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Sprenger, Nicole

Information DirectorCommerce DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$90,570
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$22,125
FY 2012
Highest year
$68,445
FY 2011
Yearly average
$45,285
across years on record
Change since first year
-68%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$68,4452011$22,1252012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 68% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 69% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$22,125−67.7%+2.9%−68.6%
FY 2011$68,445———

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 2012 · Information Director

Paid more than 0% of the 6 people with this job title that year. The median was $79,578.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2012Commerce Dept
Commerce Admin
Information Director
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$39.65 /hr—$22,125
2011Commerce Dept
Commerce Admin
Information Director
Full-time
Ramsey$39.65 /hr—$68,445

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 Commerce Dept

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Director

FY 2012, amount paid