Sonnabend, Gail
Public Health Nursing Adv SrHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
CFH MCH FHV 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 2022 to FY 2023, pay went up 22% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 15% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $19,360 | +22.2% | +6.3% | +15.0% |
| FY 2022 | $15,837 | — | — | — |
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 · Public Health Nursing Adv Sr
Paid more than 0% of the 24 people with this job title that year. The median was $111,906.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Health Department CFH MCH FHV Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $50.73 /hr | — | $19,360 |
| 2022 | Health Department Family Home Visiting Staff | Public Health Nursing Adv Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $49.49 /hr | — | $15,837 |
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 Public Health Nursing Adv Sr
FY 2023, amount paid
- Swaby, Tara Lynne$114,408Education Department
- Ewy, Susan R$113,684Health Department
- Sittig, Ann Marie$112,367Health Department
- Bentler, Kristi L$111,908Health Department
- Pint, Heather A$111,908Health Department
- Lambert, Janelle J$111,908Health Department
- Berghorst, Wendy Kay$111,908Health Department
- Erickson, Kristin Jane$111,908Health Department