Menagh, Riley
Planner Senior StateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
CHE COVID Comm Coord 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 2022 to FY 2025, pay went up 1,309% while consumer prices went up 13%. After inflation, pay is up 1,150% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $47,203 | — | — | — |
| FY 2022 | $3,351 | — | — | — |
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 · Planner Senior State
Paid more than 18% of the 78 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,902.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department CHE COVID Comm Coord Staff | Planner Senior State Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $34.18 /hr | — | $47,203 |
| 2022 | Health Department Vectorborne Disease Unit Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $19.48 /hr | — | $3,351 |
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
Highest paid as Planner Senior State
FY 2025, amount paid
- Wolford, Linda Marie$107,768Disability Council
- Davis Carter, Lolita L$95,009African Heritage Council
- Denight Kelly, Emily A$88,563Health Department
- Wright, Shonda L$87,763Health Department
- Mattson, Jessica Miah$84,878Health Department
- Engwer-Moylan, Kimberly A$84,857Health Department
- Jensen, Douglas Allan$84,830Natural Resources Dept
- Tufts, Chelsea$84,800Health Department