Kennedy, Rachel
Communications Specialist 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
HPCD CHP Diabts Hlth Behav Stf. 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 2019 to FY 2024, pay went down 61% while consumer prices went up 22%. After inflation, pay is down 68% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $12,120 | −81.4% | +3.3% | −82.0% |
| FY 2023 | $65,092 | +26.2% | +6.3% | +18.7% |
| FY 2022 | $51,591 | +8.3% | +7.2% | +1.0% |
| FY 2021 | $47,638 | +8.1% | +2.3% | +5.7% |
| FY 2020 | $44,062 | +41.5% | +1.6% | +39.3% |
| FY 2019 | $31,136 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Communications Specialist 2
Paid more than 6% of the 70 people with this job title that year. The median was $77,132.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
6 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Health Department HPCD CHP Diabts Hlth Behav Stf | Communications Specialist 2 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $28.96 /hr | — | $12,120 |
| 2023 | Health Department HPCD CHP Diabts Hlth Behav Stf | Communications Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $28.96 /hr | — | $65,092 |
| 2022 | Pollution Control Agency REM PR Petro Remediation Unit2 | Environmental Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $27.25 /hr | — | $51,591 |
| 2021 | Pollution Control Agency REM PR Petro Remediation Unit2 | Environmental Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $23.27 /hr | — | $47,638 |
| 2020 | Pollution Control Agency REM PR Petro Remediation Unit2 | Environmental Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $21.93 /hr | — | $44,062 |
| 2019 | Pollution Control Agency REM PR Petro Remediation Unit2 | Environmental Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $19.46 /hr | — | $31,136 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$300,431Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$242,582Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$242,424Medical Specialist 2
- Cunningham, Brooke$179,778Commissioner-Health
- Smith, Kirk E$174,620Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$173,799Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Benson, Robin Christopher$170,835General Counsel 3
- Klemm, Steven W$162,455Engineer Princ
Highest paid as Communications Specialist 2
FY 2024, amount paid
- Lecuyer, Jamie$87,717Veterans Affairs Dept
- Fike, Gloria J$87,191Human Services Dept
- Hartman, Grant S$85,968Veterans Affairs Dept
- Thompson, Shannon M$85,797Lottery
- Coughlon, Kristi Marie$85,765Natural Resources Dept
- Naumann, Lori Noelle$85,737Natural Resources Dept
- Rogness, Maria$85,014Health Department
- Frost, Emily J$84,826Lottery