Johnson, Kayla Sue
Labor Relations Consultant 2Health DepartmentBeltrami CountyFull-time
HRM Labor/Empl Rel Staff. 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 2022 to FY 2025, pay went up 84% while consumer prices went up 13%. After inflation, pay is up 64% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $78,507 | +4.7% | +2.6% | +2.0% |
| FY 2024 | $74,980 | +19.8% | +3.3% | +15.9% |
| FY 2023 | $62,610 | +47.0% | +6.3% | +38.3% |
| FY 2022 | $42,598 | — | — | — |
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 · Labor Relations Consultant 2
Paid more than 13% of the 16 people with this job title that year. The median was $95,131.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department HRM Labor/Empl Rel Staff | Labor Relations Consultant 2 Full-time · left during year | Beltrami | $40.72 /hr | — | $78,507 |
| 2024 | Health Department HRM Labor/Empl Rel Staff | Labor Relations Consultant 2 Full-time | Beltrami | $37.65 /hr | — | $74,980 |
| 2023 | Education Department Human Resources | Human Resources Consultant 1 Full-time | Hennepin | $33.30 /hr | — | $62,610 |
| 2022 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU CtrlLk Brainerd CC Class | Human Resources Specialist 1 Full-time | Crow Wing | $25.49 /hr | — | $42,598 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$314,038Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$262,107Medical Specialist 2
- Witkowski, James J$191,918Public Health Sanitarian Supv
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$185,504Deputy Commr Health
- Cunningham, Brooke$180,294Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$178,920General Counsel 3
- Desai, Jay$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Smith, Kirk E$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Labor Relations Consultant 2
FY 2025, amount paid
- Heckes, Bradley M$110,310Transportation Dept
- Pearson, Kay E$108,473Transportation Dept
- Yang, Megan Maigao$104,108Minnesota IT Services
- Vah, Shanna$103,144Minnesota IT Services
- Fellows, Dawn Yvonne$102,798Health Department
- Herzog, LuAnn Erma$101,277Minnesota IT Services
- Solheid, Emily$95,979Revenue Dept
- Matson, Dana$95,957Minnesota IT Services