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
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+

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 67

Jaclyn Schleper

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Health Department

2024 total comp

$1,952

Sub-department: IDEPC EIDER Hghly Impct Set St
Base pay: $1,182
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $770
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,952
Hire date: 2021-11-17
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: No
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Health Department, Jaclyn Schleper serves as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior within Idepc Eider Hghly Impct Set St. Hired in 2021, they have about 3 years of service, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $1,952. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Nimo Ahmed

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional/Health Department

2024 total comp

$1,880

Sub-department: PHL IDL Ops Staff
Base pay: $1,549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $331
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,880
Hire date: 2022-01-10
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 53
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.7
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

Nimo Ahmed holds the role of Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional at Health Department within Phl Idl Ops Staff. They have served since 2022 (about 2 years) as a part-time, 0.7 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $1,880. They are represented by Technical.

Kylie Littel

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Health Department

2025 total comp

$1,576

Sub-department: IDEPC CCEPP Hepatitis Staff
Base pay: $1,558
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,576
Hire date: 2023-03-22
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: No
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Health Department, Kylie Littel serves as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior within Idepc Ccepp Hepatitis Staff. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,576. They are represented by Technical.

Ger Vang

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Health Department

2025 total comp

$1,222

Sub-department: IDEPC FWVZD Foodborne Dis Staf
Base pay: $850
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $372
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,222
Hire date: 2023-01-18
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, 2025: No
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ger Vang is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Health Department within Idepc Fwvzd Foodborne Dis Staf. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $1,222. They are represented by Technical.

Samuel Moen

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Health Department

2025 total comp

$1,058

Sub-department: IDEPC FWVZD Foodborne Dis Staf
Base pay: $843
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $215
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,058
Hire date: 2021-09-06
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, 2025: No
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Health Department, Samuel Moen serves as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior within Idepc Fwvzd Foodborne Dis Staf. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,058. They are represented by Technical.

Jenna Hendrickson

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional/Health Department

2025 total comp

$728

Sub-department: HPCD IVP SEA Eval & Econ Staff
Base pay: $728
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $728
Hire date: 2024-02-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 53
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.45
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H12
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jenna Hendrickson holds the role of Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional at Health Department within Hpcd Ivp Sea Eval & Econ Staff. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.45 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $728. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Elise Olson

Communications Specialist 1/Health Department

2024 total comp

$83

Sub-department: Comms Cultural Comms Staff
Base pay: $83
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83
Hire date: 2023-08-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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, 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, Elise Olson serves as a Communications Specialist 1 within Comms Cultural Comms Staff. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $83. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.