Van Hyfte, Melissa
Planner Senior CommunityHealth DepartmentLyon CountyFull-time
RHEN 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 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 10% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 7% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $73,534 | +10.5% | +3.1% | +7.1% |
| FY 2025 | $66,563 | — | — | — |
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 · Planner Senior Community
Paid more than 46% of the 13 people with this job title that year. The median was $73,534.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department RHEN Staff | Planner Senior Community Full-time | Lyon | $37.26 /hr | — | $73,534 |
| 2025 | Revenue Dept Communications Division | Communications Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.99 /hr | — | $66,563 |
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 Planner Senior Community
FY 2026, amount paid
- Goettl, Seth Powers$87,342Public Safety Dept
- McKinney, Colleen Ruth$86,131Health Department
- Anderson, Niki$86,130Public Safety Dept
- Reece, Lyndsey$86,130Health Department
- Behr, Kara Lyn$84,991Public Safety Dept
- Rasmussen, Jeanne Ruth$82,457Public Safety Dept
- Leung, Douglas Yue-Hong$72,067Public Safety Dept
- Youb, Fatuma G$69,709Health Department