Castellano, Susan E
Health Asst Div DirectorHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
HP Div Dir Staff. 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 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 68% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 14% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $151,825 | +1.7% | +3.1% | −1.4% |
| FY 2025 | $149,257 | +7.8% | +2.6% | +5.0% |
| FY 2024 | $138,436 | −1.7% | +3.3% | −4.9% |
| FY 2023 | $140,857 | +7.0% | +6.3% | +0.7% |
| FY 2022 | $131,650 | +5.7% | +7.2% | −1.4% |
| FY 2021 | $124,596 | +6.2% | +2.3% | +3.9% |
| FY 2020 | $117,274 | +8.3% | +1.6% | +6.6% |
| FY 2019 | $108,329 | +3.7% | +2.1% | +1.6% |
| FY 2018 | $104,477 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $102,406 | +2.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| FY 2016 | $99,934 | +2.5% | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| FY 2015 | $97,496 | +3.0% | +0.7% | +2.3% |
| FY 2014 | $94,659 | −1.7% | +1.6% | −3.2% |
| FY 2013 | $96,265 | −1.1% | +1.7% | −2.8% |
| FY 2012 | $97,369 | +8.0% | +2.9% | +4.9% |
| FY 2011 | $90,168 | — | — | — |
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 2026 · Health Asst Div Director
Paid more than 61% of the 18 people with this job title that year. The median was $151,825.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
19 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department HP Div Dir Staff | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $73.03 /hr | — | $151,825 |
| 2025 | Health Department HP Asst Div Dir | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $71.95 /hr | — | $149,257 |
| 2024 | Health Department HP Asst Div Dir | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $68.68 /hr | — | $138,436 |
| 2023 | Health Department HP Asst Div Dir | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $60.78 /hr | — | $140,857 |
| 2023 | Health Department HP Div Dir | Health Care P&D Syst Div Dir Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $65.26 /hr | — | — |
| 2022 | Health Department Health Policy Div Director | Health Care P&D Syst Div Dir Full-time | Ramsey | $63.37 /hr | — | $131,650 |
| 2022 | Health Department Health Policy Asst Div Direct | Health Asst Div Director Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $59.29 /hr | — | — |
| 2021 | Health Department Health Policy Div Director | Health Care P&D Syst Div Dir Full-time | Ramsey | $62.12 /hr | — | $124,596 |
| 2021 | Health Department Health Policy Asst Div Direct | Health Asst Div Director Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $57.84 /hr | — | — |
| 2020 | Health Department Health Policy Asst Div Direct | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $56.44 /hr | — | $117,274 |
| 2019 | Health Department Health Policy Asst Div Direct | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $55.20 /hr | — | $108,329 |
| 2018 | Health Department MCH Director | Health Program Manager Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $50.28 /hr | — | $104,477 |
| 2017 | Health Department MCH Director | Health Program Manager Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $49.29 /hr | — | $102,406 |
| 2016 | Health Department MCH Director | Health Program Manager Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $48.09 /hr | — | $99,934 |
| 2015 | Health Department MCH Director | Health Program Manager Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $46.92 /hr | — | $97,496 |
| 2014 | Health Department MCH Director | Health Program Manager Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $45.55 /hr | — | $94,659 |
| 2013 | Health Department MCH Director | Health Program Manager Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $44.22 /hr | $347 | $96,265 |
| 2012 | Human Services Dept Deputy Assistant Commissioner | Health Care Program Mgr Full-time | Ramsey | $47.69 /hr | — | $97,369 |
| 2011 | Human Services Dept Perf Measure & Quality Improve | Health Care Program Mgr Full-time | Ramsey | $43.35 /hr | — | $90,168 |
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 2026, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$319,013Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$273,587Medical Specialist 2
- Stadheim, Ruth$229,052State Prog Admin Coordinator
- Cunningham, Brooke$189,360Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$188,266General Counsel 3
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$187,354Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$185,409Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$185,344Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Health Asst Div Director
FY 2026, amount paid
- Rhodes, Kristine Lois$159,827Health Department
- Winkelmann, Susan E$153,650Health Department
- Stroebel, Charles F$151,825Health Department
- Krueger, Lindsey Luella$151,825Health Department
- Simonetti, Jill M$151,825Health Department
- Emerson, Emily J$151,825Health Department
- Sechrist, Rebecca A$151,825Health Department
- Barenok, Tara Dawn$151,825Health Department