Palmer, Caroline
Health Program Rep PrincipalHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
IPMH-IVPS Supervisors. 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 2019 to FY 2026, pay went up 50% while consumer prices went up 29%. After inflation, pay is up 16% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $106,767 | −0.9% | +3.1% | −4.0% |
| FY 2025 | $107,790 | +12.9% | +2.6% | +10.0% |
| FY 2024 | $95,487 | +1.0% | +3.3% | −2.2% |
| FY 2023 | $94,526 | +9.3% | +6.3% | +2.9% |
| FY 2022 | $86,460 | +2.5% | +7.2% | −4.4% |
| FY 2021 | $84,350 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2020 | $82,319 | +15.5% | +1.6% | +13.7% |
| FY 2019 | $71,300 | — | — | — |
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 2026 · Health Program Rep Principal
Paid more than 10% of the 40 people with this job title that year. The median was $122,803.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
8 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department IPMH-IVPS Supervisors | Health Program Rep Principal Full-time | Ramsey | $59.07 /hr | — | $106,767 |
| 2025 | Health Department IPMH-Viol. Prevent Unit | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $47.05 /hr | $1,359 | $107,790 |
| 2024 | Health Department HPCD IVP Supv | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $50.01 /hr | — | $95,487 |
| 2023 | Health Department HPCD IVP Viol Prev Staff | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $42.67 /hr | — | $94,526 |
| 2022 | Health Department Violence Prev Staff | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $41.63 /hr | — | $86,460 |
| 2021 | Health Department Violence Prev Staff | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $40.61 /hr | — | $84,350 |
| 2020 | Health Department CHP-IVP Staff | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $39.62 /hr | — | $82,319 |
| 2019 | Health Department CHP-IVP Staff | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $38.75 /hr | — | $71,300 |
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 2026, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$319,013Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$273,587Medical Specialist 2
- Stadheim, Ruth$229,052State Prog Admin Coordinator
- Cunningham, Brooke$189,360Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$188,266General Counsel 3
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$187,354Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$185,409Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$185,344Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Health Program Rep Principal
FY 2026, amount paid
- Rosendahl, Sondra D$130,826Health Department
- Matti, Tami A$126,157Health Department
- Zins, Jessie Marie$125,757Health Department
- Highsmith, Mona$125,757Health Department
- Gruenes, Rebecca$125,757Health Department
- Simon, Joanne Marie$125,756Health Department
- Hale, Tammy Jo$124,930Health Department
- Meath, Mark P$124,907Health Department