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Longaecker, Jennifer

Communications Manager 1Commerce DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$552,084
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$146,123
FY 2026
Highest year
$146,123
FY 2026
Yearly average
$110,417
across years on record
Change since first year
+237%
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$50K$100K$150K$200K$43,3762022$91,0952023$127,7602024$143,7302025$146,1232026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 237% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 190% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$146,123+1.7%+3.1%−1.4%
FY 2025$143,730+12.5%+2.6%+9.6%
FY 2024$127,760+40.2%+3.3%+35.8%
FY 2023$91,095+110.0%+6.3%+97.6%
FY 2022$43,376———

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 Manager 1

Paid more than 96% of the 24 people with this job title that year. The median was $131,700.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Commerce Dept
Communications
Communications Manager 1
Full-time
Ramsey$63.35 /hr—$146,123
2025Public Safety Dept
Office of Comm Supervisor
Communications Manager 2
Full-time
Ramsey$68.79 /hr—$143,730
2024Public Safety Dept
Office of Comm Supervisor
Communications Manager 2
Full-time
Ramsey$63.60 /hr—$127,760
2023Public Safety Dept
Office of Comm Supervisor
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Ramsey$45.82 /hr—$91,095
2022Public Safety Dept
Office of Communication 2
Information Officer 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$36.12 /hr—$43,376

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 Commerce Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Communications Manager 1

FY 2026, amount paid