Kvale, Wendy Lynn
Public Health Nursing Adv SrHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Public Health Practice 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 2021, pay went up 50% while consumer prices went up 19%. After inflation, pay is up 26% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | $121,039 | +23.2% | +2.3% | +20.4% |
| FY 2020 | $98,230 | +2.7% | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| FY 2019 | $95,694 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $93,607 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $91,766 | +2.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| FY 2016 | $89,543 | −0.2% | +0.7% | −0.9% |
| FY 2015 | $89,757 | +8.9% | +0.7% | +8.1% |
| FY 2014 | $82,430 | +1.1% | +1.6% | −0.5% |
| FY 2013 | $81,557 | +2.5% | +1.7% | +0.8% |
| FY 2012 | $79,565 | −1.5% | +2.9% | −4.3% |
| FY 2011 | $80,808 | — | — | — |
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 2021 · Public Health Nursing Adv Sr
Paid more than 95% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $100,743.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
11 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Health Department Public Health Practice Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $48.28 /hr | — | $121,039 |
| 2020 | Health Department Public Health Practice Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $47.10 /hr | $377 | $98,230 |
| 2019 | Health Department Public Health Practice Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $46.06 /hr | — | $95,694 |
| 2018 | Health Department Public Health Practice Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $45.05 /hr | — | $93,607 |
| 2017 | Health Department Public Health Practice Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $44.17 /hr | — | $91,766 |
| 2016 | Health Department Public Health Practice Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $43.09 /hr | — | $89,543 |
| 2015 | Health Department Office of Perform Imprvmnt Stf | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $42.04 /hr | — | $89,757 |
| 2014 | Health Department Capacity Development Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time | Beltrami | $39.63 /hr | — | $82,430 |
| 2013 | Health Department Capacity Development Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time | Beltrami | $39.63 /hr | — | $81,557 |
| 2012 | Health Department Capacity Development Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time | Beltrami | $38.85 /hr | — | $79,565 |
| 2011 | Health Department Capacity Development Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time | Beltrami | $38.85 /hr | — | $80,808 |
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 2021, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$273,340Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$198,064Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$198,064Medical Specialist 2
- Kelly, Margaret M$164,901Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$155,206Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Danila, Richard N$153,473Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Burns, Debra L$147,849Health Community Svcs Div Dir
- Malcolm, Jan Kathleen$147,183Commissioner-Health
Highest paid as Public Health Nursing Adv Sr
FY 2021, amount paid
- Ewy, Susan R$106,978Health Department
- Thielen, Kathleen Ann$106,948Health Department
- Grimsrud, Nancy$106,310Health Department
- Orban, Mary$106,107Health Department
- Bahta, Lynn$104,987Health Department
- Hauser, Jennifer Gayle$103,206Health Department
- Myhre, Julie K$102,622Health Department
- Sabuwala, Nadya A$102,590Health Department