Emahiser, Sara
Health Program Rep SeniorHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
IDPEC STD/HIV/TB Metro DIS Stf. 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 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 447% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 371% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $75,453 | +5.2% | +3.1% | +2.0% |
| FY 2025 | $71,703 | +8.3% | +2.6% | +5.5% |
| FY 2024 | $66,202 | +1.1% | +3.3% | −2.1% |
| FY 2023 | $65,495 | +375.1% | +6.3% | +347.1% |
| FY 2022 | $13,786 | — | — | — |
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 · Health Program Rep Senior
Paid more than 13% of the 80 people with this job title that year. The median was $90,414.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department IDPEC STD/HIV/TB Metro DIS Stf | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $37.26 /hr | — | $75,453 |
| 2025 | Health Department IDPEC STD/HIV/TB Metro DIS Stf | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $35.43 /hr | — | $71,703 |
| 2024 | Health Department IDPEC STD/HIV/TB Metro DIS Stf | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $32.71 /hr | — | $66,202 |
| 2023 | Health Department IDPEC STD/HIV/TB Dis Intrv Stf | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $29.92 /hr | — | $65,495 |
| 2022 | Health Department Metro DIS Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $28.25 /hr | — | $13,786 |
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 Health Program Rep Senior
FY 2026, amount paid
- Heymans, Timothy P-H$121,206Health Department
- Schaff, Maria F$102,480Health Department
- Woelfel, McKinzie M$97,031Health Department
- Rudolph, Gloria A$96,330Health Department
- Henry, Diane Marie$95,985Health Department
- Einertson, Kyla$94,503Health Department
- Davis, Mary C$94,251Health Department
- Nyakundi, Japhet Michori$94,251Health Department