Schaefer, Paula
Health Educator 3Health DepartmentRamsey CountyPart-time
HPCD IVP Viol Prev 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 2016 to FY 2025, pay went down 54% while consumer prices went up 33%. After inflation, pay is down 66% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $10,653 | −79.7% | +2.6% | −80.3% |
| FY 2024 | $52,561 | −38.4% | +3.3% | −40.3% |
| FY 2023 | $85,273 | +9.7% | +6.3% | +3.2% |
| FY 2022 | $77,759 | +2.5% | +7.2% | −4.4% |
| FY 2021 | $75,876 | +2.4% | +2.3% | +0.1% |
| FY 2020 | $74,068 | +2.3% | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| FY 2019 | $72,429 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $70,838 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $69,435 | +199.4% | +1.8% | +193.9% |
| FY 2016 | $23,195 | — | — | — |
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 · Health Educator 3
Paid more than 0% of the 8 people with this job title that year. The median was $82,936.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
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10 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department HPCD IVP Viol Prev Staff | Health Educator 3 Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $42.31 /hr | — | $10,653 |
| 2024 | Health Department HPCD IVP Viol Prev Staff | Health Educator 3 Part-time | Ramsey | $40.49 /hr | — | $52,561 |
| 2023 | Health Department HPCD IVP Viol Prev Staff | Health Educator 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $38.38 /hr | — | $85,273 |
| 2022 | Health Department Violence Prev Staff | Health Educator 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $37.44 /hr | — | $77,759 |
| 2021 | Health Department Violence Prev Staff | Health Educator 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $36.53 /hr | — | $75,876 |
| 2020 | Health Department CHP-IVP Staff | Health Educator 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $35.64 /hr | $53 | $74,068 |
| 2019 | Health Department CHP-IVP Staff | Health Educator 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $34.86 /hr | — | $72,429 |
| 2018 | Health Department CHP-IVP Staff | Health Educator 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $34.09 /hr | — | $70,838 |
| 2017 | Health Department CHP-IVP Staff | Health Educator 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $33.42 /hr | — | $69,435 |
| 2016 | Health Department CHP-IVP Staff | Health Educator 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.60 /hr | — | $23,195 |
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 Health Educator 3
FY 2025, amount paid
- Kelnhofer, Carole Jean$96,222Health Department
- Shaw, Sarah E$95,825Health Department
- Noll, Angela Marie$92,832Health Department
- Nelson, Anne Marie$84,912Health Department
- Van Skiba, Michael Joe$80,961Health Department
- Smith, Amy$70,623Health Department
- Lipo Zovic, Haley$63,806Health Department