Stepan, Cassandra C
Planner Principal StateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
CH OSHII TPC Plan & Admin 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 2012 to FY 2023, pay went down 42% while consumer prices went up 32%. After inflation, pay is down 56% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $15,486 | −81.9% | +6.3% | −83.0% |
| FY 2022 | $85,569 | +5.8% | +7.2% | −1.2% |
| FY 2021 | $80,850 | +4.3% | +2.3% | +1.9% |
| FY 2020 | $77,553 | +6.8% | +1.6% | +5.1% |
| FY 2019 | $72,638 | +7.5% | +2.1% | +5.3% |
| FY 2018 | $67,571 | +5.8% | +2.3% | +3.4% |
| FY 2017 | $63,885 | +6.1% | +1.8% | +4.2% |
| FY 2016 | $60,199 | +8.1% | +0.7% | +7.4% |
| FY 2015 | $55,676 | +12.8% | +0.7% | +12.0% |
| FY 2014 | $49,356 | +7.6% | +1.6% | +5.9% |
| FY 2013 | $45,870 | +71.8% | +1.7% | +68.9% |
| FY 2012 | $26,707 | — | — | — |
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 · Planner Principal State
Paid more than 3% of the 239 people with this job title that year. The median was $85,536.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
12 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Health Department CH OSHII TPC Plan & Admin Unit | Planner Principal State Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $42.67 /hr | — | $15,486 |
| 2022 | Health Department TP & C Planning and Admin | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $41.63 /hr | — | $85,569 |
| 2021 | Health Department TP & C Planning and Admin | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $39.25 /hr | $236 | $80,850 |
| 2020 | Health Department TP & C Planning and Admin | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $36.90 /hr | $1,688 | $77,553 |
| 2019 | Health Department TP & C Grants | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $34.86 /hr | — | $72,638 |
| 2018 | Health Department TP & C Grants | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $32.88 /hr | — | $67,571 |
| 2017 | Health Department TP & C Grants | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $31.08 /hr | — | $63,885 |
| 2016 | Health Department TP & C Grants | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $29.27 /hr | — | $60,199 |
| 2015 | Health Department Alcohol&TobaccoPrev&ControlSt | Planner Principal State Full-time | Ramsey | $27.60 /hr | — | $55,676 |
| 2014 | Health Department Alcohol&TobaccoPrev&ControlSt | Proj Consultant Full-time | Ramsey | $24.08 /hr | — | $49,356 |
| 2013 | Health Department Alcohol&TobaccoPrev&ControlSt | Proj Consultant Full-time | Ramsey | $22.62 /hr | — | $45,870 |
| 2012 | Health Department Alcohol&TobaccoPrev&ControlSt | Proj Consultant Full-time | Ramsey | $21.40 /hr | — | $26,707 |
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 Planner Principal State
FY 2023, amount paid
- Kentsa Siaka-Ekame, Alvine Laure Moby$104,760Health Department
- Westerman, Curt D$103,587Natural Resources Dept
- Ostlund, Jennifer A$98,865Agriculture Dept
- Lee, Nancy Eloise$97,222Health Department
- Olberding, Eric Patrick$96,559Labor & Industry Dept
- Disrud, Daniel Lowell$96,064Health Department
- Sturgis, Mark A.$95,714Corrections Dept
- Johnson, Catherine G$95,407Health Department