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Thao, Debbie Dao

State Prog Admin DirectorHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

HRD Inves Supv. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,491,667
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$118,127
FY 2026 · $1,099 overtime
Highest year
$118,127
FY 2026
Yearly average
$93,229
across years on record
Change since first year
+78%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$50K$100K$150K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 78% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 20% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$118,127+3.0%+3.1%−0.1%
FY 2025$114,670+6.5%+2.6%+3.8%
FY 2024$107,634−0.8%+3.3%−3.9%
FY 2023$108,458+9.0%+6.3%+2.5%
FY 2022$99,545+2.5%+7.2%−4.4%
FY 2021$97,124+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$94,790+2.2%+1.6%+0.7%
FY 2019$92,712+1.1%+2.1%−0.9%
FY 2018$91,685+3.2%+2.3%+0.9%
FY 2017$88,878+2.5%+1.8%+0.6%
FY 2016$86,738+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$84,614+3.0%+0.7%+2.3%
FY 2014$82,153+3.5%+1.6%+1.9%
FY 2013$79,376+0.9%+1.7%−0.7%
FY 2012$78,633+18.2%+2.9%+14.8%
FY 2011$66,531———

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 Director

Paid more than 93% of the 237 people with this job title that year. The median was $114,279.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Health Department
HRD Inves Supv
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Ramsey$54.97 /hr$1,099$118,127
2025Health Department
HRD Inves Supv
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Ramsey$54.16 /hr—$114,670
2024Health Department
HRD Inves Supv
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Ramsey$51.83 /hr—$107,634
2023Health Department
HRD Inves Supv
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Ramsey$49.13 /hr—$108,458
2022Health Department
Investigator Supervisor
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Ramsey$47.93 /hr—$99,545
2021Health Department
Investigator Supervisor
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Ramsey$46.76 /hr—$97,124
2020Health Department
Investigation/Enforcement Sup
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Ramsey$45.62 /hr—$94,790
2019Human Services Dept
MSOP ML ClinicalSupervisor(s)B
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Carlton$44.62 /hr—$92,712
2018Human Services Dept
MSOP ML ClinicalSupervisor(s)B
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Carlton$43.64 /hr—$91,685
2017Human Services Dept
MSOP ML ClinicalSupervisor(s)A
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Carlton$42.78 /hr—$88,878
2016Human Services Dept
MSOP ML ClinicalSupervisor(s)A
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Carlton$41.74 /hr—$86,738
2015Human Services Dept
MSOP ML ClinicalSupervisor(s)A
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Carlton$40.72 /hr—$84,614
2014Human Services Dept
MSOP ML ClinicalSupervisor(s)A
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Carlton$39.53 /hr—$82,153
2013Human Services Dept
MSOP ML Clinical Supervisor(s)
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Carlton$38.38 /hr—$79,376
2012Human Services Dept
MSOP ML Clinical Supervisor(s)
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Carlton$36.29 /hr—$78,633
2011Human Services Dept
MSOP ML Clinical Supervisor(s)
State Prog Admin Director
Full-time
Carlton$35.09 /hr—$66,531

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

Highest paid as State Prog Admin Director

FY 2026, amount paid