Margetta, Jamie
EpidemiologistHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Drug Overdose EPI 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 2018 to FY 2020, pay went up 42% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 37% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $30,861 | −39.5% | +1.6% | −40.5% |
| FY 2019 | $51,033 | +134.2% | +2.1% | +129.4% |
| FY 2018 | $21,792 | — | — | — |
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 2020 · Epidemiologist
Paid more than 43% of the 23 people with this job title that year. The median was $32,827.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Health Department Drug Overdose EPI Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $25.94 /hr | — | $30,861 |
| 2019 | Health Department CHP-IVP SEA Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time | Ramsey | $25.37 /hr | — | $51,033 |
| 2018 | Health Department CHP-IVP SEA Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time | Ramsey | $23.99 /hr | — | $21,792 |
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 2020, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$264,597Medical Specialist 4
- Kelly, Margaret M$159,131Deputy Commr Health
- Olstad, Janet D$155,096Health Asst Div Director
- Malcolm, Jan Kathleen$147,130Commissioner-Health
- Smith, Kirk E$146,363Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Danila, Richard N$146,205Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Bartkus, Joanne M$144,839Public Health Lab Div Dir
- Burns, Debra L$139,511Asst Commr Health
Highest paid as Epidemiologist
FY 2020, amount paid
- Swafford, Ryan$63,364Health Department
- Kough, Erin Maureen$62,357Health Department
- Wiedinmyer, Brooke Jean$57,039Health Department
- D'Heilly, Paige Marie$56,360Health Department
- Stinebaugh, Kathryn$55,325Health Department
- DeLaquil, Mary$53,822Health Department
- Shelton, Caitlin Fowler$53,349Health Department
- Ruhland, Abbey Jane$52,567Health Department