Ward, Emily
Planning Dir StateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
PublicHlthEmergencyPreparStaff. 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 2016 to FY 2022, pay went down 57% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is down 64% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $26,685 | +293.1% | +7.2% | +266.8% |
| FY 2021 | $6,788 | −90.8% | +2.3% | −91.0% |
| FY 2020 | $73,479 | −21.4% | +1.6% | −22.6% |
| FY 2019 | $93,455 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $91,410 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $89,610 | +43.1% | +1.8% | +40.5% |
| FY 2016 | $62,615 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Planning Dir State
Paid more than 3% of the 135 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,520.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
7 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Health Department PublicHlthEmergencyPreparStaff | Planning Dir State Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $48.32 /hr | — | $26,685 |
| 2021 | Health Department PublicHlthEmergencyPreparStaff | Planning Dir State Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $47.14 /hr | — | $6,788 |
| 2020 | Health Department PublicHlthEmergencyPreparStaff | Planning Dir State Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $45.99 /hr | — | $73,479 |
| 2019 | Health Department PublicHlthEmergencyPreparStaff | Planning Dir State Full-time | Ramsey | $44.98 /hr | — | $93,455 |
| 2018 | Health Department PublicHlthEmergencyPreparStaff | Planning Dir State Full-time | Ramsey | $43.99 /hr | — | $91,410 |
| 2017 | Health Department PublicHlthEmergencyPreparStaff | Planning Dir State Full-time | Ramsey | $43.13 /hr | — | $89,610 |
| 2016 | Health Department PublicHlthEmergencyPreparStaff | Planning Dir State Full-time | Ramsey | $42.08 /hr | — | $62,615 |
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 2022, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$277,866Medical Specialist 4
- Danila, Richard N$216,560Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$209,170Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$180,762Medical Specialist 2
- Kelly, Margaret M$167,662Deputy Commr Health
- Moyer, Kristen R$162,019Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir
- Smith, Kirk E$160,853Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Dornfeld, Joanna$155,995Asst Commr Health
Highest paid as Planning Dir State
FY 2022, amount paid
- Thomas, Milton E$112,891Human Services Dept
- Aguilar, Michelle$112,601Health Department
- Hines, Robert E$109,720Public Safety Dept
- Aarsvold, Amy R H$108,229Lottery
- Scullard, Michelle$108,158Health Department
- Rogotzke, Timothy J$104,535Public Safety Dept
- Bierschenk, Marcia Soto$102,355Human Services Dept
- Johnson, William H$102,080Natural Resources Dept