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Funk, Heather Renee

Communications Specialist 2Natural Resources DeptHubbard CountyFull-time

PAT-R1 Itasca Asst. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$501,483
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$79,362
FY 2026 · $471 overtime
Highest year
$79,362
FY 2026
Yearly average
$50,148
across years on record
Change since first year
+2,698%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$2,8362017$18,7642018$22,8102019$51,9502020$56,2852021$58,8042022$66,1302023$69,7522024$74,7902025$79,3622026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 2,698% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 1,972% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$79,362+6.1%+3.1%+2.9%
FY 2025$74,790+7.2%+2.6%+4.5%
FY 2024$69,752+5.5%+3.3%+2.1%
FY 2023$66,130+12.5%+6.3%+5.8%
FY 2022$58,804+4.5%+7.2%−2.5%
FY 2021$56,285+8.3%+2.3%+5.9%
FY 2020$51,950+127.8%+1.6%+124.2%
FY 2019$22,810+21.6%+2.1%+19.1%
FY 2018$18,764+561.6%+2.3%+547.0%
FY 2017$2,836———

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 2

Paid more than 44% of the 117 people with this job title that year. The median was $82,917.

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
2026Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Asst
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Hubbard$38.55 /hr$471$79,362
2025Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Asst
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Hubbard$36.71 /hr$300$74,790
2024Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Asst
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Hubbard$33.36 /hr$1,322$69,752
2023Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Staff
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
Full-time
Hubbard$30.48 /hr$1,592$66,130
2022Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Staff
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
Full-time
Hubbard$28.61 /hr$434$58,804
2021Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Staff
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
Full-time
Hubbard$26.93 /hr$854$56,285
2020Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Staff
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
Full-time
Hubbard$25.35 /hr—$51,950
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Staff
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
Full-time
Hubbard$23.81 /hr$571$22,810
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Security
NR Parks Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Hubbard$18.66 /hr—$18,764
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Security
NR Parks Specialist
Full-time
Hubbard$18.66 /hr—$2,836

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 Natural Resources Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Communications Specialist 2

FY 2026, amount paid