Huff, Daniel A
Asst Commr HealthHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Asst Commr Health Protection. 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 2020 to FY 2024, pay went down 16% while consumer prices went up 20%. After inflation, pay is down 30% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $90,802 | −43.0% | +3.3% | −44.8% |
| FY 2023 | $159,260 | +10.2% | +6.3% | +3.7% |
| FY 2022 | $144,466 | +5.0% | +7.2% | −2.0% |
| FY 2021 | $137,529 | +27.7% | +2.3% | +24.8% |
| FY 2020 | $107,689 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Asst Commr Health
Paid more than 0% of the 6 people with this job title that year. The median was $151,934.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Health Department Asst Commr Health Protection | Asst Commr Health Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $75.21 /hr | — | $90,802 |
| 2023 | Health Department Asst Commr Health Protection | Asst Commr Health Full-time | Ramsey | $75.16 /hr | — | $159,260 |
| 2022 | Health Department Asst Commr Health Protection | Asst Commr Health Full-time | Ramsey | $70.85 /hr | — | $144,466 |
| 2021 | Health Department Asst Commr Health Protection | Asst Commr Health Full-time | Ramsey | $66.78 /hr | — | $137,529 |
| 2020 | Health Department Asst Commr Health Protection | Asst Commr Health Full-time | Ramsey | $63.56 /hr | — | $107,689 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$300,431Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$242,582Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$242,424Medical Specialist 2
- Cunningham, Brooke$179,778Commissioner-Health
- Smith, Kirk E$174,620Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$173,799Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Benson, Robin Christopher$170,835General Counsel 3
- Klemm, Steven W$162,455Engineer Princ
Highest paid as Asst Commr Health
FY 2024, amount paid
- Tura, Robsan$160,977Health Department
- Gresczyk, Melissa Kaye$159,881Health Department
- Kunas, Myra L$154,791Health Department
- Sarabia, Maria$149,077Health Department
- Backstrom, Carol S$136,923Health Department