Spaulding, Andrew Vaughn
Public Health Sanitarian 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
EH FPLS Metro Santit Staff 1. 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 2024 to FY 2026, pay went down 78% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 79% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $10,501 | −87.4% | +3.1% | −87.8% |
| FY 2025 | $83,613 | +73.5% | +2.6% | +69.0% |
| FY 2024 | $48,192 | — | — | — |
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 · Public Health Sanitarian 2
Paid more than 3% of the 29 people with this job title that year. The median was $73,409.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department EH FPLS Metro Santit Staff 1 | Public Health Sanitarian 2 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $40.82 /hr | — | $10,501 |
| 2025 | Health Department EH FPLS Metro Santit Staff 1 | Public Health Sanitarian 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $40.82 /hr | — | $83,613 |
| 2024 | Health Department EH FPLS Metro Santit Staff 1 | Public Health Sanitarian 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $37.65 /hr | — | $48,192 |
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 Public Health Sanitarian 2
FY 2026, amount paid
- Mariotti, Antonio R.$86,504Health Department
- Swenson, Ashley$86,324Health Department
- Distad, David Juleen$86,131Health Department
- Bradley, Kathryn C$86,130Health Department
- Lavigne, Clifford Raymond$86,130Health Department
- Hargiss, Michael John$85,841Health Department
- Hovanes, Michelle Lee$83,979Health Department
- Goodner, Aron Yelensky$82,432Health Department