Minnesota / Health Department

Agency file

Health Department

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Health Department oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 2,229 employees with median total compensation of $90,184; the highest distinct record was $314,038.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $191.8M
Employees: 2,229
Median total: $90,184
Highest record: $314,038

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$728$147,801+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,229 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,184) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $84,837 (99%)
Overtime — $267 (0%)
Other — $921 (1%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$39,449

$68,382

$90,184

$107,890

$120,895

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $120,895 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $39,449. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Planner Principal State

176 · $91,281

Nursing Evaluator

156 · $115,435

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior

109 · $14,287

Health Program Representative Senior

80 · $86,959

Epidemiologist Senior

71 · $100,583

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$169.3M —	2,147 —	$81,919 —
2025	$191.8M ▲ 13.3%	2,229 ▲ 3.8%	$90,184 ▲ 10.1%

Record list

Employees

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Rebecca Gruenes

Health Program Representative Principal/Health Department

2025 total comp

$123,370

Sub-department: CFH WIC Nutr & Clinic Supv
Base pay: $120,565
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,805
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,370
Hire date: 2007-08-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 23
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Health Department, Rebecca Gruenes serves as a Health Program Representative Principal within Cfh Wic Nutr & Clinic Supervisor. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,370. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Jessica Metzger

Registered Nurse Admin-Supv/Health Department

2025 total comp

$123,298

Sub-department: IDPEC VPD Sect Mgr Staff
Base pay: $123,298
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,298
Hire date: 2024-07-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 26
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Otter Tail

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Health Department, Jessica Metzger serves as a Registered Nurse Admin-Supv within Idpec Vpd Sect Manager Staff. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,298. They are represented by Middle Management Association.