Fortier, Lynn T
Industrial Hygienist 3Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
EH IER Radioactive Matrls 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 2013 to FY 2025, pay went up 75% while consumer prices went up 37%. After inflation, pay is up 28% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $80,499 | −14.5% | +2.6% | −16.7% |
| FY 2024 | $94,150 | +2.4% | +3.3% | −0.8% |
| FY 2023 | $91,911 | +12.1% | +6.3% | +5.5% |
| FY 2022 | $82,021 | +3.8% | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| FY 2021 | $79,011 | +6.7% | +2.3% | +4.3% |
| FY 2020 | $74,065 | +6.1% | +1.6% | +4.5% |
| FY 2019 | $69,795 | +5.9% | +2.1% | +3.7% |
| FY 2018 | $65,909 | +4.5% | +2.3% | +2.2% |
| FY 2017 | $63,050 | +4.5% | +1.8% | +2.6% |
| FY 2016 | $60,333 | +9.2% | +0.7% | +8.5% |
| FY 2015 | $55,231 | +11.6% | +0.7% | +10.7% |
| FY 2014 | $49,512 | +7.7% | +1.6% | +6.1% |
| FY 2013 | $45,953 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Industrial Hygienist 3
Paid more than 10% of the 21 people with this job title that year. The median was $104,617.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
13 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department EH IER Radioactive Matrls Stf | Industrial Hygienist 3 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $50.69 /hr | — | $80,499 |
| 2024 | Health Department EH IER Radioactive Matrls Stf | Industrial Hygienist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $48.51 /hr | — | $94,150 |
| 2023 | Health Department EH IER Radioactive Matrls Stf | Industrial Hygienist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $41.24 /hr | — | $91,911 |
| 2022 | Health Department RadioactiveMaterialsUnitStaff | Industrial Hygienist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $38.77 /hr | — | $82,021 |
| 2021 | Health Department RadioactiveMaterialsUnitStaff | Industrial Hygienist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $37.82 /hr | $643 | $79,011 |
| 2020 | Health Department RadioactiveMaterialsUnitStaff | Industrial Hygienist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $35.64 /hr | $517 | $74,065 |
| 2019 | Health Department RadioactiveMaterialsUnitStaff | Industrial Hygienist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $33.62 /hr | — | $69,795 |
| 2018 | Health Department RadioactiveMaterialsUnitStaff | Industrial Hygienist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $31.70 /hr | — | $65,909 |
| 2017 | Health Department RadioactiveMaterialsUnitStaff | Industrial Hygienist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $30.00 /hr | — | $63,050 |
| 2016 | Health Department RadioactiveMaterialsUnitStaff | Industrial Hygienist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $28.29 /hr | — | $60,333 |
| 2015 | Health Department RadioactiveMaterialsUnitStaff | Industrial Hygienist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $26.63 /hr | — | $55,231 |
| 2014 | Health Department RadioactiveMaterialsUnitStaff | Industrial Hygienist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $23.30 /hr | — | $49,512 |
| 2013 | Health Department RadioactiveMaterialsUnitStaff | Industrial Hygienist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $21.83 /hr | — | $45,953 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$314,038Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$262,107Medical Specialist 2
- Witkowski, James J$191,918Public Health Sanitarian Supv
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$185,504Deputy Commr Health
- Cunningham, Brooke$180,294Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$178,920General Counsel 3
- Desai, Jay$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Smith, Kirk E$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Industrial Hygienist 3
FY 2025, amount paid
- Ambrose, Michelle$106,956Health Department
- Verke, Craig$106,500Health Department
- Smeltzer, Kelly A$106,496Health Department
- Kruse, Tyler S$105,900Health Department
- Pemble, Derek Scott$105,756Health Department
- Waweru, Duncan$105,304Labor & Industry Dept
- Kubisiak, James S$105,296Administration Dept
- Pirner, Michael James$105,296Labor & Industry Dept