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Laabs, Jared

Communications Specialist 2Explore MinnesotaRamsey CountyFull-time

Tourism-Marketing Coordination. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$320,745
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$83,708
FY 2026
Highest year
$83,708
FY 2026
Yearly average
$64,149
across years on record
Change since first year
+361%
FY 2022 to FY 2026 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$18,1442022$67,5802023$71,7672024$79,5462025$83,7082026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 361% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 297% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$83,708+5.2%+3.1%+2.0%
FY 2025$79,546+10.8%+2.6%+8.0%
FY 2024$71,767+6.2%+3.3%+2.8%
FY 2023$67,580+272.5%+6.3%+250.5%
FY 2022$18,144———

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 52% 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

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Explore Minnesota
Tourism-Marketing Coordination
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$41.43 /hr—$83,708
2025Explore Minnesota Tourism
Tourism-Marketing Coordination
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$39.34 /hr—$79,546
2024Explore Minnesota Tourism
Tourism-Marketing Coordination
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$36.34 /hr—$71,767
2023Explore Minnesota Tourism
Tourism-Marketing Coordination
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time
Ramsey$32.13 /hr—$67,580
2022Explore Minnesota Tourism
Tourism-Adv/Public Relations
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time
Ramsey$30.24 /hr—$18,144

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 Explore Minnesota

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Communications Specialist 2

FY 2026, amount paid