Larson, Michelle Lee
Health Asst Div DirectorHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
EPR Asst Div Dir. 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 2026, pay went up 103% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 37% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $151,825 | +1.6% | +3.1% | −1.5% |
| FY 2025 | $149,458 | −7.3% | +2.6% | −9.7% |
| FY 2024 | $161,180 | +6.9% | +3.3% | +3.5% |
| FY 2023 | $150,817 | +18.1% | +6.3% | +11.2% |
| FY 2022 | $127,686 | +0.3% | +7.2% | −6.4% |
| FY 2021 | $127,281 | +1.1% | +2.3% | −1.2% |
| FY 2020 | $125,865 | +3.3% | +1.6% | +1.7% |
| FY 2019 | $121,867 | +4.8% | +2.1% | +2.7% |
| FY 2018 | $116,303 | +2.7% | +2.3% | +0.5% |
| FY 2017 | $113,219 | +5.0% | +1.8% | +3.1% |
| FY 2016 | $107,823 | +7.6% | +0.7% | +6.9% |
| FY 2015 | $100,230 | +9.0% | +0.7% | +8.2% |
| FY 2014 | $91,969 | +13.2% | +1.6% | +11.5% |
| FY 2013 | $81,235 | +6.5% | +1.7% | +4.8% |
| FY 2012 | $76,252 | +2.2% | +2.9% | −0.7% |
| FY 2011 | $74,624 | — | — | — |
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 · Health Asst Div Director
Paid more than 44% of the 18 people with this job title that year. The median was $151,825.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department EPR Asst Div Dir | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $73.03 /hr | — | $151,825 |
| 2025 | Health Department EPR Asst Div Dir | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $71.95 /hr | — | $149,458 |
| 2024 | Health Department EPR Asst Div Dir | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $68.85 /hr | — | $161,180 |
| 2023 | Health Department Asst Commr Health Ops | Asst Commr Health Full-time | Ramsey | $74.35 /hr | $297 | $150,817 |
| 2023 | Health Department Asst Commr Health Ops | Asst Commr Health Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $71.84 /hr | — | — |
| 2022 | Mn Management & Budget Employee Insurance Division | State Prog Admin Manager Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $61.48 /hr | — | $127,686 |
| 2021 | Mn Management & Budget Employee Insurance Division | State Prog Admin Manager Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $59.98 /hr | — | $127,281 |
| 2020 | Health Department Health Regulation Division Dir | Health Care P&D Syst Div Dir Full-time | Ramsey | $60.60 /hr | — | $125,865 |
| 2019 | Health Department Health Regulation Division Dir | Health Care P&D Syst Div Dir Full-time | Ramsey | $59.23 /hr | — | $121,867 |
| 2018 | Health Department OMC Director | State Prog Admin Manager Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $55.97 /hr | — | $116,303 |
| 2017 | Health Department OMC Director | State Prog Admin Manager Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $54.87 /hr | — | $113,219 |
| 2016 | Health Department OMC Director | State Prog Admin Manager Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $52.85 /hr | — | $107,823 |
| 2015 | Health Department OMC Director | State Prog Admin Manager Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $49.81 /hr | — | $100,230 |
| 2014 | Health Department OSHII Assistant Director | Admin Planning Dir St Full-time | Ramsey | $42.48 /hr | — | $91,969 |
| 2013 | Health Department Finance & Administration Sup | Admin Planning Dir St Full-time | Ramsey | $43.73 /hr | — | $81,235 |
| 2012 | Health Department Finance & Administration Sup | Admin Planning Dir St Full-time | Ramsey | $37.63 /hr | — | $76,252 |
| 2011 | Health Department OSHII Assistant Director | Admin Planning Dir St Full-time | Ramsey | $36.29 /hr | — | $74,624 |
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 Health Asst Div Director
FY 2026, amount paid
- Rhodes, Kristine Lois$159,827Health Department
- Winkelmann, Susan E$153,650Health Department
- Stroebel, Charles F$151,825Health Department
- Krueger, Lindsey Luella$151,825Health Department
- Simonetti, Jill M$151,825Health Department
- Emerson, Emily J$151,825Health Department
- Castellano, Susan E$151,825Health Department
- Sechrist, Rebecca A$151,825Health Department