Bird, Melissa A
Radio Communications OperatorPublic Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 6. 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 2013 to FY 2025, pay went up 1,704% while consumer prices went up 37%. After inflation, pay is up 1,214% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $82,185 | +17.2% | +2.6% | +14.2% |
| FY 2024 | $70,116 | −1.5% | +3.3% | −4.6% |
| FY 2023 | $71,177 | +9.2% | +6.3% | +2.7% |
| FY 2022 | $65,192 | +5.9% | +7.2% | −1.2% |
| FY 2021 | $61,571 | +5.0% | +2.3% | +2.7% |
| FY 2020 | $58,615 | +0.1% | +1.6% | −1.4% |
| FY 2019 | $58,529 | +2.5% | +2.1% | +0.4% |
| FY 2018 | $57,107 | +9.4% | +2.3% | +7.0% |
| FY 2017 | $52,202 | +7.9% | +1.8% | +5.9% |
| FY 2016 | $48,393 | +2.9% | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| FY 2015 | $47,021 | −6.9% | +0.7% | −7.6% |
| FY 2014 | $50,513 | +1,008.9% | +1.6% | +991.8% |
| FY 2013 | $4,555 | — | — | — |
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 · Radio Communications Operator
Paid more than 45% of the 75 people with this job title that year. The median was $82,884.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
13 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 6 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $37.42 /hr | $16 | $82,185 |
| 2024 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 7 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $32.16 /hr | $298 | $70,116 |
| 2023 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 7 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $31.28 /hr | — | $71,177 |
| 2022 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 7 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $29.71 /hr | $25 | $65,192 |
| 2021 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 1 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $28.25 /hr | $340 | $61,571 |
| 2020 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 1 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $26.81 /hr | $1,665 | $58,615 |
| 2019 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 3 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $25.49 /hr | $3,025 | $58,529 |
| 2018 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 3 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $24.25 /hr | $4,354 | $57,107 |
| 2017 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 1 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $23.24 /hr | $2,920 | $52,202 |
| 2016 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 7 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $22.06 /hr | $1,311 | $48,393 |
| 2015 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 5 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $21.04 /hr | $1,509 | $47,021 |
| 2014 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 6 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $19.99 /hr | $5,710 | $50,513 |
| 2013 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 2 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $19.03 /hr | — | $4,555 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Lautigar, Michael R$236,646State Patrol Trooper
- Krambeer, Adam James$228,811State Patrol Trooper
- Farmakes, John D$225,628State Patrol Lieutenant
- Flynn, Adam M$215,121State Patrol Lieutenant
- Goman, Peter Jerome$212,811State Patrol Captain
- Backes, Charles J.$200,392State Patrol Lieutenant
- Thao, Michael$199,807State Patrol Trooper
- Engeldinger, Jason H$198,234State Patrol Captain
Highest paid as Radio Communications Operator
FY 2025, amount paid
- McGivern, Sean Patrick Sweeney$123,956Public Safety Dept
- Hutchins, John Paul$123,692Public Safety Dept
- Polz, John R$117,945Public Safety Dept
- Hakes, Donald J$107,378Public Safety Dept
- Nguyen, Christina$106,556Public Safety Dept
- Geissler, Katie$103,815Public Safety Dept
- Persons, William Clayton Chaz$103,680Public Safety Dept
- Johnson, Julie Ann$102,724Public Safety Dept