Bennett, Mary Ellen
Nurse SpecialistHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
HAI/AR P & P. 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 2017 to FY 2021, pay went up 33% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 23% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | $56,501 | −50.1% | +2.3% | −51.2% |
| FY 2020 | $113,212 | +18.3% | +1.6% | +16.5% |
| FY 2019 | $95,698 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $93,611 | +120.8% | +2.3% | +115.9% |
| FY 2017 | $42,403 | — | — | — |
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 2021 · Nurse Specialist
Paid more than 13% of the 16 people with this job title that year. The median was $100,034.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Health Department HAI/AR P & P | Nurse Specialist Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $48.28 /hr | $4,756 | $56,501 |
| 2020 | Health Department HAI/AR P & P | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $47.10 /hr | $15,355 | $113,212 |
| 2019 | Health Department HAI & AR Unit Staff | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $46.06 /hr | — | $95,698 |
| 2018 | Health Department HAI & AR Unit Staff | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $45.05 /hr | — | $93,611 |
| 2017 | Health Department HAI & AR Unit Staff | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $44.17 /hr | — | $42,403 |
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 2021, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$273,340Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$198,064Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$198,064Medical Specialist 2
- Kelly, Margaret M$164,901Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$155,206Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Danila, Richard N$153,473Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Burns, Debra L$147,849Health Community Svcs Div Dir
- Malcolm, Jan Kathleen$147,183Commissioner-Health
Highest paid as Nurse Specialist
FY 2021, amount paid
- Hale, Tammy Jo$120,714Health Department
- Tracy, Denice Ann$115,899Health Department
- Liverseed, Gina Catherine$105,509Health Department
- Wendt, Bonnie L$101,440Health Department
- Kidder, Mary F$100,672Health Department
- Mehelich, Mary Jo$100,570Veterans Affairs Dept
- Class, Kimberly Lane$100,281Human Services Dept
- Maki, Esther$100,276Health Department