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Scheid, Amanda Ellen

Communications Specialist 2Secretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$295,248
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$90,270
FY 2026
Highest year
$90,270
FY 2026
Yearly average
$49,208
across years on record
Change since first year
+265%
FY 2020 to FY 2026 · prices +27%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$24,7442020$65,8442021$11,60220222023$14,9002024$87,8882025$90,2702026
Paid in yearFY 2020 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2020 to FY 2026, pay went up 265% while consumer prices went up 27%. After inflation, pay is up 186% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$90,270+2.7%+3.1%−0.4%
FY 2025$87,888+489.8%+2.6%+474.7%
FY 2024$14,900———
FY 2022$11,602−82.4%+7.2%−83.6%
FY 2021$65,844+166.1%+2.3%+160.1%
FY 2020$24,744———

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 Specialist 2

Paid more than 92% of the 117 people with this job title that year. The median was $82,917.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Secretary of State
Communications
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$42.94 /hr—$90,270
2025Secretary of State
Communications
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$42.31 /hr—$87,888
2024Secretary of State
Communications
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$40.49 /hr—$14,900
2022Pollution Control Agency
OD COM Communication Unit 1
Information Officer 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$31.70 /hr—$11,602
2021Pollution Control Agency
OD COM Communication Unit 1
Information Officer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$31.70 /hr—$65,844
2020Pollution Control Agency
OD COM Communication Unit 1
Information Officer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$30.93 /hr—$24,744

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 Secretary of State

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Communications Specialist 2

FY 2026, amount paid