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Lightner, Eric C

Information Officer 3Employ & Econ Development DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

CO Communications & Marketing. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$204,149
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$34,610
FY 2023
Highest year
$59,558
FY 2022
Yearly average
$51,037
across years on record
Change since first year
-35%
FY 2020 to FY 2023 · prices +17%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$53,3542020$56,6262021$59,5582022$34,6102023
Paid in yearFY 2020 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2020 to FY 2023, pay went down 35% while consumer prices went up 17%. After inflation, pay is down 44% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$34,610−41.9%+6.3%−45.3%
FY 2022$59,558+5.2%+7.2%−1.9%
FY 2021$56,626+6.1%+2.3%+3.7%
FY 2020$53,354———

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 2023 · Information Officer 3

Paid more than 12% of the 137 people with this job title that year. The median was $75,191.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Employ & Econ Development Dept
CO Communications & Marketing
Information Officer 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$31.00 /hr—$34,610
2022Employ & Econ Development Dept
CO Communications & Marketing
Information Officer 3
Full-time
Ramsey$29.19 /hr—$59,558
2021Employ & Econ Development Dept
CO Communications & Marketing
Information Officer 3
Full-time
Ramsey$27.56 /hr—$56,626
2020Employ & Econ Development Dept
CO Communications & Marketing
Information Officer 3
Full-time
Ramsey$25.94 /hr—$53,354

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 Employ & Econ Development Dept

FY 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Officer 3

FY 2023, amount paid