Mitchell, Mary Ruth
Planner Senior CommunityHealth DepartmentBeltrami CountyPart-time
CH PHP Reg Eqty Network 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 down 3% while consumer prices went up 13%. After inflation, pay is down 14% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $27,134 | −65.9% | +2.6% | −66.8% |
| FY 2024 | $79,552 | −1.4% | +3.3% | −4.5% |
| FY 2023 | $80,643 | +189.5% | +6.3% | +172.4% |
| FY 2022 | $27,856 | — | — | — |
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 Community
Paid more than 9% of the 11 people with this job title that year. The median was $82,074.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department CH PHP Reg Eqty Network Staff | Planner Senior Community Part-time · left during year | Beltrami | $40.82 /hr | — | $27,134 |
| 2024 | Health Department CH PHP Reg Eqty Network Staff | Planner Senior Community Part-time | Beltrami | $39.06 /hr | — | $79,552 |
| 2023 | Health Department CH PHP Reg Eqty Network Staff | Planner Senior Community Full-time | Ramsey | $37.02 /hr | — | $80,643 |
| 2022 | Health Department Community Engagement Staff | Planner Senior Community Full-time | Ramsey | $34.82 /hr | — | $27,856 |
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 Community
FY 2025, amount paid
- Behr, Kara Lyn$95,290Public Safety Dept
- Anderson, Niki$86,424Public Safety Dept
- Goettl, Seth Powers$85,895Public Safety Dept
- McKinney, Colleen Ruth$84,793Health Department
- Youb, Fatuma G$82,473Health Department
- Reece, Lyndsey$82,074Health Department
- Rasmussen, Jeanne Ruth$81,259Public Safety Dept
- Miller, Samantha R$62,768Public Safety Dept