Yates, James M
State Prog Admin ManagerHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyIntermittent
HRM Leadership. 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 2011 to FY 2025, pay went down 85% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is down 89% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $14,189 | +30.0% | +2.6% | +26.7% |
| FY 2024 | $10,913 | −86.6% | +3.3% | −87.0% |
| FY 2023 | $81,339 | −28.0% | +6.3% | −32.2% |
| FY 2022 | $112,981 | −1.4% | +7.2% | −8.0% |
| FY 2021 | $114,607 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2020 | $111,795 | +2.2% | +1.6% | +0.6% |
| FY 2019 | $109,386 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $106,944 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.3% |
| FY 2017 | $104,873 | +0.6% | +1.8% | −1.2% |
| FY 2016 | $104,280 | +4.4% | +0.7% | +3.7% |
| FY 2015 | $99,841 | +3.1% | +0.7% | +2.3% |
| FY 2014 | $96,870 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +0.2% |
| FY 2013 | $95,171 | −1.7% | +1.7% | −3.3% |
| FY 2012 | $96,804 | +4.8% | +2.9% | +1.9% |
| FY 2011 | $92,336 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · State Prog Admin Manager
Paid more than 0% of the 193 people with this job title that year. The median was $117,344.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department HRM Leadership | State Prog Admin Manager Intermittent · left during year | Ramsey | $58.20 /hr | — | $14,189 |
| 2024 | Health Department HRM Leadership | State Prog Admin Manager Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $55.69 /hr | — | $10,913 |
| 2023 | Health Department HRM Leadership | State Prog Admin Manager Part-time | Ramsey | $52.79 /hr | — | $81,339 |
| 2022 | Health Department HRM Assistant Director | Human Resources Director 1 Part-time | Ramsey | $51.50 /hr | — | $112,981 |
| 2022 | Mn Management & Budget Human Resources Mgmt Statewide | State Prog Admin Manager Sr Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $53.88 /hr | — | — |
| 2021 | Human Services Dept Human Res & Mgmt Svs | Human Services Manager 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $53.88 /hr | — | $114,607 |
| 2021 | Mn Management & Budget Human Resources Mgmt Statewide | State Prog Admin Manager Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $53.88 /hr | — | — |
| 2020 | Human Services Dept Human Res DCT Leads | Human Services Manager 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $52.57 /hr | — | $111,795 |
| 2020 | Mn Management & Budget Human Resources Mgmt Statewide | State Prog Admin Manager Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $52.57 /hr | — | — |
| 2019 | Human Services Dept Human Res & Mgmt Svs | Human Services Manager 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $51.41 /hr | — | $109,386 |
| 2018 | Human Services Dept Human Res & Mgmt Svs | Human Services Manager 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $50.28 /hr | — | $106,944 |
| 2017 | Human Services Dept Human Res & Mgmt Svs | Human Resources Director 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $49.29 /hr | — | $104,873 |
| 2016 | Human Services Dept Human Res & Mgmt Svs | Human Resources Director 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $48.09 /hr | — | $104,280 |
| 2015 | Human Services Dept Human Res & Mgmt Svs | Human Resources Director 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $46.92 /hr | — | $99,841 |
| 2014 | Human Services Dept Human Resources & Mgmt Svs | Human Resources Director 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $45.55 /hr | — | $96,870 |
| 2013 | Human Services Dept Human Resources & Mgmt Svs | Human Resources Director 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $44.22 /hr | — | $95,171 |
| 2012 | Human Services Dept Human Resources & Mgmt Svs | Personnel Services Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $43.35 /hr | — | $96,804 |
| 2011 | Human Services Dept Human Resources & Mgmt Svs | Personnel Services Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $43.35 /hr | — | $92,336 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$314,038Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$262,107Medical Specialist 2
- Witkowski, James J$191,918Public Health Sanitarian Supv
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$185,504Deputy Commr Health
- Cunningham, Brooke$180,294Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$178,920General Counsel 3
- Desai, Jay$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Smith, Kirk E$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Manager
FY 2025, amount paid
- Verbrugge, Michele L$135,886Veterans Affairs Dept
- Ebbenga, Theresa Marie$131,088Natural Resources Dept
- Buchanan, Scott$131,055Veterans Affairs Dept
- Vodden, Todd S$130,384Lottery
- Stangel, Joseph M$129,781Natural Resources Dept
- Skalin, Kohl D$128,747Transportation Dept
- Knoshal, Casie Peyton$128,630Veterans Affairs Dept
- Schaefer, Molly Faber$128,021MN St Colleges & Universities