Polzer, Megan
EpidemiologistHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
IDEPC CCEPP MEDSS Ops 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 2020 to FY 2024, pay went up 8,224% while consumer prices went up 20%. After inflation, pay is up 6,817% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $44,051 | −26.0% | +3.3% | −28.3% |
| FY 2023 | $59,502 | +15.7% | +6.3% | +8.8% |
| FY 2022 | $51,449 | +37.0% | +7.2% | +27.8% |
| FY 2021 | $37,559 | +6,997.4% | +2.3% | +6,837.7% |
| FY 2020 | $529 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Epidemiologist
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Health Department IDEPC CCEPP MEDSS Ops Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $28.50 /hr | — | $44,051 |
| 2023 | Health Department IDEPC CCEPP MEDSS Ops Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time | Ramsey | $27.01 /hr | — | $59,502 |
| 2022 | Health Department MEDSS Operations Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time | Ramsey | $24.63 /hr | $296 | $51,449 |
| 2021 | Health Department MEDSS Operations Staff | Epidemiologist Full-time | Ramsey | $24.03 /hr | $434 | $37,559 |
| 2020 | Health Department MEDSS Operations Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Ramsey | $19.60 /hr | — | $529 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$300,431Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$242,582Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$242,424Medical Specialist 2
- Cunningham, Brooke$179,778Commissioner-Health
- Smith, Kirk E$174,620Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$173,799Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Benson, Robin Christopher$170,835General Counsel 3
- Klemm, Steven W$162,455Engineer Princ
Highest paid as Epidemiologist
FY 2024, amount paid
- Goldbeck, Allison$60,038Health Department
- Jiter, Naomi Jean$59,061Health Department
- Borowski, Phoenix Evelyn$2,714Health Department