Maki, Esther
Nurse SpecialistHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
HPCD CHP Diabts Hlth Behav Stf. 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 2014 to FY 2023, pay went up 21% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is down 5% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $18,115 | −82.4% | +6.3% | −83.5% |
| FY 2022 | $103,026 | +2.7% | +7.2% | −4.1% |
| FY 2021 | $100,276 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2020 | $97,858 | +2.3% | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| FY 2019 | $95,698 | +4.5% | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| FY 2018 | $91,583 | −0.2% | +2.3% | −2.4% |
| FY 2017 | $91,768 | +6.9% | +1.8% | +5.0% |
| FY 2016 | $85,858 | +42.0% | +0.7% | +41.1% |
| FY 2015 | $60,461 | +304.7% | +0.7% | +301.8% |
| FY 2014 | $14,939 | — | — | — |
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 · Nurse Specialist
Paid more than 11% of the 19 people with this job title that year. The median was $100,242.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Health Department HPCD CHP Diabts Hlth Behav Stf | Nurse Specialist Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $50.73 /hr | — | $18,115 |
| 2022 | Health Department Diabetes & Health Behavior Stf | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $49.49 /hr | — | $103,026 |
| 2021 | Health Department Diabetes & Health Behavior Stf | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $48.28 /hr | — | $100,276 |
| 2020 | Health Department Diabetes & Health Behavior Stf | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $47.10 /hr | — | $97,858 |
| 2019 | Health Department Diabetes & Health Behavior Stf | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $46.06 /hr | — | $95,698 |
| 2018 | Health Department Diabetes & Health Behavior Stf | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $45.05 /hr | — | $91,583 |
| 2017 | Health Department Diabetes & Health Behavior Stf | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $44.17 /hr | — | $91,768 |
| 2016 | Health Department Diabetes & Health Behavior Stf | Nurse Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $43.09 /hr | — | $85,858 |
| 2015 | Health Department (I)Family Home Visiting Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $42.04 /hr | — | $60,461 |
| 2014 | Health Department Family Home Visiting Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $38.11 /hr | — | $14,939 |
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 Nurse Specialist
FY 2023, amount paid
- Larson, Jean T$115,962Health Department
- Liverseed, Gina Catherine$111,911Health Department
- Kidder, Mary F$111,908Health Department
- Laing, Teresa Clare$111,908Health Department
- Hadsall, Carolyn K$111,903Health Department
- Class, Kimberly Lane$110,908Human Services Dept
- Sanyi, Carine$110,194Veterans Affairs Dept
- Juaire, Kristi Kay$108,485Health Department