Dotseth, Marie Lynn Mize
Asst Commr HealthHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Asst Comm of Health Systems. 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 2018 to FY 2021, pay went up 263% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 242% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | $124,040 | −4.3% | +2.3% | −6.5% |
| FY 2020 | $129,656 | +8.7% | +1.6% | +7.0% |
| FY 2019 | $119,328 | +249.0% | +2.1% | +241.9% |
| FY 2018 | $34,190 | — | — | — |
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 2021 · Asst Commr Health
Paid more than 20% of the 5 people with this job title that year. The median was $134,205.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Health Department Asst Comm of Health Systems | Asst Commr Health Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $66.78 /hr | — | $124,040 |
| 2020 | Health Department Asst Comm of Health Systems | Asst Commr Health Full-time | Ramsey | $63.56 /hr | — | $129,656 |
| 2019 | Health Department Asst Comm Strategic Initatives | Asst Commr Health Full-time | Ramsey | $60.06 /hr | — | $119,328 |
| 2018 | Health Department Health Reform Coord Sup | State Prog Admin Manager Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $50.28 /hr | — | $34,190 |
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 2021, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$273,340Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$198,064Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$198,064Medical Specialist 2
- Kelly, Margaret M$164,901Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$155,206Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Danila, Richard N$153,473Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Burns, Debra L$147,849Health Community Svcs Div Dir
- Malcolm, Jan Kathleen$147,183Commissioner-Health
Highest paid as Asst Commr Health
FY 2021, amount paid
- Rydrych, Diane C$141,064Health Department
- Huff, Daniel A$137,529Health Department
- Manning-Oman, Mary$134,205Health Department
- Dornfeld, Joanna$51,545Health Department