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Balluff, Daniel

Research Scientist 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

Health Risk Assessment. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$155,189
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$56,872
FY 2015
Highest year
$69,973
FY 2014
Yearly average
$51,730
across years on record
Change since first year
+101%
FY 2013 to FY 2015 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$28,3452013$69,9732014$56,8722015
Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2015, pay went up 101% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 96% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$56,872−18.7%+0.7%−19.3%
FY 2014$69,973+146.9%+1.6%+143.1%
FY 2013$28,345———

Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.

Compared with the same job title

FY 2015 · Research Scientist 2

Paid more than 26% of the 106 people with this job title that year. The median was $66,963.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Health Department
Health Risk Assessment
Research Scientist 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$35.37 /hr—$56,872
2014Health Department
Health Risk Assessment
Research Scientist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$34.34 /hr—$69,973
2013Health Department
Health Risk Assessment
Research Scientist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$32.21 /hr—$28,345

The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.

Highest paid in Health Department

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Research Scientist 2

FY 2015, amount paid