Combs, Evelyn Mata
Planner Principal StateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
ODIBES-HES 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 2020 to FY 2026, pay went up 4,090% while consumer prices went up 27%. After inflation, pay is up 3,189% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $100,485 | +3.2% | +3.1% | +0.1% |
| FY 2025 | $97,332 | +7.4% | +2.6% | +4.6% |
| FY 2024 | $90,623 | +39.8% | +3.3% | +35.4% |
| FY 2023 | $64,812 | — | — | — |
| FY 2020 | $2,398 | — | — | — |
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 · Planner Principal State
Paid more than 96% of the 302 people with this job title that year. The median was $95,190.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department ODIBES-HES Staff | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $47.76 /hr | $239 | $100,485 |
| 2025 | Health Department CHE Comm Engage Sys Transf Stf | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $47.05 /hr | — | $97,332 |
| 2024 | Health Department CHE Comm Engage Sys Transf Stf | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $43.51 /hr | — | $90,623 |
| 2023 | Health Department CH PHP Staff | Planner Principal Comm Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $39.74 /hr | — | $64,812 |
| 2020 | Human Services Dept HCA MPPS Director | Human Services Manager 2 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $50.49 /hr | — | $2,398 |
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 Planner Principal State
FY 2026, amount paid
- Rose, Theodore$110,663African Heritage Council
- Westerman, Curt D$104,596Natural Resources Dept
- Peterson, Brandon$103,227Human Services Dept
- Koss, Kenneth Michael$102,602Human Services Dept
- Croteau-Kallestad, Elizabeth Ann$102,319Transportation Dept
- Calametti, Cassie Huesmann$102,235Public Safety Dept
- Hill, Sierra Henning WB$101,931Health Department
- Sukut, Sol D$101,774Military Affairs Dept