Dawood, Khatidja Husein
Disease Prev & Cont Div DirHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
HPCD Div Dir. 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 225% while consumer prices went up 27%. After inflation, pay is up 155% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $163,030 | +1.7% | +3.1% | −1.4% |
| FY 2025 | $160,276 | +7.0% | +2.6% | +4.3% |
| FY 2024 | $149,767 | +1.5% | +3.3% | −1.7% |
| FY 2023 | $147,559 | +11.6% | +6.3% | +5.0% |
| FY 2022 | $132,235 | +9.0% | +7.2% | +1.7% |
| FY 2021 | $121,354 | +142.1% | +2.3% | +136.7% |
| FY 2020 | $50,119 | — | — | — |
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 · Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
9 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department HPCD Div Dir | Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir Full-time | Ramsey | $78.42 /hr | — | $163,030 |
| 2025 | Health Department HPCD Div Dir | Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir Full-time | Ramsey | $77.26 /hr | — | $160,276 |
| 2024 | Health Department HPCD Div Dir | Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir Full-time | Ramsey | $73.75 /hr | — | $149,767 |
| 2024 | Health Department Asst Commr Health Improvement | Asst Commr Health Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $75.96 /hr | — | — |
| 2023 | Health Department Asst Commr Health Improvement | Asst Commr Health Full-time | Ramsey | $72.00 /hr | — | $147,559 |
| 2023 | Health Department HPCD Div Dir | Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $65.26 /hr | — | — |
| 2022 | Health Department HPCD DD | Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir Full-time | Ramsey | $63.67 /hr | — | $132,235 |
| 2021 | Health Department HPCD DD | Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir Full-time | Ramsey | $62.12 /hr | — | $121,354 |
| 2020 | Health Department CHP Director | Health Promotion & Educ Manage Full-time | Ramsey | $56.44 /hr | — | $50,119 |
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 Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir
FY 2026, amount paid
- Hancock-Allen, Jessica$162,859Health Department
- Diamond, Catherine$161,809Health Department