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Finnegan, Melissa

State Prog Admin Manager PrinHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

Legislative Policy Director. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$541,313
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$69,897
FY 2020
Highest year
$124,299
FY 2019
Yearly average
$77,330
across years on record
Change since first year
+40%
FY 2014 to FY 2020 · prices +9%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$50,0232014$60,6772015$69,4702016$82,2152017$84,7322018$124,2992019$69,8972020
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2020, pay went up 40% while consumer prices went up 9%. After inflation, pay is up 28% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$69,897−43.8%+1.6%−44.6%
FY 2019$124,299+46.7%+2.1%+43.7%
FY 2018$84,732+3.1%+2.3%+0.8%
FY 2017$82,215+18.3%+1.8%+16.2%
FY 2016$69,470+14.5%+0.7%+13.7%
FY 2015$60,677+21.3%+0.7%+20.4%
FY 2014$50,023———

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 2020 · State Prog Admin Manager Prin

Paid more than 7% of the 92 people with this job title that year. The median was $119,805.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Health Department
Legislative Policy Director
State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$50.54 /hr—$69,897
2019Health Department
Legislative Policy Director
State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$50.54 /hr—$124,299
2018Health Department
Legislative Policy Director
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$41.53 /hr—$84,732
2018Health Department
Legislative Policy
Planner Principal State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$30.00 /hr——
2017Health Department
Legislative Policy Director
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$39.34 /hr—$82,215
2017Health Department
Legislative Policy
Planner Principal State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$30.00 /hr——
2016Health Department
Legislative Policy Director
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$37.08 /hr—$69,470
2016Health Department
Legislative Policy
Planner Principal State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$28.29 /hr——
2015Health Department
Legislative Policy Director
State Prog Admin Manager
Full-time
Ramsey$30.25 /hr—$60,677
2015Health Department
Legislative Policy
Planner Principal State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$25.69 /hr——
2014Health Department
Legislative Policy
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$24.94 /hr—$50,023

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 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as State Prog Admin Manager Prin

FY 2020, amount paid