Higgins, Margaret A
Public Health Social Wkr SpecHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyPart-time
Refugee Health 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 2022, pay went down 52% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is down 63% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $27,846 | −60.3% | +7.2% | −62.9% |
| FY 2021 | $70,067 | +6.4% | +2.3% | +4.0% |
| FY 2020 | $65,858 | +2.2% | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| FY 2019 | $64,412 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $63,005 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $61,760 | +2.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| FY 2016 | $60,264 | +4.2% | +0.7% | +3.5% |
| FY 2015 | $57,810 | +7.0% | +0.7% | +6.2% |
| FY 2014 | $54,046 | +10.0% | +1.6% | +8.3% |
| FY 2013 | $49,131 | −4.7% | +1.7% | −6.2% |
| FY 2012 | $51,546 | −11.5% | +2.9% | −14.0% |
| FY 2011 | $58,234 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Public Health Social Wkr Spec
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
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14 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Health Department Refugee Health Staff | Public Health Social Wkr Spec Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $40.61 /hr | — | $27,846 |
| 2021 | Health Department Refugee Health Staff | Public Health Social Wkr Spec Part-time | Ramsey | $40.61 /hr | $604 | $70,067 |
| 2020 | Health Department Refugee Health Staff | Public Health Social Wkr Spec Part-time | Ramsey | $39.62 /hr | — | $65,858 |
| 2019 | Health Department Refugee Health Staff | Public Health Social Wkr Spec Part-time | Ramsey | $38.75 /hr | — | $64,412 |
| 2018 | Health Department Refugee Health Staff | Public Health Social Wkr Spec Part-time | Ramsey | $37.90 /hr | — | $63,005 |
| 2017 | Health Department Refugee Health Staff | Public Health Social Wkr Spec Part-time | Ramsey | $37.16 /hr | — | $61,760 |
| 2016 | Health Department Refugee Health Staff | Public Health Social Wkr Spec Part-time | Ramsey | $36.25 /hr | — | $60,264 |
| 2015 | Health Department Refugee Health Staff | Public Health Social Wkr Spec Part-time | Ramsey | $35.37 /hr | — | $57,810 |
| 2014 | Health Department Refugee Health Staff | Public Health Social Wkr Spec Part-time | Ramsey | $33.18 /hr | — | $54,046 |
| 2014 | Health Department Hepatitis Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $28.92 /hr | — | — |
| 2013 | Health Department IT & IH Refugee Health | Public Health Social Wkr Spec Part-time | Ramsey | $31.06 /hr | — | $49,131 |
| 2012 | Health Department IT & IH Refugee Health | Public Health Social Wkr Spec Part-time | Ramsey | $29.38 /hr | — | $51,546 |
| 2012 | Health Department IT & IH Tuberculosis | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $28.35 /hr | — | — |
| 2011 | Health Department IT & IH Tuberculosis | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $28.35 /hr | — | $58,234 |
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 2022, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$277,866Medical Specialist 4
- Danila, Richard N$216,560Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$209,170Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$180,762Medical Specialist 2
- Kelly, Margaret M$167,662Deputy Commr Health
- Moyer, Kristen R$162,019Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir
- Smith, Kirk E$160,853Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Dornfeld, Joanna$155,995Asst Commr Health
Highest paid as Public Health Social Wkr Spec
FY 2022, amount paid
- Trevino, Cynthia$4,736Health Department