Keysser, Janet M
Research Scientist Supv 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyPart-time
CDEE Assistant Director. 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 2014, pay went down 7% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 12% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2014 | $54,919 | −17.7% | +1.6% | −19.0% |
| FY 2013 | $66,745 | +8.4% | +1.7% | +6.6% |
| FY 2012 | $61,584 | +4.7% | +2.9% | +1.7% |
| FY 2011 | $58,826 | — | — | — |
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 2014 · Research Scientist Supv 2
Paid more than 9% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $88,279.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Health Department CDEE Assistant Director | Research Scientist Supv 2 Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $39.53 /hr | — | $54,919 |
| 2013 | Health Department CDEE Assistant Director | Research Scientist Supv 2 Part-time | Ramsey | $38.38 /hr | — | $66,745 |
| 2012 | Health Department CDEE Assistant Director | Health Program Rep Principal Part-time | Ramsey | $36.29 /hr | — | $61,584 |
| 2011 | Health Department CDEE Assistant Director | Health Program Rep Principal Part-time | Ramsey | $36.29 /hr | — | $58,826 |
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 2014, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$217,936Medical Specialist 4
- DeVries, Aaron S$169,002Medical Specialist 2
- Bender, Alan P$122,684Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Slater, Jonathan S$122,194Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Ayers, Jeanne F$122,112Asst Commr Health
- Koppel, James G$122,013Deputy Commr Health
- Leitheiser, Agnes T$122,013Asst Commr Health
- Ehlinger, Edward P$121,349Commissioner-Health
Highest paid as Research Scientist Supv 2
FY 2014, amount paid
- Swedenborg, Paul D$92,329Health Department
- Kinde, Mark R$89,978Health Department
- Messing, Rita$89,978Health Department
- Montgomery, Bruce R$89,978Agriculture Dept
- Salem, M Nagi$89,978Health Department
- Taylor, Gretchen L$89,764Health Department
- Campbell, Michelle D$88,279Agriculture Dept
- Johnson, LeeAnn K$88,279Agriculture Dept