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Venkataraman, Vidya

Planner Senior StateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

Health Reform Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$35,291
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$5,377
FY 2015
Highest year
$29,914
FY 2014
Yearly average
$17,646
across years on record
Change since first year
-82%
FY 2014 to FY 2015 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$29,9142014$5,3772015
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2015, pay went down 82% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is down 82% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$5,377−82.0%+0.7%−82.2%
FY 2014$29,914———

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 2015 · Planner Senior State

Paid more than 0% of the 53 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,668.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Health Department
Health Reform Staff
Planner Senior State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$22.39 /hr—$5,377
2014Health Department
Health Reform Staff
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Ramsey$21.74 /hr—$29,914

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Planner Senior State

FY 2015, amount paid