Isham, Donna M
Planner Senior StateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Community Initiatives 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 2015, pay went down 20% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is down 21% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $39,943 | −20.2% | +0.7% | −20.8% |
| FY 2014 | $50,047 | — | — | — |
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 2015 · Planner Senior State
Paid more than 32% of the 53 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,668.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Health Department Community Initiatives Staff | Planner Senior State Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $30.68 /hr | — | $39,943 |
| 2014 | Health Department Community Initiatives Staff | Planner Senior State Full-time | Ramsey | $29.79 /hr | — | $50,047 |
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 2015, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$226,845Medical Specialist 4
- DeVries, Aaron S$176,731Medical Specialist 2
- Leitheiser, Agnes T$133,199Asst Commr Health
- Schommer, Michael C$130,154State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Ho, Lee H$130,062Asst Commr Health
- Bender, Alan P$129,478Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Slater, Jonathan S$127,227Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Munson-Regala, Emmanuel Tolentino$127,101Asst Commr Health
Highest paid as Planner Senior State
FY 2015, amount paid
- Blood, John Kristoffer$65,397Public Safety Dept
- Maile, John E$64,089Military Affairs Dept
- Lakso, Michelle Marie$63,949Human Services Dept
- Opatz, Lori A$63,911Corrections Dept
- Dittrich, Mark A$63,751Agriculture Dept
- Dooley, John Vincent$63,750Public Safety Dept
- Harstad, Maryanna T$63,750Natural Resources Dept
- Nins Jr, Maurice V$63,750Public Safety Dept