Costanzo, Debra
Grants SpecialistHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyPart-time
HP ORHPC Hlth Care/WF Devel St. 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 2021 to FY 2024, pay went down 36% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is down 46% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $18,204 | −59.3% | +3.3% | −60.6% |
| FY 2023 | $44,755 | −3.1% | +6.3% | −8.8% |
| FY 2022 | $46,186 | +62.2% | +7.2% | +51.3% |
| FY 2021 | $28,480 | — | — | — |
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 · Grants Specialist
Paid more than 7% of the 14 people with this job title that year. The median was $61,560.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Health Department HP ORHPC Hlth Care/WF Devel St | Grants Specialist Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $32.13 /hr | — | $18,204 |
| 2023 | Health Department HP ORHPC Hlth Care/WF Devel St | Grants Specialist Part-time | Ramsey | $31.00 /hr | — | $44,755 |
| 2022 | Health Department PC & FA Staff | Grants Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $30.24 /hr | — | $46,186 |
| 2021 | Health Department PC & FA Staff | Grants Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $28.48 /hr | — | $28,480 |
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 Grants Specialist
FY 2024, amount paid
- Schindler, Lois M$72,570MN St Colleges & Universities
- Richie, Renee Jane$67,927Health Department
- Gama, Mah L$67,927Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Krinke, Julie A$67,840Transportation Dept
- Affeldt, Kelly C$67,840Natural Resources Dept
- Aasve, Neil$66,472MN St Colleges & Universities
- McBroom, Jessica$62,565Transportation Dept
- Brown, Abby Eliss$60,555Veterans Affairs Dept