Leaf, Jessica
Student Worker Para Prof SrHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyPart-time
Vectorborne Disease Unit 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 2015 to FY 2017, pay went down 45% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 46% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $6,291 | −69.0% | +1.8% | −69.5% |
| FY 2016 | $20,265 | +77.2% | +0.7% | +76.0% |
| FY 2015 | $11,435 | — | — | — |
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 2017 · Student Worker Para Prof Sr
Paid more than 48% of the 322 people with this job title that year. The median was $6,465.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Health Department Vectorborne Disease Unit Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $18.38 /hr | — | $6,291 |
| 2016 | Health Department Vectorborne Disease Unit Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $17.93 /hr | — | $20,265 |
| 2015 | Health Department Vectorborne Disease Unit Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $16.96 /hr | — | $11,435 |
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 2017, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$244,761Medical Specialist 4
- Ehlinger, Edward P$149,427Commissioner-Health
- Slater, Jonathan S$142,744Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Pollock, Daniel Lublin$140,834Deputy Commr Health
- Bender, Alan P$140,055Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Ayers, Jeanne F$139,340Asst Commr Health
- Ho, Lee H$139,340Asst Commr Health
- Acevedo, Gilbert$136,066Asst Commr Health
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof Sr
FY 2017, amount paid
- Teshome, Addishiwot Ayalew$29,995Health Department
- Kahiapo, Maui$29,011Transportation Dept
- Hansen, Edward Nii Odartey$28,884MN.IT Services Office
- Eide, David S$26,578Transportation Dept
- Wolf, David James$24,426MN.IT Services Office
- Saykao, Samantha$23,555Health Department
- Fretham, Caitrin$22,793Health Department
- Burt, Samuel$22,126Health Department