Gilles, James Robert
Health Laboratory SurveyorHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
HRD CLIA Staff. 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 2017 to FY 2023, pay went up 76% while consumer prices went up 24%. After inflation, pay is up 43% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $43,977 | −34.9% | +6.3% | −38.7% |
| FY 2022 | $67,522 | −7.8% | +7.2% | −13.9% |
| FY 2021 | $73,213 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2020 | $71,431 | +2.3% | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| FY 2019 | $69,853 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.1% |
| FY 2018 | $68,349 | +173.5% | +2.3% | +167.5% |
| FY 2017 | $24,986 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Health Laboratory Surveyor
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Health Department HRD CLIA Staff | Health Laboratory Surveyor Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $37.02 /hr | — | $43,977 |
| 2022 | Health Department CLIA Staff | Health Laboratory Surveyor Full-time | Ramsey | $36.12 /hr | — | $67,522 |
| 2021 | Health Department CLIA Staff | Health Laboratory Surveyor Full-time | Ramsey | $35.24 /hr | $52 | $73,213 |
| 2020 | Health Department CLIA Staff | Health Laboratory Surveyor Full-time | Ramsey | $34.38 /hr | — | $71,431 |
| 2019 | Health Department CLIA Staff | Health Laboratory Surveyor Full-time | Ramsey | $33.62 /hr | — | $69,853 |
| 2018 | Health Department CLIA Staff | Health Laboratory Surveyor Full-time | Ramsey | $32.88 /hr | $74 | $68,349 |
| 2017 | Health Department CLIA Staff | Health Laboratory Surveyor Full-time | Ramsey | $32.24 /hr | $48 | $24,986 |
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 2023, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$298,247Medical Specialist 4
- Lim, Sarah$234,618Medical Specialist 2
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$233,081Medical Specialist 2
- Cunningham, Brooke$218,823Commissioner-Health
- Luhrsen, Michael E$180,788Engineer Senior
- Kelly, Margaret M$175,391Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$174,246Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$167,775Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Health Laboratory Surveyor
FY 2023, amount paid
- Walbridge, Garrie-Lynne M$82,332Health Department
- Nowling, Tricia Leigh$61,732Health Department