Thao-Saechao, Mitchia
State Prog Admin PrinHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
CFH FHV Eval Unit 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 2023 to FY 2024, pay went down 84% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 85% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $11,362 | −84.2% | +3.3% | −84.7% |
| FY 2023 | $71,783 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · State Prog Admin Prin
Paid more than 1% of the 610 people with this job title that year. The median was $87,018.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Health Department CFH FHV Eval Unit Staff | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $41.24 /hr | — | $11,362 |
| 2023 | Health Department CFH MCH FHV Eval Unit Staff | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $41.24 /hr | — | $71,783 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$300,431Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$242,582Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$242,424Medical Specialist 2
- Cunningham, Brooke$179,778Commissioner-Health
- Smith, Kirk E$174,620Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$173,799Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Benson, Robin Christopher$170,835General Counsel 3
- Klemm, Steven W$162,455Engineer Princ
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Prin
FY 2024, amount paid
- Nierengarten, Gary Joseph$207,281Military Affairs Dept
- Hall, Laureen$173,392Iron Range Resources & Rehab
- Olson, James R$116,368Human Services Dept
- Taly, Jack E$108,064Corrections Dept
- Kitto, Danielle N$106,444Public Safety Dept
- Kent Ehlebracht, Rebekah L$106,346Health Department
- Schaefer, Benjamin J$106,153Natural Resources Dept
- Moran, Jason Paul$105,636Pollution Control Agency