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Hexum, Melinda K

General Counsel 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

GCO Deputy Genrl Counsel. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,158,267
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$154,490
FY 2026
Highest year
$154,490
FY 2026
Yearly average
$96,522
across years on record
Change since first year
+198%
FY 2015 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$150K$200K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 198% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 115% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$154,490+9.4%+3.1%+6.1%
FY 2025$141,208+10.4%+2.6%+7.6%
FY 2024$127,864+6.3%+3.3%+2.9%
FY 2023$120,291+15.0%+6.3%+8.2%
FY 2022$104,636+7.5%+7.2%+0.3%
FY 2021$97,333+5.0%+2.3%+2.7%
FY 2020$92,679+8.9%+1.6%+7.2%
FY 2019$85,133+9.3%+2.1%+7.1%
FY 2018$77,912+12.5%+2.3%+10.0%
FY 2017$69,284+94.7%+1.8%+91.2%
FY 2016$35,583−31.4%+0.7%−31.8%
FY 2015$51,855———

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 · General Counsel 2

Paid more than 19% of the 26 people with this job title that year. The median was $168,671.

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

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Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Health Department
GCO Deputy Genrl Counsel
General Counsel 2
Full-time
Ramsey$75.69 /hr—$154,490
2025Health Department
GCO Deputy Genrl Counsel
General Counsel 2
Full-time
Ramsey$72.05 /hr—$141,208
2025Mn Management & Budget
Asst Commissioners
General Counsel 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$68.75 /hr——
2024Health Department
GCO Deputy Genrl Counsel
General Counsel 1
Full-time
Ramsey$62.63 /hr—$127,864
2023Health Department
GCO Deputy Genrl Counsel
General Counsel 1
Full-time
Ramsey$57.36 /hr—$120,291
2022Health Department
Legal Affairs
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$48.32 /hr$4,281$104,636
2021Health Department
Legal Affairs
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$47.14 /hr$1,320$97,333
2020Human Services Dept
Gen Cnsl Ofc DCT
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$44.25 /hr—$92,679
2019Human Services Dept
GCO-DCT
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$41.76 /hr—$85,133
2018Human Services Dept
GCO-DCT
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$39.41 /hr—$77,912
2017Human Services Dept
Legal Mgt Admin Law Staff
Agency Policy Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$34.61 /hr—$69,284
2016Human Services Dept
Legal Mgt Admin Law Staff
Agency Policy Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$32.60 /hr—$35,583
2015Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Jud Supreme Court Law Clerk
Full-time
Ramsey$26.89 /hr—$51,855

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as General Counsel 2

FY 2026, amount paid