Baarson, Jennifer
Planner IntermediateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
HP HEP Hlth Care Data Ctr Staf. 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 2015 to FY 2024, pay went down 14% while consumer prices went up 31%. After inflation, pay is down 34% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $15,651 | −78.9% | +3.3% | −79.6% |
| FY 2023 | $74,318 | +10.1% | +6.3% | +3.6% |
| FY 2022 | $67,480 | −2.6% | +7.2% | −9.2% |
| FY 2021 | $69,306 | +7.6% | +2.3% | +5.2% |
| FY 2020 | $64,384 | +2.4% | +1.6% | +0.9% |
| FY 2019 | $62,854 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $61,470 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $60,250 | +6.2% | +1.8% | +4.2% |
| FY 2016 | $56,751 | +213.4% | +0.7% | +211.3% |
| FY 2015 | $18,106 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Planner Intermediate
Paid more than 9% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $46,089.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Health Department HP HEP Hlth Care Data Ctr Staf | Planner Intermediate Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $33.30 /hr | — | $15,651 |
| 2023 | Health Department HP HEP Hlth Care Data Ctr Staf | Planner Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $33.30 /hr | — | $74,318 |
| 2022 | Health Department Health Care Data Center Staff | Planner Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $32.49 /hr | — | $67,480 |
| 2021 | Health Department Health Care Data Center Staff | Planner Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $31.70 /hr | $257 | $69,306 |
| 2020 | Health Department Health Care Data Center Staff | Planner Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $30.93 /hr | — | $64,384 |
| 2019 | Health Department Health Care Data Center Staff | Planner Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $30.25 /hr | — | $62,854 |
| 2018 | Health Department Health Care Data Center Staff | Planner Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $29.58 /hr | — | $61,470 |
| 2017 | Health Department Health Care Data Center Staff | Planner Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $29.00 /hr | — | $60,250 |
| 2016 | Health Department Health Care Data Center Staff | Planner Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $28.29 /hr | — | $56,751 |
| 2015 | Health Department Health Care Data Center Staff | Planner Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $27.60 /hr | — | $18,106 |
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 Health Department
FY 2024, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$300,431Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$242,582Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$242,424Medical Specialist 2
- Cunningham, Brooke$179,778Commissioner-Health
- Smith, Kirk E$174,620Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$173,799Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Benson, Robin Christopher$170,835General Counsel 3
- Klemm, Steven W$162,455Engineer Princ
Highest paid as Planner Intermediate
FY 2024, amount paid
- Morris, Andrew Robert$79,337Asian-Pacific Council
- Plunkett, Joshua WP$74,306Agriculture Dept
- Roos, Stephen J$73,953Agriculture Dept
- Steinwand, Caramae$72,957Health Department
- Fleming, John Patrick$67,252Transportation Dept
- Grochulska, Klara$62,684Transportation Dept
- Yang, Tiffany Pao$60,507Health Department
- Deutsch, Christina$56,650Health Department