Minnesota · 2025 pay · 35 people
How much does a communications manager make in Minnesota?
$130,938typical pay for a communications manager in 2025
$117,774 – $137,361what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗
Where communications managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Health Department4 people$115,937
- Minnesota Management & Budget3 people$133,141
- Human Services Dept3 people$129,755
- Natural Resources Department2 people$145,064
- Education Department2 people$132,979
- Public Safety Department2 people$151,504
- Lottery2 people$130,174
- Employment & Economic Development Department2 people$132,518
- Revenue Department1 person$117,460
- Pollution Control Agency1 person$139,539
- Transportation Department1 person$97,396
- Public Utilities Commission1 person$127,020
- Labor & Industry Dept1 person$132,761
- Children Youth & Families Dept1 person$130,938
- Iron Range Resources & Rehab1 person$114,006
- Agriculture Dept1 person$144,327
- Secretary of State1 person$129,507
- Cannabis Expungement Board1 person$79,885
- Veterans Affairs Department1 person$144,327
- Commerce Dept1 person$74,424
- Administration Dept1 person$107,367
- Climate Innovation Finance Authority1 person$118,089
- Corrections Dept1 person$144,633
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Communications Manager 119 people$129,641
- Communications Manager 211 people$130,938
- Communications Manager 35 people$146,485
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Communications Associate$67,670
- Communications Supervisor$118,089 (everyone)
- Communications Manager (this page)$130,938 (everyone)
Highest-paid communications managers, 2025
- 1Gail L NosekCommunications Manager 3 · Natural Resources Department$160,488
- 2Refugio PadillaCommunications Manager 3 · Public Safety Department$159,277
- 3Erika Joy Helvick AndersonCommunications Manager 1 · Lottery$149,478
- 4Greta Ann BergstromCommunications Manager 3 · Human Services Dept$146,485
- 5Shannon T LoehrkeCommunications Manager 2 · Corrections Dept$144,633
Common questions
How much does a communications manager make in Minnesota?
The typical communications manager was paid $130,938 in 2025; most earned between $117,774 and $137,361. This counts all 35 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for communications managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Communications Manager, at any level (for example "Communications Manager 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this