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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David Branstrom

Central Services Administrative Specialist/Health Department

2025 total comp

$56,216

Sub-department: FacM Freeman/Lab Ops Staff
Base pay: $51,993
Overtime: $4,223
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,216
Hire date: 2000-06-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

David Branstrom works as a Central Services Administrative Specialist for Health Department within Facm Freeman/Lab Operations Staff. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years as a full-time employee. David earned $56,216 in 2025. They are represented by Clerical.

Melissa Zaitz

Management Analyst 2/Health Department

2025 total comp

$56,195

Sub-department: HRD Budget Unit Staff
Base pay: $56,195
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,195
Hire date: 2020-12-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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: Yes
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, Melissa Zaitz serves as a Management Analyst 2 within Hrd Budget Unit Staff. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $56,195. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Hnub Lo

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Health Department

2025 total comp

$56,112

Sub-department: EH FPLS Bus and Fin Support
Base pay: $56,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,112
Hire date: 2018-12-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Hnub Lo works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior for Health Department within Eh Fpls Bus and Finance Support. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Hnub earned $56,112 in 2025. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Valerie Bialon

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Health Department

2025 total comp

$55,932

Sub-department: EH FPLS Bus and Fin Support
Base pay: $55,932
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,932
Hire date: 2018-09-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Health Department, Valerie Bialon serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior within Eh Fpls Bus and Finance Support. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,932. They are represented by Clerical.

Julie Dalton

Planner Principal State/Health Department

2025 total comp

$55,912

Sub-department: HPCD CHP Diabts Hlth Behav Stf
Base pay: $55,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,912
Hire date: 2016-12-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Julie Dalton is a Planner Principal State at Health Department within Hpcd Chp Diabts Health Behav Stf. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years, working part-time, 0.6 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $55,912. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Ashley Oliver

Management Analyst 2/Health Department

2025 total comp

$55,909

Sub-department: IPMH-Finance & Ops Unit
Base pay: $55,909
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,909
Hire date: 2024-09-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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: Yes
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ashley Oliver is a Management Analyst 2 at Health Department within Ipmh-Finance & Operations Unit. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,909. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jodi Rothstein

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Health Department

2025 total comp

$55,908

Sub-department: HRD Admin Supp Staff
Base pay: $55,582
Overtime: $325
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,908
Hire date: 2022-04-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jodi Rothstein works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int for Health Department within Hrd Administrative Supp Staff. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Jodi earned $55,908 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.