Jensen, Nicole L
Exec 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
EO Office Support 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 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 275% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 171% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $80,381 | −0.1% | +3.1% | −3.1% |
| FY 2025 | $80,468 | +23.7% | +2.6% | +20.5% |
| FY 2024 | $65,058 | +18.1% | +3.3% | +14.3% |
| FY 2023 | $55,093 | +5.9% | +6.3% | −0.4% |
| FY 2022 | $52,032 | −7.9% | +7.2% | −14.1% |
| FY 2021 | $56,517 | +22.2% | +2.3% | +19.5% |
| FY 2020 | $46,231 | +3.6% | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| FY 2019 | $44,618 | +9.5% | +2.1% | +7.3% |
| FY 2018 | $40,734 | +7.6% | +2.3% | +5.2% |
| FY 2017 | $37,868 | +10.5% | +1.8% | +8.5% |
| FY 2016 | $34,258 | +59.8% | +0.7% | +58.7% |
| FY 2015 | $21,441 | — | — | — |
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 2026 · Exec 2
Paid more than 97% of the 118 people with this job title that year. The median was $75,255.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
12 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department EO Office Support Staff | Exec 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $36.23 /hr | $6,754 | $80,381 |
| 2025 | Health Department EO Office Support Staff | Exec 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $34.09 /hr | $6,311 | $80,468 |
| 2024 | Cannabis Management Office OCM Director Staff | Exec 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.62 /hr | $2,838 | $65,058 |
| 2023 | Health Department OMC Dir Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $26.11 /hr | — | $55,093 |
| 2022 | Health Department OMC Director Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $24.79 /hr | $446 | $52,032 |
| 2021 | Health Department OMC Director Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $23.41 /hr | $7,559 | $56,517 |
| 2020 | Health Department OMC Director Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $22.28 /hr | $33 | $46,231 |
| 2019 | Health Department OMC Director Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $21.19 /hr | $858 | $44,618 |
| 2018 | Health Department Administrative Unit Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $19.64 /hr | — | $40,734 |
| 2017 | Health Department Administrative Unit Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $18.76 /hr | $727 | $37,868 |
| 2016 | Health Department Administrative Unit Staff | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Ramsey | $16.88 /hr | — | $34,258 |
| 2015 | Health Department Administrative Unit Staff | Customer Svcs Specialist Int Full-time | Ramsey | $15.73 /hr | $104 | $21,441 |
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 2026, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$319,013Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$273,587Medical Specialist 2
- Stadheim, Ruth$229,052State Prog Admin Coordinator
- Cunningham, Brooke$189,360Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$188,266General Counsel 3
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$187,354Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$185,409Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$185,344Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Exec 2
FY 2026, amount paid
- Hite-Kirk, Susan M$94,139Housing Finance Agency
- Gerlach, Kara Jean$81,742MN St Colleges & Universities
- Jameson, Susan Marie$80,075MN St Colleges & Universities
- Grabowski, Bridget Lynne$79,343Veterans Affairs Dept
- Lueken, Kristin M$79,029Corrections Dept
- Peine, Nicole M$78,320Veterans Affairs Dept
- Rodriguez, Gladys B$78,320Public Employees Retire Assoc
- Voit, Barbara$78,320MN St Colleges & Universities