Daugherty, Trenton
EpidemiologistHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Epi & Suveillance Unit 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 2022, pay went down 60% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 63% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $18,903 | −66.2% | +7.2% | −68.4% |
| FY 2021 | $55,864 | +18.3% | +2.3% | +15.7% |
| FY 2020 | $47,209 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Epidemiologist
Paid more than 26% of the 43 people with this job title that year. The median was $43,287.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Health Department Epi & Suveillance Unit Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $27.56 /hr | — | $18,903 |
| 2021 | Health Department Epi & Suveillance Unit Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time | Ramsey | $26.59 /hr | — | $55,864 |
| 2020 | Health Department Epi & Suveillance Unit Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time | Ramsey | $25.08 /hr | $38 | $47,209 |
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 2022, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$277,866Medical Specialist 4
- Danila, Richard N$216,560Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$209,170Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$180,762Medical Specialist 2
- Kelly, Margaret M$167,662Deputy Commr Health
- Moyer, Kristen R$162,019Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir
- Smith, Kirk E$160,853Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Dornfeld, Joanna$155,995Asst Commr Health
Highest paid as Epidemiologist
FY 2022, amount paid
- Swafford, Ryan$72,317Health Department
- D'Heilly, Paige Marie$62,715Health Department
- Ruhland, Abbey Jane$61,098Health Department
- Stinebaugh, Kathryn$60,936Health Department
- Kough, Erin Maureen$60,439Health Department
- Shelton, Caitlin Fowler$59,800Health Department
- Magnuson, Luke Timothy$58,850Health Department
- Ruprecht, Alison Marie$57,785Health Department