Johnson, Cassandra
Planner Principal StateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
OAAH Div Dir 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 2025, pay went up 5% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is down 27% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $60,080 | −32.1% | +2.6% | −33.9% |
| FY 2024 | $88,538 | +6.0% | +3.3% | +2.6% |
| FY 2023 | $83,513 | −2.2% | +6.3% | −8.0% |
| FY 2022 | $85,389 | −7.0% | +7.2% | −13.2% |
| FY 2021 | $91,785 | +20.8% | +2.3% | +18.1% |
| FY 2020 | $75,959 | +8.7% | +1.6% | +7.1% |
| FY 2019 | $69,853 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $68,324 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $66,983 | +2.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| FY 2016 | $65,354 | +2.5% | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| FY 2015 | $63,750 | +9.9% | +0.7% | +9.1% |
| FY 2014 | $58,030 | −3.0% | +1.6% | −4.5% |
| FY 2013 | $59,804 | +4.3% | +1.7% | +2.6% |
| FY 2012 | $57,324 | +0.5% | +2.9% | −2.4% |
| FY 2011 | $57,063 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Planner Principal State
Paid more than 13% of the 332 people with this job title that year. The median was $90,553.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
16 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department OAAH Div Dir Staff | Planner Principal State Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $47.05 /hr | — | $60,080 |
| 2024 | Health Department OAAH Div Dir Staff | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $45.02 /hr | — | $88,538 |
| 2023 | Health Department CHE Comm Engage Sys Transf Stf | Planner Senior State Full-time | Ramsey | $37.02 /hr | — | $83,513 |
| 2022 | Health Department Centers for Hlth Equity Staff | Planner Senior State Full-time | Ramsey | $36.12 /hr | $10,015 | $85,389 |
| 2022 | Health Department Metro DIS Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $36.12 /hr | — | — |
| 2021 | Health Department Metro DIS Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $35.24 /hr | $17,994 | $91,785 |
| 2020 | Health Department Metro DIS Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $34.38 /hr | $4,074 | $75,959 |
| 2019 | Health Department Metro DIS Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $33.62 /hr | — | $69,853 |
| 2018 | Health Department Metro DIS Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $32.88 /hr | — | $68,324 |
| 2017 | Health Department Metro DIS Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $32.24 /hr | — | $66,983 |
| 2016 | Health Department Metro DIS Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $31.45 /hr | — | $65,354 |
| 2015 | Health Department Metro DIS Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $30.68 /hr | — | $63,750 |
| 2014 | Health Department Metro DIS Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $29.79 /hr | — | $58,030 |
| 2013 | Health Department Metro DIS Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $28.92 /hr | — | $59,804 |
| 2012 | Health Department STD & HIV DI Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $28.35 /hr | — | $57,324 |
| 2011 | Health Department STD & HIV DI Staff | Health Program Rep Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $28.35 /hr | — | $57,063 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$314,038Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$262,107Medical Specialist 2
- Witkowski, James J$191,918Public Health Sanitarian Supv
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$185,504Deputy Commr Health
- Cunningham, Brooke$180,294Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$178,920General Counsel 3
- Desai, Jay$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Smith, Kirk E$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Planner Principal State
FY 2025, amount paid
- Risberg, Jeff E$143,317Pollution Control Agency
- Rose, Theodore$117,068African Heritage Council
- Smoak, Emily Elizabeth$106,005Health Department
- Ideker, Bridget$105,987Health Department
- Cooley, Nathan B$104,798Pollution Control Agency
- Gjerde, Wayne R$103,844Pollution Control Agency
- Westerman, Curt D$103,663Natural Resources Dept
- Whitcomb, Julia AnnMarie$103,309Health Department