Germain, Michele T
Medical Records Tech 1Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Birth Defects Monit & Analysis. 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 2011 to FY 2012, pay went up 2% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 1% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2012 | $40,610 | +1.9% | +2.9% | −1.0% |
| FY 2011 | $39,843 | — | — | — |
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 2012 · Medical Records Tech 1
Paid more than 50% of the 8 people with this job title that year. The median was $40,563.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Health Department Birth Defects Monit & Analysis | Medical Records Tech 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $20.31 /hr | — | $40,610 |
| 2011 | Health Department BDIS Unit Staff | Medical Records Tech 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $19.70 /hr | — | $39,843 |
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 2012, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$205,330Medical Specialist 4
- DeVries, Aaron S$144,311Medical Specialist 2
- Christensen, Eric C$115,193Information Syst Manager
- Leitheiser, Agnes T$114,721Asst Commr Health
- Ho, Lee H$114,368Asst Commr Health
- Hearley, Barbara A$113,912Dir Administrative Info System
- Ehresmann, Kristen$113,557Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir
- Danila, Richard N$113,060Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Medical Records Tech 1
FY 2012, amount paid
- Saltzman, Jennifer L$51,042Veterans Affairs Dept
- Svir, Tammy R$47,447Veterans Affairs Dept
- Holman, Yolanda Michelle$42,173Health Department
- Meyer, Angela R$40,515Veterans Affairs Dept
- Barclay, Rebecca J$35,981Health Department
- Getschel, Melissa H$35,151Health Department
- Martin, Kathryn Rae$17,664Veterans Affairs Dept