Economic Development Specialist

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

10 employees hold this title in Community & Economic Development. Median total compensation for the role is $48,547, below the department median of $88,389.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $579K
Role median: $48,547
Agency median: $88,389
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,007$105,916+

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How total compensation varies among the 10 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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Economic Development Specialist beyond Ramsey County, Minnesota

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In Ramsey County, Minnesota, the median of $48,547 ranks #3 of 4. See Economic Development Specialist across all of Ramsey County, Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Minnesota

$95,269 · 26

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$74,783 · 5

Missouri

$27,925 · 62

Median total compensation for comparable Economic Development Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Heather Posthumus

Economic Development Specialist/Community & Economic Development

2025 total comp

$46,058

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $45,312
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $745
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,058
Hourly rate: $47
Hire date: 2021-07-19
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.68
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EconDevt/CDBG
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Community & Economic Development, Heather Posthumus serves as a Economic Development Specialist within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working part-time, 0.68 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,058. Their bargaining unit is Unr.