Willson, Wendy
Nursing Evaluator 2Health DepartmentBlue Earth CountyFull-time
Mankato 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 2016 to FY 2017, pay went up 136% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 131% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $86,618 | +135.6% | +1.8% | +131.3% |
| FY 2016 | $36,771 | — | — | — |
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 2017 · Nursing Evaluator 2
Paid more than 50% of the 121 people with this job title that year. The median was $86,282.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Health Department Mankato Staff | Nursing Evaluator 2 Full-time | Blue Earth | $42.48 /hr | — | $86,618 |
| 2016 | Health Department Mankato Staff | Nursing Evaluator 2 Full-time | Blue Earth | $39.83 /hr | — | $36,771 |
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 2017, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$244,761Medical Specialist 4
- Ehlinger, Edward P$149,427Commissioner-Health
- Slater, Jonathan S$142,744Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Pollock, Daniel Lublin$140,834Deputy Commr Health
- Bender, Alan P$140,055Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Ayers, Jeanne F$139,340Asst Commr Health
- Ho, Lee H$139,340Asst Commr Health
- Acevedo, Gilbert$136,066Asst Commr Health
Highest paid as Nursing Evaluator 2
FY 2017, amount paid
- Schwan, Darlene K$108,445Health Department
- Wallner, Diane A$91,098Health Department
- Hagen, Jill M$90,311Health Department
- Lucking, Rita M$90,199Health Department
- Lange, Carlene J$89,500Health Department
- Boeck, Peggy L$88,746Health Department
- Nelson, William J$88,681Health Department
- Settergren, Kimberly M$88,478Health Department