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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Laila Wilson

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Health Department

2024 total comp

$26,116

Sub-department: HRD Plan & Partner Staff
Base pay: $26,116
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,116
Hire date: 2022-11-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Laila Wilson works as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior for Health Department within Hrd Plan & Partner Staff. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Laila earned $26,116 in 2024. Union affiliation: Technical.

Jon Laursen Roesler

Research Scientist 3/Health Department

2025 total comp

$25,745

Sub-department: IPMH-Social Epi Unit
Base pay: $20,544
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,201
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,745
Hire date: 1989-05-08
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 18
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
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, Jon Laursen Roesler serves as a Research Scientist 3 within Ipmh-Social Epi Unit. They have served since 1989 (about 36 years), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $25,745. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Gabriel Stark

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Health Department

2024 total comp

$25,676

Sub-department: IDEPC FWVZD Foodborne Dis Staf
Base pay: $25,595
Overtime: $81
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,676
Hire date: 2022-12-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.2
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Gabriel Stark holds the role of Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Health Department within Idepc Fwvzd Foodborne Dis Staf. They have served since 2022 (about 2 years) as a part-time, 0.2 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $25,676. Union affiliation: Technical.

Douglas Schultz

Communications Specialist 4/Health Department

2024 total comp

$25,389

Sub-department: Comms Media & Comms Plan
Base pay: $22,999
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,389
Hire date: 1998-07-27
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 17
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.25
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

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

Douglas Schultz works as a Communications Specialist 4 for Health Department within Comms Media & Comms Plan. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 26 years as a part-time, 0.25 FTE employee. Douglas earned $25,389 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Grace Theriot

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Health Department

2025 total comp

$25,377

Sub-department: Comms Creative Svcs Staff
Base pay: $25,377
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,377
Hire date: 2024-07-10
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Grace Theriot works as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior for Health Department within Comms Creative Services Staff. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Grace earned $25,377 in 2025. They are represented by Technical.

Franci Livingston

Epidemiologist Senior/Health Department

2025 total comp

$25,320

Sub-department: IDEPC EIDER C19 Ast Sect Mgr S
Base pay: $23,520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,320
Hire date: 1998-03-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
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: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Franci Livingston holds the role of Epidemiologist Senior at Health Department within Idepc Eider C19 Ast Sect Manager S. Hired in 1998, they have about 27 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $25,320. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.