Underhill, Karen J
Information Officer 2Office of MN.IT ServicesRamsey CountyFull-time
Communications/Intergovt Rel. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 77% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 78% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2014 | $11,517 | −77.7% | +1.6% | −78.0% |
| FY 2013 | $51,630 | +0.6% | +1.7% | −1.1% |
| FY 2012 | $51,345 | +4.0% | +2.9% | +1.0% |
| FY 2011 | $49,379 | — | — | — |
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 2014 · Information Officer 2
Paid more than 13% of the 80 people with this job title that year. The median was $46,333.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
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4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Office of MN.IT Services Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 2 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $26.02 /hr | — | $11,517 |
| 2013 | Office of MN.IT Services Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $26.02 /hr | — | $51,630 |
| 2012 | Natural Resources Dept Human Resoures-OD & Training | Employee Devel Spec 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.57 /hr | — | $51,345 |
| 2011 | Natural Resources Dept Human Resoures-OD & Training | Employee Devel Spec 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.57 /hr | — | $49,379 |
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 Office of MN.IT Services
FY 2014, amount paid
- Kharengra, Ajmer$225,120Information Technology Spec 5
- Bollu, Nagamalleswara Rao$195,386Information Technology Spec 4
- Kiemen, John J$178,620Information Technology Spec 5
- Jorgenson, Steven M$162,033Chief Information Officer
- Reynolds, Richard A$161,759Information Technology Spec 4
- Davison, Thomas E$158,673Systems Architect
- Rademacher, Donald P$153,640Systems Architect
- Hamdan, Nazek Said$142,571Information Technology Spec 5
Highest paid as Information Officer 2
FY 2014, amount paid
- Palmer, David S$61,138MN St Colleges & Universities
- Thompson, Shannon Marie$58,383Lottery
- Forte, Everett Hamilton$57,724Lottery
- Barbieri, Susan M$56,544Teachers Retirement Assoc
- Hinton, Marie Elizabeth$56,324Lottery
- Davis, Owen Jerome$56,093Pollution Control Agency
- Swanson, Ruth A$55,696Human Services Dept
- Bailey, Gary P$55,694MN St Colleges & Universities