Woolley, Benjamin Irwin
Communications Specialist 4Mn Management & BudgetRamsey CountyFull-time
Communications 1. 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 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,591% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 1,113% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $95,544 | +4.8% | +3.1% | +1.6% |
| FY 2025 | $91,167 | +7.9% | +2.6% | +5.1% |
| FY 2024 | $84,484 | +28.6% | +3.3% | +24.5% |
| FY 2023 | $65,713 | +4.0% | +6.3% | −2.1% |
| FY 2022 | $63,168 | +17.1% | +7.2% | +9.3% |
| FY 2021 | $53,939 | +8.0% | +2.3% | +5.5% |
| FY 2020 | $49,963 | +5.8% | +1.6% | +4.2% |
| FY 2019 | $47,219 | +5.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| FY 2018 | $44,886 | +4.6% | +2.3% | +2.3% |
| FY 2017 | $42,916 | +56.0% | +1.8% | +53.2% |
| FY 2016 | $27,506 | +155.4% | +0.7% | +153.7% |
| FY 2015 | $10,771 | +90.7% | +0.7% | +89.3% |
| FY 2014 | $5,649 | — | — | — |
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 4
Paid more than 14% of the 37 people with this job title that year. The median was $110,849.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
13 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mn Management & Budget Communications 1 | Communications Specialist 4 Full-time | Ramsey | $46.15 /hr | — | $95,544 |
| 2025 | Mn Management & Budget Communications 1 | Communications Specialist 4 Full-time | Ramsey | $43.82 /hr | — | $91,167 |
| 2024 | Mn Management & Budget Communications 1 | Communications Specialist 4 Full-time | Ramsey | $40.49 /hr | — | $84,484 |
| 2023 | Mn Management & Budget Communications | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.13 /hr | — | $65,713 |
| 2022 | Mn Management & Budget Communications | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $30.24 /hr | — | $63,168 |
| 2021 | Mn Management & Budget Communications | Information Officer 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $25.71 /hr | — | $53,939 |
| 2020 | Mn Management & Budget Communications | Information Officer 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.27 /hr | — | $49,963 |
| 2019 | Mn Management & Budget Communications | Information Officer 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $22.92 /hr | — | $47,219 |
| 2018 | Mn Management & Budget Communications | Information Officer 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $21.71 /hr | — | $44,886 |
| 2017 | Mn Management & Budget Communications | Information Officer 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $19.97 /hr | $240 | $42,916 |
| 2016 | Mn Management & Budget Communications | Information Officer 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $18.82 /hr | — | $27,506 |
| 2015 | Mn Management & Budget Health Risk Mgmt & EAP | Information Officer 1 Part-time | Ramsey | $17.76 /hr | — | $10,771 |
| 2014 | Mn Management & Budget Tridion Project | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $13.93 /hr | — | $5,649 |
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 Mn Management & Budget
FY 2026, amount paid
- Campbell, Erin M$197,945Commissioner-MN Mgmt & Budget
- Bentley, Andrew Martin$193,965Deputy Commr MMB
- Chaffee, Blake$193,965Deputy Commr MMB
- Minge, Ahna B$188,131Deputy Commr MMB
- Hassemer, Jennifer$184,973Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Lam Young, Melissa L$181,229Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Moore, Paul Bennett$181,054Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Drucker, Jeremy D$181,054Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
Highest paid as Communications Specialist 4
FY 2026, amount paid
- Harger, Amy$123,633Natural Resources Dept
- English, Amelia$112,022Natural Resources Dept
- Lamatsch, Rita L$111,849Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Hinton, Marie E$111,535Mn Management & Budget
- Sveen, Kaia J$111,329Health Department
- Olson, Adam John$111,315Pollution Control Agency
- Lee, Mehgan Maureen$111,296Human Services Dept
- Moore, Kathy Jeanne$110,850Health Department