Detweiler, Lydia R.
Planner Principal Comm SpecHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Vaccine Equity&Engage 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 up 156% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is up 134% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $20,359 | −57.9% | +7.2% | −60.8% |
| FY 2021 | $48,406 | +509.0% | +2.3% | +495.3% |
| FY 2020 | $7,949 | — | — | — |
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 · Planner Principal Comm Spec
Paid more than 23% of the 13 people with this job title that year. The median was $47,283.
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 Vaccine Equity&Engage Staff | Planner Principal Comm Spec Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $31.70 /hr | — | $20,359 |
| 2021 | Health Department Vaccine Equity&Engage Staff | Planner Principal Comm Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $31.70 /hr | — | $48,406 |
| 2020 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff-Support Full-time | Ramsey | $19.16 /hr | — | $7,949 |
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 Planner Principal Comm Spec
FY 2022, amount paid
- Jorgensen, Jonathan Paul$84,279Public Safety Dept
- Berg, Robert M$83,553Public Safety Dept
- Buck, Steven R$83,553Public Safety Dept
- Henry, Devin K$81,099Health Department
- Curtice, Brian A$79,952Public Safety Dept
- Christensen, Johanna$67,738Health Department
- Smalley, Elizabeth Marie$47,283Health Department
- Alkire, Daryl Brandon$37,628Health Department