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Thao, Lissee

Communications Specialist 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

Comms Cultural Comms Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$352,440
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$90,570
FY 2026
Highest year
$90,570
FY 2026
Yearly average
$70,488
across years on record
Change since first year
+597%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K$12,9962022$75,1662023$84,6312024$89,0762025$90,5702026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 597% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 500% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$90,570+1.7%+3.1%−1.4%
FY 2025$89,076+5.3%+2.6%+2.5%
FY 2024$84,631+12.6%+3.3%+9.0%
FY 2023$75,166+478.4%+6.3%+444.3%
FY 2022$12,996———

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 95% 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.

See everyone with this job title

Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Health Department
Comms Cultural Comms Staff
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$42.94 /hr—$90,570
2025Health Department
Comms Cultural Comms Staff
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$42.31 /hr—$89,076
2024Health Department
Comms Cultural Comms Staff
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$39.06 /hr—$84,631
2023Health Department
Comms Cultural Comms Staff
Communications Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$37.02 /hr—$75,166
2022Health Department
Cultural Communication Staff
Information Officer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$32.49 /hr—$12,996

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 Health Department

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Communications Specialist 2

FY 2026, amount paid