Muehe, Kathryn
Planner Senior StateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Health Risk Assessment. 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 2012 to FY 2014, pay went up 710% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 684% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2014 | $46,337 | +15.3% | +1.6% | +13.5% |
| FY 2013 | $40,186 | +602.4% | +1.7% | +590.9% |
| FY 2012 | $5,722 | — | — | — |
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 2014 · Planner Senior State
Paid more than 31% of the 45 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,047.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Health Department Health Risk Assessment | Planner Senior State Full-time | Ramsey | $22.48 /hr | — | $46,337 |
| 2013 | Health Department Environmental Impacts Analysis | Health Educator 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $20.42 /hr | — | $40,186 |
| 2012 | Health Department Environmental Impacts Analysis | Health Educator 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $19.33 /hr | — | $5,722 |
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 2014, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$217,936Medical Specialist 4
- DeVries, Aaron S$169,002Medical Specialist 2
- Bender, Alan P$122,684Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Slater, Jonathan S$122,194Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Ayers, Jeanne F$122,112Asst Commr Health
- Koppel, James G$122,013Deputy Commr Health
- Leitheiser, Agnes T$122,013Asst Commr Health
- Ehlinger, Edward P$121,349Commissioner-Health
Highest paid as Planner Senior State
FY 2014, amount paid
- Cung, Josee N$68,563Natural Resources Dept
- Nelson, Casey A$65,425Commerce Dept
- Maile, John E$62,321Military Affairs Dept
- Anderson, Mark$61,909Military Affairs Dept
- Dittrich, Mark A$61,909Agriculture Dept
- Rowan, Peter J$61,908Public Safety Dept
- Opatz, Lori A$61,908Corrections Dept
- Schmidt, William E$61,908Health Department