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Beyer, Lindsey M

Communications Specialist 3Pollution Control AgencyBlue Earth CountyFull-time

OD EXTERNAL COMM AND CONTENT. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$746,450
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Highest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Yearly average
$67,859
across years on record
Change since first year
+94%
FY 2016 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 94% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 41% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$99,290+2.2%+3.1%−0.9%
FY 2025$97,107+10.0%+2.6%+7.2%
FY 2024$88,277+30.3%+3.3%+26.2%
FY 2023$67,740+5.4%+6.3%−0.8%
FY 2022$64,280+10.5%+7.2%+3.1%
FY 2021$58,150+3.0%+2.3%+0.7%
FY 2020$56,430−0.5%+1.6%−2.0%
FY 2019$56,694+5.5%+2.1%+3.3%
FY 2018$53,761+0.6%+2.3%−1.7%
FY 2017$53,460+4.3%+1.8%+2.4%
FY 2016$51,262———

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 2026 · Communications Specialist 3

Paid more than 67% of the 161 people with this job title that year. The median was $95,811.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Pollution Control Agency
OD EXTERNAL COMM AND CONTENT
Communications Specialist 3
Full-time
Blue Earth$47.76 /hr—$99,290
2025Pollution Control Agency
OD EXTERNAL COMM AND CONTENT
Communications Specialist 3
Full-time
Blue Earth$47.05 /hr—$97,107
2024Pollution Control Agency
OD Creative Services
Communications Specialist 3
Full-time
Blue Earth$43.51 /hr—$88,277
2023MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MSUAASF Range D
Full-time
Blue Earth$2,511 /2 wk—$67,740
2022MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MSUAASF Range D
Full-time
Blue Earth$2,479 /2 wk—$64,280
2021MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MSUAASF Range C
Full-time
Blue Earth$2,394 /2 wk—$58,150
2020MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MSUAASF Range C
Full-time
Blue Earth$2,206 /2 wk—$56,430
2019MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MSUAASF Range C
Full-time
Blue Earth$2,152 /2 wk—$56,694
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MSUAASF Range C
Full-time
Blue Earth$2,068 /2 wk—$53,761
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MSUAASF Range C
Full-time
Blue Earth$2,060 /2 wk—$53,460
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MSUAASF Range C
Full-time
Blue Earth$1,972 /2 wk—$51,262

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 Pollution Control Agency

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Communications Specialist 3

FY 2026, amount paid