Polter, Elizabeth
Epidemiologist IntermediateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
IDEPC VPD MIIC Ops Unit. 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 2023, pay went up 3,027% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is up 2,543% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $46,758 | +4.1% | +6.3% | −2.0% |
| FY 2022 | $44,908 | +22.7% | +7.2% | +14.5% |
| FY 2021 | $36,591 | +100.6% | +2.3% | +96.1% |
| FY 2020 | $18,244 | +1,120.1% | +1.6% | +1,101.3% |
| FY 2019 | $1,495 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Epidemiologist Intermediate
Paid more than 15% of the 41 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,175.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Health Department IDEPC VPD MIIC Ops Unit | Epidemiologist Intermediate Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $29.92 /hr | — | $46,758 |
| 2022 | Health Department MIIC Operations Unit | Epidemiologist Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $28.25 /hr | — | $44,908 |
| 2021 | Health Department (I)VPD Asst Sect Manager Staff | Epidemiologist Part-time | Ramsey | $24.03 /hr | $283 | $36,591 |
| 2020 | Health Department (I)VPD Asst Sect Manager Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $19.60 /hr | $235 | $18,244 |
| 2019 | Health Department (I)VPD Asst Sect Manager Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $19.17 /hr | — | $1,495 |
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 2023, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$298,247Medical Specialist 4
- Lim, Sarah$234,618Medical Specialist 2
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$233,081Medical Specialist 2
- Cunningham, Brooke$218,823Commissioner-Health
- Luhrsen, Michael E$180,788Engineer Senior
- Kelly, Margaret M$175,391Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$174,246Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$167,775Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Epidemiologist Intermediate
FY 2023, amount paid
- Swafford, Ryan$90,529Health Department
- McGriff, Deepa$88,206Health Department
- Bell, Austin$84,939Health Department
- Schleiss, Katherine$83,973Health Department
- Stinebaugh, Kathryn$82,189Health Department
- Magnuson, Luke Timothy$79,346Health Department
- O'Malley, Sean$77,596Health Department
- Kass-Aten, Hannah$75,610Health Department