Tricas, Tamara
Health Program RepHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Office of Vital Records 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 2018 to FY 2021, pay went up 31% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 23% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | $59,972 | +5.4% | +2.3% | +3.0% |
| FY 2020 | $56,923 | +8.8% | +1.6% | +7.1% |
| FY 2019 | $52,317 | +14.2% | +2.1% | +11.9% |
| FY 2018 | $45,802 | — | — | — |
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 2021 · Health Program Rep
Paid more than 69% of the 58 people with this job title that year. The median was $54,293.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Health Department Office of Vital Records Staff | Health Program Rep Full-time | Ramsey | $29.50 /hr | — | $59,972 |
| 2020 | Health Department Office of Vital Records Staff | Health Program Rep Full-time | Ramsey | $27.79 /hr | — | $56,923 |
| 2019 | Health Department Office of Vital Records Staff | Health Program Rep Full-time | Ramsey | $26.30 /hr | — | $52,317 |
| 2018 | Health Department Issuance Staff | Customer Svcs Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $23.88 /hr | — | $45,802 |
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 2021, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$273,340Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$198,064Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$198,064Medical Specialist 2
- Kelly, Margaret M$164,901Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$155,206Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Danila, Richard N$153,473Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Burns, Debra L$147,849Health Community Svcs Div Dir
- Malcolm, Jan Kathleen$147,183Commissioner-Health
Highest paid as Health Program Rep
FY 2021, amount paid
- Ruberg, Kimberly M$82,514Health Department
- Garcia, Jeanett Maldonado$74,660Health Department
- Aguirre, Michele M$66,584Health Department
- Strong, Annikka M$66,155Health Department
- Wolfe, Jenevera Mary$65,397Health Department
- Rauchwarter, Grace$63,125Health Department
- Eliasson, Christine M$61,727Health Department
- Moua, Kia May$61,716Health Department