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Heideman, James E.

Office SpecialistSecretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time

Voter Outreach. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$3,398
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$1,349
FY 2025 · $345 overtime
Highest year
$2,049
FY 2023
Yearly average
$1,699
across years on record
Change since first year
-34%
FY 2023 to FY 2025 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$1K$2K$3K$2,04920232024$1,3492025
Paid in yearFY 2023 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2023 to FY 2025, pay went down 34% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 38% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2025$1,349———
FY 2023$2,049———

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 · Office Specialist

Paid more than 11% of the 123 people with this job title that year. The median was $7,287.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2025Secretary of State
Voter Outreach
Office Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$20.91 /hr$345$1,349
2023Secretary of State
Communications
Office Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$17.33 /hr$143$2,049

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 Secretary of State

FY 2025, amount paid

Highest paid as Office Specialist

FY 2025, amount paid