Information Officer 1

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

2 employees hold this title in Transportation Department. Median total compensation for the role is $51,701, below the department median of $74,811.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $103.4K
Role median: $51,701
Agency median: $74,811
Comparison: Below

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This role across Minnesota

Information Officer 1 is held in 6 Minnesota departments. In Transportation Department, the median of $51,701 ranks #6 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

MN State Retirement System

$71,000 · 1

Administration Department

$63,737 · 1

MN St Colleges & Universities

$63,467 · 13

Public Safety Department

$63,327 · 1

Minnesota Zoological Garden

$56,375 · 1

Median total compensation for the Information Officer 1 role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Information Officer beyond Minnesota

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $72,829 ranks #3 of 3. See Information Officer across all of Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California

$85,542 · 657

Tennessee

$76,476 · 13

Median total compensation for comparable Information Officer roles 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.

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Employees with this title

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Elise Hinzman

Information Officer 1/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$52,049

Sub-department: Digital
Base pay: $52,049
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,049
Hire date: 2022-01-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Elise Hinzman holds the role of Information Officer 1 at Transportation Department within Digital. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,049. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Ricardo Acosta

Information Officer 1/Transportation Department

2025 total comp

$51,353

Sub-department: Digital
Base pay: $51,353
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,353
Hire date: 2023-02-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: T79
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ricardo Acosta works as a Information Officer 1 for Transportation Department within Digital. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. Ricardo earned $51,353 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.