024
Yearly average
$101,404
across years on record
Change since first year
+154%
FY 2016 to FY 2025 · prices +33%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$39,0692016$90,3422017$95,5252018$92,4922019$110,2342020$114,2832021$111,7692022$124,4052023$136,8132024$99,1132025
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2025, pay went up 154% while consumer prices went up 33%. After inflation, pay is up 90% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2025$99,113−27.6%+2.6%−29.4%
FY 2024$136,813+10.0%+3.3%+6.5%
FY 2023$124,405+11.3%+6.3%+4.7%
FY 2022$111,769−2.2%+7.2%−8.7%
FY 2021$114,283+3.7%+2.3%+1.3%
FY 2020$110,234+19.2%+1.6%+17.3%
FY 2019$92,492−3.2%+2.1%−5.1%
FY 2018$95,525+5.7%+2.3%+3.4%
FY 2017$90,342+131.2%+1.8%+127.1%
FY 2016$39,069———

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 2025 · Communications Manager 2

Paid more than 8% of the 13 people with this job title that year. The median was $133,712.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2025Health Department
Comms Asst Dir
Communications Manager 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$69.48 /hr—$99,113
2024Health Department
Comms Asst Dir
Communications Manager 2
Full-time
Ramsey$66.49 /hr—$136,813
2023Health Department
Comms Asst Dir
Communications Manager 2
Full-time
Ramsey$61.87 /hr—$124,405
2022Health Department
Communications Office Asst Dir
Admin Planning Dir St
Full-time
Ramsey$51.50 /hr$1,030$111,769
2021Health Department
Communications Office Asst Dir
Admin Planning Dir St
Full-time
Ramsey$50.24 /hr$8,125$114,283
2020Health Department
Communications Office Asst Dir
Admin Planning Dir St
Full-time
Ramsey$49.01 /hr$8,405$110,234
2019Health Department
Communications Office Asst Dir
Admin Planning Dir St
Full-time
Ramsey$47.93 /hr—$92,492
2018Health Department
Communications Office Asst Dir
Admin Planning Dir St
Full-time
Ramsey$46.88 /hr—$95,525
2017Health Department
Communications Office Asst Dir
Admin Planning Dir St
Full-time
Ramsey$44.30 /hr—$90,342
2016Health Department
Communications Office Asst Dir
Admin Planning Dir St
Full-time
Ramsey$41.74 /hr—$39,069

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 Health Department

FY 2025, amount paid

Highest paid as Communications Manager 2

FY 2025, amount paid