Hakala, Cynthia M
Planner Principal StateHealth DepartmentSt Louis CountyFull-time
EH DWP SWP Plan N 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 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 13,545% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 9,107% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $96,841 | +5.9% | +3.1% | +2.7% |
| FY 2025 | $91,406 | +7.2% | +2.6% | +4.5% |
| FY 2024 | $85,248 | +3.1% | +3.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2023 | $82,667 | +31.9% | +6.3% | +24.2% |
| FY 2022 | $62,657 | +7.5% | +7.2% | +0.3% |
| FY 2021 | $58,264 | +7.8% | +2.3% | +5.4% |
| FY 2020 | $54,048 | +6.1% | +1.6% | +4.5% |
| FY 2019 | $50,928 | +5.1% | +2.1% | +3.0% |
| FY 2018 | $48,443 | +1.7% | +2.3% | −0.6% |
| FY 2017 | $47,640 | −0.5% | +1.8% | −2.3% |
| FY 2016 | $47,878 | +6.0% | +0.7% | +5.3% |
| FY 2015 | $45,183 | +10.9% | +0.7% | +10.1% |
| FY 2014 | $40,750 | +10.4% | +1.6% | +8.7% |
| FY 2013 | $36,905 | +9.7% | +1.7% | +7.9% |
| FY 2012 | $33,628 | +4,638.2% | +2.9% | +4,503.3% |
| FY 2011 | $710 | — | — | — |
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 · Planner Principal State
Paid more than 54% of the 302 people with this job title that year. The median was $95,190.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
16 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department EH DWP SWP Plan N Staff | Planner Principal State Full-time | St Louis | $47.76 /hr | $658 | $96,841 |
| 2025 | Health Department EH DWP SWP Plan N Staff | Planner Principal State Full-time | St Louis | $45.47 /hr | — | $91,406 |
| 2024 | Health Department EH DWP SWP Plan N Staff | Planner Principal State Full-time | St Louis | $41.93 /hr | — | $85,248 |
| 2023 | Health Department EH DWP SWP Plan N Staff | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $38.38 /hr | — | $82,667 |
| 2022 | Health Department DWP-SWP Planning Staff North | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $36.12 /hr | — | $62,657 |
| 2021 | Health Department Waterborne Disease Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Part-time | St Louis | $31.70 /hr | — | $58,264 |
| 2020 | Health Department Waterborne Disease Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Part-time | St Louis | $29.84 /hr | — | $54,048 |
| 2019 | Health Department Waterborne Disease Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Part-time | Ramsey | $28.15 /hr | — | $50,928 |
| 2018 | Health Department Waterborne Disease Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Part-time | Ramsey | $26.58 /hr | — | $48,443 |
| 2017 | Health Department Waterborne Disease Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $25.22 /hr | — | $47,640 |
| 2016 | Health Department Waterborne Disease Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $23.73 /hr | — | $47,878 |
| 2015 | Health Department Waterborne Disease Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $22.39 /hr | — | $45,183 |
| 2014 | Health Department Waterborne Disease Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $21.03 /hr | — | $40,750 |
| 2013 | Health Department Field Services | Health Program Rep Inter Full-time | St Louis | $18.46 /hr | — | $36,905 |
| 2012 | Health Department Field Services | Health Program Rep Inter Full-time | St Louis | $17.56 /hr | $74 | $33,628 |
| 2011 | Health Department Field Services | Public Health Sanitarian 1 Full-time | St Louis | $16.41 /hr | — | $710 |
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 Planner Principal State
FY 2026, amount paid
- Rose, Theodore$110,663African Heritage Council
- Westerman, Curt D$104,596Natural Resources Dept
- Peterson, Brandon$103,227Human Services Dept
- Koss, Kenneth Michael$102,602Human Services Dept
- Croteau-Kallestad, Elizabeth Ann$102,319Transportation Dept
- Calametti, Cassie Huesmann$102,235Public Safety Dept
- Hill, Sierra Henning WB$101,931Health Department
- Sukut, Sol D$101,774Military Affairs Dept