Giesel, Shelbi L
Epidemiologist SeniorHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
IPMH-SubUse Epi Unit. 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 2019 to FY 2025, pay went up 251% while consumer prices went up 25%. After inflation, pay is up 180% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $76,928 | +15.4% | +2.6% | +12.4% |
| FY 2024 | $66,654 | +2.3% | +3.3% | −1.0% |
| FY 2023 | $65,175 | +23.1% | +6.3% | +15.8% |
| FY 2022 | $52,961 | +15.2% | +7.2% | +7.5% |
| FY 2021 | $45,986 | +52.9% | +2.3% | +49.5% |
| FY 2020 | $30,071 | +37.2% | +1.6% | +35.0% |
| FY 2019 | $21,925 | — | — | — |
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 · Epidemiologist Senior
Paid more than 6% of the 70 people with this job title that year. The median was $100,489.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
7 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department IPMH-SubUse Epi Unit | Epidemiologist Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $37.98 /hr | — | $76,928 |
| 2024 | Health Department HPCD IVP SEA Ovrdose EPI Staff | Epidemiologist Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $32.71 /hr | — | $66,654 |
| 2023 | Health Department HPCD IVP SEA Ovrdose EPI Staff | Epidemiologist Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $29.92 /hr | — | $65,175 |
| 2022 | Health Department Drug Overdose EPI Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time | Ramsey | $26.35 /hr | — | $52,961 |
| 2021 | Health Department Drug Overdose EPI Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time | Ramsey | $24.88 /hr | $246 | $45,986 |
| 2020 | Health Department Drug Overdose EPI Staff | Research Analyst Full-time | Ramsey | $21.30 /hr | — | $30,071 |
| 2019 | Health Department MCH Assistant Section MgrStaff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $18.12 /hr | — | $21,925 |
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 Epidemiologist Senior
FY 2025, amount paid
- Griffith, Jayne$115,952Health Department
- Triebold, Isaac J$110,036Health Department
- Holtzman, Corinne R$108,756Health Department
- Friedlander, Hannah G$107,786Health Department
- Lovett, Sara Ann$107,162Health Department
- Abdalla, Mohammed$106,666Health Department
- Gahr, Pamala M$105,996Health Department
- Barber, Cheryl A$105,756Health Department