Lennon, Charles
Travel & Tourism RepExplore Minnesota TourismRamsey CountyFull-time
Tourism-Communications Unit. 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 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 5% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 8% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2012 | $55,848 | −5.3% | +2.9% | −8.0% |
| FY 2011 | $58,968 | — | — | — |
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 2012 · Travel & Tourism Rep
Paid more than 17% of the 6 people with this job title that year. The median was $58,082.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Explore Minnesota Tourism Tourism-Communications Unit | Travel & Tourism Rep Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $28.35 /hr | — | $55,848 |
| 2011 | Explore Minnesota Tourism Tourism-Communications Unit | Travel & Tourism Rep Full-time | Ramsey | $28.35 /hr | — | $58,968 |
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 Tourism
FY 2012, amount paid
- Edman, John F.$106,312Dir Explore Minnesota Tourism
- Tollefson, Colleen K$88,781State Prog Admin Manager Sr
- Erler, Robert F.$78,571Tourism Marketing Manager
- Kispert, Leann$77,743State Prog Admin Manager Sr
- Offerman, Cheryl B$77,066Tourism Marketing Manager
- Altepeter, Carol A$67,982Tourism Regional Coord
- Simmons, Patrick J$67,949Research Analysis Spec Sr
- Junnila, Gayle M. Sandahl$66,949Tourism Regional Coord
Highest paid as Travel & Tourism Rep
FY 2012, amount paid
- Sloan, Lana J$59,089Explore Minnesota Tourism
- Riemermann, James$59,061Explore Minnesota Tourism
- Bergman, David P$58,103Explore Minnesota Tourism
- Sherburne, Paul V.$58,061Explore Minnesota Tourism
- VanMeter, William Christian$49,385Explore Minnesota Tourism