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Schafer, Shelly

Minority Communications DirSenateRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$143,520
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$43,171
FY 2022
Highest year
$63,997
FY 2020
Yearly average
$47,840
across years on record
Change since first year
-33%
FY 2020 to FY 2022 · prices +10%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$63,9972020$36,3512021$43,1712022
Paid in yearFY 2020 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2020 to FY 2022, pay went down 33% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 38% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$43,171+18.8%+7.2%+10.8%
FY 2021$36,351−43.2%+2.3%−44.5%
FY 2020$63,997———

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 2022 · Minority Communications Dir

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Senate
Minority Leadership
Minority Communications Dir
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$46.69 /hr—$43,171
2021Senate
Minority Leadership
Minority Communications Dir
Full-time
Ramsey$45.00 /hr—$36,351
2020Education Department
Office of Fin, HR & Policy
Senior Admin Officer
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$64.66 /hr—$63,997

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 Senate

FY 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Minority Communications Dir

FY 2022, amount paid