Stephenson, Leigh
State Prog Admin Tech SpecHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
HPCD CDEE MCSS Data Mgt Staf. 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 2019 to FY 2026, pay went up 515% while consumer prices went up 29%. After inflation, pay is up 375% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $58,400 | −7.0% | +3.1% | −9.8% |
| FY 2025 | $62,788 | +22.8% | +2.6% | +19.7% |
| FY 2024 | $51,121 | −5.0% | +3.3% | −8.0% |
| FY 2023 | $53,811 | +10.6% | +6.3% | +4.1% |
| FY 2022 | $48,653 | +148.3% | +7.2% | +131.6% |
| FY 2021 | $19,598 | +11.6% | +2.3% | +9.0% |
| FY 2020 | $17,568 | +85.0% | +1.6% | +82.1% |
| FY 2019 | $9,497 | — | — | — |
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 · State Prog Admin Tech Spec
Paid more than 37% of the 185 people with this job title that year. The median was $63,780.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
8 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department HPCD CDEE MCSS Data Mgt Staf | State Prog Admin Tech Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $27.90 /hr | $972 | $58,400 |
| 2025 | Health Department HPCD CDEE MCSS Data Mgt Staf | State Prog Admin Tech Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $26.84 /hr | $7,529 | $62,788 |
| 2024 | Health Department HPCD CDEE MCSS Data Mgt Staf | State Prog Admin Tech Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $24.91 /hr | — | $51,121 |
| 2023 | Health Department HPCD CDEE MCSS Data Mgt Staf | State Prog Admin Tech Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $22.98 /hr | $2,348 | $53,811 |
| 2022 | Health Department MCSS Data Mgmt Staff | State Prog Admin Tech Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $21.81 /hr | $4,885 | $48,653 |
| 2021 | Health Department MCSS Data Mgmt Staff | State Prog Admin Tech Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $20.09 /hr | — | $19,598 |
| 2020 | Health Department Subrecipient Monitoring Staff | Student Worker Clerical Part-time | Ramsey | $15.78 /hr | $284 | $17,568 |
| 2019 | Health Department Subrecipient Monitoring Staff | Student Worker Clerical Part-time | Ramsey | $15.09 /hr | — | $9,497 |
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 State Prog Admin Tech Spec
FY 2026, amount paid
- Dinius, Melvin James$94,113Public Safety Dept
- Simonitch, Bobbi Jo$93,831Public Safety Dept
- Wood, Lee A$81,949Agriculture Dept
- Wiener, Lance C$79,674Public Safety Dept
- Draper, Robertine Robin$78,434Human Services Dept
- Bertram, Bailey Grace$77,814Public Safety Dept
- Bouchard, Carol$75,054Human Services Dept
- Brekken, Katie J$73,777Human Services Dept