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Zhu, Linzi

Research AnalystHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

Drug Overdose EPI Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$46,639
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$11,927
FY 2021 · $16 overtime
Highest year
$20,126
FY 2020
Yearly average
$15,546
across years on record
Change since first year
-18%
FY 2019 to FY 2021 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$14,5872019$20,1262020$11,9272021
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2021, pay went down 18% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is down 21% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$11,927−40.7%+2.3%−42.1%
FY 2020$20,126+38.0%+1.6%+35.8%
FY 2019$14,587———

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 2021 · Research Analyst

Paid more than 12% of the 33 people with this job title that year. The median was $47,860.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2021Health Department
Drug Overdose EPI Staff
Research Analyst
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$21.83 /hr$16$11,927
2020Health Department
Drug Overdose EPI Staff
Research Analyst
Full-time
Ramsey$21.30 /hr$144$20,126
2019Health Department
CHP-IVP SEA Staff
Student Worker Para Prof Sr
Part-time
Ramsey$19.17 /hr—$14,587

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 2021, amount paid

Highest paid as Research Analyst

FY 2021, amount paid