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Smith, Eileen Marie

Communications Manager 1Mn Management & BudgetRamsey CountyFull-time

Communications 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$481,931
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$132,200
FY 2026
Highest year
$133,141
FY 2025
Yearly average
$96,386
across years on record
Change since first year
+255%
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$37,1952022$55,3772023$124,0192024$133,1412025$132,2002026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 255% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 206% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$132,200−0.7%+3.1%−3.7%
FY 2025$133,141+7.4%+2.6%+4.6%
FY 2024$124,019+124.0%+3.3%+116.8%
FY 2023$55,377+48.9%+6.3%+40.1%
FY 2022$37,195———

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 63% 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.

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Mn Management & Budget
Communications 2
Communications Manager 1
Full-time
Ramsey$63.35 /hr—$132,200
2025Mn Management & Budget
Communications 2
Communications Manager 1
Full-time
Ramsey$62.41 /hr—$133,141
2024Mn Management & Budget
Communications 1
Communications Manager 1
Full-time
Ramsey$59.72 /hr—$124,019
2023Mn Management & Budget
Communications
Communications Manager 1
Full-time
Ramsey$56.61 /hr—$55,377
2022Mn Management & Budget
Management Services
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Part-time
Ramsey$55.23 /hr—$37,195

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 Mn Management & Budget

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Communications Manager 1

FY 2026, amount paid