Updike, Suzanne B
Communications Specialist 3Minnesota 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 2025, pay went up 69% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 18% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $93,370 | +3.1% | +2.6% | +0.4% |
| FY 2024 | $90,597 | +11.5% | +3.3% | +7.9% |
| FY 2023 | $81,259 | +8.3% | +6.3% | +1.9% |
| FY 2022 | $75,017 | −7.0% | +7.2% | −13.3% |
| FY 2021 | $80,696 | +12.4% | +2.3% | +9.9% |
| FY 2020 | $71,805 | +2.8% | +1.6% | +1.2% |
| FY 2019 | $69,853 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $68,324 | −1.4% | +2.3% | −3.5% |
| FY 2017 | $69,264 | −5.5% | +1.8% | −7.2% |
| FY 2016 | $73,317 | +4.5% | +0.7% | +3.8% |
| FY 2015 | $70,176 | +13.4% | +0.7% | +12.5% |
| FY 2014 | $61,908 | +1.1% | +1.6% | −0.5% |
| FY 2013 | $61,253 | +8.0% | +1.7% | +6.2% |
| FY 2012 | $56,706 | +2.8% | +2.9% | −0.1% |
| FY 2011 | $55,157 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Communications Specialist 3
Paid more than 64% of the 146 people with this job title that year. The median was $88,605.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
18 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minnesota IT Services Communications/Intergovt Rel | Communications Specialist 3 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $47.05 /hr | — | $93,370 |
| 2024 | Minnesota IT Services Communications/Intergovt Rel | Communications Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $45.02 /hr | — | $90,597 |
| 2023 | Minnesota IT Services Communications/Intergovt Rel | Communications Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $41.24 /hr | — | $81,259 |
| 2022 | MN.IT Services Office Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $36.12 /hr | — | $75,017 |
| 2021 | MN.IT Services Office Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $35.24 /hr | — | $80,696 |
| 2020 | MN.IT Services Office Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $34.38 /hr | $374 | $71,805 |
| 2019 | MN.IT Services Office Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $33.62 /hr | — | $69,853 |
| 2018 | MN.IT Services Office Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.88 /hr | — | $68,324 |
| 2017 | MN.IT Services Office Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.24 /hr | $314 | $69,264 |
| 2017 | MN.IT Services Office Operations Support Supv | Information Officer 4 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $38.43 /hr | — | — |
| 2016 | MN.IT Services Office Communications | Information Officer 4 Full-time | Ramsey | $37.49 /hr | — | $73,317 |
| 2016 | MN.IT Services Office Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $31.45 /hr | — | — |
| 2015 | Office of MN.IT Services Creative Services | Information Officer 4 Full-time | Ramsey | $35.27 /hr | — | $70,176 |
| 2015 | Office of MN.IT Services Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $30.68 /hr | — | — |
| 2014 | Office of MN.IT Services Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $29.79 /hr | — | $61,908 |
| 2013 | Office of MN.IT Services Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $28.92 /hr | $737 | $61,253 |
| 2012 | Enterprise Technology Office Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $28.35 /hr | — | $56,706 |
| 2011 | Enterprise Technology Office Communications/Intergovt Rel | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $27.33 /hr | — | $55,157 |
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.
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FY 2025, amount paid
- Rud, Kurt$213,743Information Technology Spec 4
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FY 2025, amount paid
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