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Wheeler, Emerson

Planner Principal StateHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

Long Covid Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$142,178
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$57,891
FY 2026
Highest year
$84,287
FY 2025
Yearly average
$71,089
across years on record
Change since first year
-31%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$84,2872025$57,8912026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went down 31% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 33% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$57,891−31.3%+3.1%−33.4%
FY 2025$84,287———

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 Principal State

Paid more than 10% of the 302 people with this job title that year. The median was $95,190.

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
2026Health Department
Long Covid Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$44.48 /hr—$57,891
2025Health Department
Long Covid Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$42.31 /hr—$84,287

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

Highest paid as Planner Principal State

FY 2026, amount paid