Knowles, Krista
Student Worker Para Prof SrHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyPart-time
IDEPC HAI/AR Survel 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 2022 to FY 2023, pay went up 51% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 42% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $24,543 | +50.7% | +6.3% | +41.8% |
| FY 2022 | $16,286 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Student Worker Para Prof Sr
Paid more than 90% of the 278 people with this job title that year. The median was $8,673.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Health Department IDEPC HAI/AR Survel Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $21.10 /hr | — | $24,543 |
| 2022 | Health Department HAI & AR Unit Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $19.97 /hr | — | $16,286 |
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 2023, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$298,247Medical Specialist 4
- Lim, Sarah$234,618Medical Specialist 2
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$233,081Medical Specialist 2
- Cunningham, Brooke$218,823Commissioner-Health
- Luhrsen, Michael E$180,788Engineer Senior
- Kelly, Margaret M$175,391Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$174,246Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$167,775Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof Sr
FY 2023, amount paid
- Panek, Anna$53,445Health Department
- Joyal, Jessica J$49,539Minnesota IT Services
- Palmer, Carlina Joy$33,573Health Department
- Slack, Jenna$32,997Health Department
- Bissonette, Madison$31,275Health Department
- Vang, Youa$31,249Health Department
- Katona, Debra$30,109MN St Colleges & Universities
- Slaughter, Molly A$29,789Health Department