Minnesota / Health Department / Planner Principal State

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Planner Principal State

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

192 employees hold this title in Health Department. Median total compensation for the role is $90,610, above the department median of $90,184.

Employees: 192
Total payroll: $16M
Role median: $90,610
Agency median: $90,184
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$8,991$100,205+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 192 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Planner Principal State is held in 28 Minnesota departments. In Health Department, the median of $90,610 ranks #13 of 28.

Highest-paying departments for this role

African Heritage Council

$117,068 · 1

Capitol Area Architect

$98,072 · 1

Water & Soil Resources Board

$97,738 · 1

Agriculture Department

$97,734 · 5

MN Management & Budget

$97,734 · 1

Amateur Sports Community

$97,734 · 1

Labor & Industry Department

$97,734 · 1

Military Affairs Department

$94,147 · 6

Public Safety Department

$93,491 · 17

Employ & Econ Development Department

$92,427 · 10

Pollution Control Agency

$92,213 · 39

Corrections Department

$92,081 · 7

Median total compensation for the Planner Principal State role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Lindsay Nelson

Planner Principal State/Health Department

2025 total comp

$24,971

Sub-department: CH OSHII Thrive Comm Staff
Base pay: $20,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,511
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,971
Hire date: 2022-09-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Health Department, Lindsay Nelson serves as a Planner Principal State within Ch Oshii Thrive Community Staff. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $24,971. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Marilyn Cluka

Planner Principal State/Health Department

2024 total comp

$22,745

Sub-department: PublicHlthPrepareConsultantStf
Base pay: $3,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,967
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,745
Hire date: 2008-04-28
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Health Department, Marilyn Cluka serves as a Planner Principal State within Publichlthprepareconsultantstf. They have served since 2008 (about 16 years), working part-time, 0.8 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $22,745. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.