Hultstrand, Whitney
Planner Principal StateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
EPR Med Counter Measure 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 2021 to FY 2024, pay went down 87% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is down 89% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $8,991 | −88.6% | +3.3% | −89.0% |
| FY 2023 | $79,079 | +13.8% | +6.3% | +7.1% |
| FY 2022 | $69,513 | +1.3% | +7.2% | −5.5% |
| FY 2021 | $68,642 | — | — | — |
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 · Planner Principal State
Paid more than 1% of the 275 people with this job title that year. The median was $85,548.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Health Department EPR Med Counter Measure Staff | Planner Principal State Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $37.02 /hr | — | $8,991 |
| 2023 | Health Department PublicHlthEmergencyPreparStaff | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $35.69 /hr | — | $79,079 |
| 2022 | Health Department PublicHlthEmergencyPreparStaff | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $33.61 /hr | $63 | $69,513 |
| 2021 | Health Department PublicHlthEmergencyPreparStaff | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $31.70 /hr | $3,151 | $68,642 |
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 Planner Principal State
FY 2024, amount paid
- Smoak, Emily Elizabeth$107,681Health Department
- Brace-Adkins, Susan L$98,196Health Department
- Corbin, Kelly$96,846Transportation Dept
- Brothen, Alex J$96,800Natural Resources Dept
- Peterson, Brandon$96,530Human Services Dept
- Sukut, Sol D$95,600Military Affairs Dept
- Ostlund, Jennifer A$95,247Agriculture Dept
- Disrud, Daniel Lowell$95,114Health Department