McNichols, LuAnne Otteson
Health Asst Div DirectorHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
CH 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 2024, pay went up 37% while consumer prices went up 40%. After inflation, pay is down 2% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $108,303 | −20.7% | +3.3% | −23.3% |
| FY 2023 | $136,623 | +8.4% | +6.3% | +2.0% |
| FY 2022 | $126,051 | +4.9% | +7.2% | −2.1% |
| FY 2021 | $120,159 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2020 | $117,266 | +2.2% | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| FY 2019 | $114,690 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $112,189 | +2.4% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $109,535 | +5.4% | +1.8% | +3.5% |
| FY 2016 | $103,933 | +12.3% | +0.7% | +11.5% |
| FY 2015 | $92,557 | +4.8% | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| FY 2014 | $88,279 | +2.1% | +1.6% | +0.5% |
| FY 2013 | $86,472 | +6.6% | +1.7% | +4.9% |
| FY 2012 | $81,095 | +2.3% | +2.9% | −0.7% |
| FY 2011 | $79,310 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Health Asst Div Director
Paid more than 6% of the 16 people with this job title that year. The median was $137,993.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
14 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Health Department CH Asst Div Dir | Health Asst Div Director Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $68.68 /hr | — | $108,303 |
| 2023 | Health Department CH Asst Div Dir | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $60.78 /hr | — | $136,623 |
| 2022 | Health Department CHECH ADD | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $59.30 /hr | — | $126,051 |
| 2021 | Health Department CHECH ADD | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $57.85 /hr | — | $120,159 |
| 2020 | Health Department CHECH ADD | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $56.44 /hr | — | $117,266 |
| 2019 | Health Department CHECH ADD | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $55.20 /hr | — | $114,690 |
| 2018 | Health Department CHECH ADD | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $53.99 /hr | — | $112,189 |
| 2017 | Health Department CHECH ADD | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $52.93 /hr | — | $109,535 |
| 2016 | Health Department Hlth Prtnrshp Asst Div Dir | Health Asst Div Director Full-time | Ramsey | $51.26 /hr | — | $103,933 |
| 2015 | Health Department Office of Perform Imprvmnt Mgr | Health Program Manager Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $46.92 /hr | — | $92,557 |
| 2014 | Health Department Office of Per Improve Asst Dir | Admin Planning Dir St Full-time | Ramsey | $42.48 /hr | — | $88,279 |
| 2013 | Health Department Office of Per Improve Asst Dir | Admin Planning Dir St Full-time | Ramsey | $41.24 /hr | — | $86,472 |
| 2012 | Health Department Office of Per Improve Asst Dir | Admin Planning Dir St Full-time | Ramsey | $40.43 /hr | — | $81,095 |
| 2011 | Health Department Office of Per Improve Asst Dir | Admin Planning Dir St Full-time | Ramsey | $38.97 /hr | — | $79,310 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$300,431Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$242,582Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$242,424Medical Specialist 2
- Cunningham, Brooke$179,778Commissioner-Health
- Smith, Kirk E$174,620Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$173,799Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Benson, Robin Christopher$170,835General Counsel 3
- Klemm, Steven W$162,455Engineer Princ
Highest paid as Health Asst Div Director
FY 2024, amount paid
- Larson, Michelle Lee$161,180Health Department
- Vetter, Sara M$144,199Health Department
- Stroebel, Charles F$142,611Health Department
- Winkelmann, Susan E$140,153Health Department
- Wick, Kathleen Doran$139,630Health Department
- Emerson, Emily J$138,436Health Department
- Awsumb, Brian$138,436Health Department
- Castellano, Susan E$138,436Health Department