Hanson, Joan
Nurse SpecialistHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyPart-time
Tuberculosis Unit 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 2014 to FY 2020, pay went down 20% while consumer prices went up 9%. After inflation, pay is down 27% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $48,106 | −44.0% | +1.6% | −44.9% |
| FY 2019 | $85,979 | +1.7% | +2.1% | −0.4% |
| FY 2018 | $84,563 | −8.2% | +2.3% | −10.3% |
| FY 2017 | $92,165 | +2.9% | +1.8% | +1.1% |
| FY 2016 | $89,543 | +0.4% | +0.7% | −0.2% |
| FY 2015 | $89,162 | +48.3% | +0.7% | +47.2% |
| FY 2014 | $60,119 | — | — | — |
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 2020 · Nurse Specialist
Paid more than 12% of the 17 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,858.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Health Department Tuberculosis Unit Staff | Nurse Specialist Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $46.06 /hr | — | $48,106 |
| 2019 | Health Department STD & HIV Section Mgmt Staff | Nurse Specialist Part-time | Ramsey | $46.06 /hr | — | $85,979 |
| 2018 | Health Department HIV, STD, & Hep Prevent Staff | Nurse Specialist Part-time | Ramsey | $45.05 /hr | — | $84,563 |
| 2017 | Health Department HIV, STD, & Hep Prevent Staff | Nurse Specialist Part-time | Ramsey | $44.17 /hr | — | $92,165 |
| 2016 | Health Department HIV, STD, & Hep Prevent Staff | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $43.09 /hr | — | $89,543 |
| 2015 | Health Department HIV, STD, & Hep Prevent Staff | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $42.04 /hr | — | $89,162 |
| 2014 | Health Department HIV, STD, & Hep Prevent Staff | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $39.63 /hr | — | $60,119 |
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 2020, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$264,597Medical Specialist 4
- Kelly, Margaret M$159,131Deputy Commr Health
- Olstad, Janet D$155,096Health Asst Div Director
- Malcolm, Jan Kathleen$147,130Commissioner-Health
- Smith, Kirk E$146,363Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Danila, Richard N$146,205Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Bartkus, Joanne M$144,839Public Health Lab Div Dir
- Burns, Debra L$139,511Asst Commr Health
Highest paid as Nurse Specialist
FY 2020, amount paid
- Bennett, Mary Ellen$113,212Health Department
- Hale, Tammy Jo$111,531Health Department
- Hadsall, Carolyn K$101,669Health Department
- Herrmann, Denise Ann$99,190Health Department
- Kidder, Mary F$98,307Health Department
- Wendt, Bonnie L$97,907Health Department
- Mehelich, Mary Jo$97,860Veterans Affairs Dept
- Class, Kimberly Lane$97,860Human Services Dept