Lim, Sarah
Medical Specialist 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
State Epidemiologist 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 2020 to FY 2025, pay went up 194% while consumer prices went up 24%. After inflation, pay is up 138% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $134,948 | −44.3% | +2.6% | −45.8% |
| FY 2024 | $242,424 | +3.3% | +3.3% | +0.0% |
| FY 2023 | $234,618 | +29.8% | +6.3% | +22.1% |
| FY 2022 | $180,762 | −8.7% | +7.2% | −14.8% |
| FY 2021 | $198,064 | +332.2% | +2.3% | +322.4% |
| FY 2020 | $45,831 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Medical Specialist 2
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
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6 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department State Epidemiologist Staff | Medical Specialist 2 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $121.14 /hr | — | $134,948 |
| 2024 | Health Department State Epidemiologist Staff | Medical Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $115.92 /hr | — | $242,424 |
| 2023 | Health Department State Epidemiologist Staff | Medical Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $106.16 /hr | — | $234,618 |
| 2022 | Health Department State Epidemiologist Staff | Medical Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $100.07 /hr | — | $180,762 |
| 2021 | Health Department IDEPC Div Dir Staff | Medical Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $96.69 /hr | — | $198,064 |
| 2020 | Health Department IDEPC Div Dir Staff | Medical Specialist 2 Part-time | Ramsey | $92.03 /hr | — | $45,831 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$314,038Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$262,107Medical Specialist 2
- Witkowski, James J$191,918Public Health Sanitarian Supv
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$185,504Deputy Commr Health
- Cunningham, Brooke$180,294Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$178,920General Counsel 3
- Desai, Jay$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Smith, Kirk E$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager