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Soe, Michael Scott

Communications Specialist 2Pollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

OD Creative Services. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$324,353
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$89,463
FY 2026 · $193 overtime
Highest year
$89,463
FY 2026
Yearly average
$81,088
across years on record
Change since first year
+34%
FY 2023 to FY 2026 · prices +9%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$66,6002023$80,4022024$87,8882025$89,4632026
Paid in yearFY 2023 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2023 to FY 2026, pay went up 34% while consumer prices went up 9%. After inflation, pay is up 23% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$89,463+1.8%+3.1%−1.3%
FY 2025$87,888+9.3%+2.6%+6.5%
FY 2024$80,402+20.7%+3.3%+16.9%
FY 2023$66,600———

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 90% 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

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Pollution Control Agency
OD Creative Services
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$42.94 /hr$193$89,463
2025Pollution Control Agency
OD Creative Services
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$42.31 /hr—$87,888
2024Pollution Control Agency
OD Creative Services
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$40.49 /hr—$80,402
2023Pollution Control Agency
OD Creative Services
Information Officer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$33.30 /hr—$66,600

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 Pollution Control Agency

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Communications Specialist 2

FY 2026, amount paid