Manning, Susan
Communications Specialist 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
CFH Ass Div Dir Staff. 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 2014 to FY 2025, pay went down 64% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is down 73% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $16,227 | −79.5% | +2.6% | −80.0% |
| FY 2024 | $78,966 | +6.3% | +3.3% | +2.9% |
| FY 2023 | $74,313 | +10.1% | +6.3% | +3.6% |
| FY 2022 | $67,474 | +1.6% | +7.2% | −5.2% |
| FY 2021 | $66,411 | +2.9% | +2.3% | +0.6% |
| FY 2020 | $64,541 | +2.7% | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| FY 2019 | $62,849 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $61,465 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $60,250 | +10.6% | +1.8% | +8.6% |
| FY 2016 | $54,466 | +10.2% | +0.7% | +9.4% |
| FY 2015 | $49,433 | +10.0% | +0.7% | +9.2% |
| FY 2014 | $44,950 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Communications Specialist 2
Paid more than 1% of the 96 people with this job title that year. The median was $79,372.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
12 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department CFH Ass Div Dir Staff | Communications Specialist 2 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $40.82 /hr | — | $16,227 |
| 2024 | Health Department CFH Ass Div Dir Staff | Communications Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $39.06 /hr | — | $78,966 |
| 2023 | Health Department CFH Ass Div Dir Staff | Management Analyst 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $33.30 /hr | — | $74,313 |
| 2022 | Health Department Comm/Family Hlth ADD B Staff | Management Analyst 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.49 /hr | — | $67,474 |
| 2021 | Health Department Comm/Family Hlth ADD B Staff | Management Analyst 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $31.70 /hr | — | $66,411 |
| 2020 | Health Department Comm/Family Hlth ADD B Staff | Management Analyst 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $30.93 /hr | $278 | $64,541 |
| 2019 | Health Department Comm/Family Health Staff | Management Analyst 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $30.25 /hr | — | $62,849 |
| 2018 | Health Department Comm/Family Health Staff | Management Analyst 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $29.58 /hr | — | $61,465 |
| 2017 | Health Department Comm/Family Health Staff | Management Analyst 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $29.00 /hr | — | $60,250 |
| 2016 | Health Department Comm/Family Health Staff | Management Analyst 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $28.29 /hr | — | $54,466 |
| 2015 | Health Department Health Policy DD Staff | Management Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.00 /hr | — | $49,433 |
| 2014 | Health Department Health Policy DD Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $21.63 /hr | — | $44,950 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$314,038Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$262,107Medical Specialist 2
- Witkowski, James J$191,918Public Health Sanitarian Supv
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$185,504Deputy Commr Health
- Cunningham, Brooke$180,294Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$178,920General Counsel 3
- Desai, Jay$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Smith, Kirk E$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Communications Specialist 2
FY 2025, amount paid
- Fike, Gloria J$99,555Children Youth & Families Dept
- Fawcett, Nancy Carol$97,592Children Youth & Families Dept
- Madgwick, Marie Novak$93,368MN St Colleges & Universities
- Lecuyer, Jamie$92,651Veterans Affairs Dept
- Hartman, Grant S$91,281Veterans Affairs Dept
- Thompson, Shannon M$91,022Lottery
- Lahr, Robert M$89,604Public Safety Dept
- Roodell, Janina Virna$89,076Health Department