Barnitt, Eric Anthony
Research Scientist 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Health Services Research Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2012 to FY 2016, pay went up 162% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is up 150% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2016 | $7,843 | −85.4% | +0.7% | −85.5% |
| FY 2015 | $53,683 | +6.7% | +0.7% | +5.9% |
| FY 2014 | $50,318 | +20.2% | +1.6% | +18.3% |
| FY 2013 | $41,876 | +1,298.1% | +1.7% | +1,275.2% |
| FY 2012 | $2,995 | — | — | — |
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 2016 · Research Scientist 2
Paid more than 5% of the 120 people with this job title that year. The median was $63,783.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Health Department Health Services Research Unit | Research Scientist 2 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $26.63 /hr | — | $7,843 |
| 2015 | Health Department Health Services Research Unit | Research Scientist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $26.63 /hr | — | $53,683 |
| 2014 | Health Department Health Services Research Unit | Research Scientist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.94 /hr | — | $50,318 |
| 2013 | Health Department Health Services Research Unit | Research Scientist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $23.38 /hr | $1,211 | $41,876 |
| 2012 | Revenue Dept Property Tax-Research | Research Analyst Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $18.72 /hr | — | $2,995 |
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 2016, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$234,146Medical Specialist 4
- Arneson, Thomas J$176,237Medical Specialist 2
- Ehlinger, Edward P$151,851Commissioner-Health
- Ayers, Jeanne F$135,905Asst Commr Health
- Ho, Lee H$135,824Asst Commr Health
- Slater, Jonathan S$134,192Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Bender, Alan P$134,191Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Pollock, Daniel Lublin$132,692Deputy Commr Health
Highest paid as Research Scientist 2
FY 2016, amount paid
- Peterson, Heidi Marie$77,762Agriculture Dept
- Gernes, Mark C$76,780Pollution Control Agency
- Demontigny, Courtney K$76,625Health Department
- Marek, LeEtta J$75,330Agriculture Dept
- Blaha, Gerald T$75,330Pollution Control Agency
- Anderson, Jesse P$75,330Pollution Control Agency
- White, Dann D$75,330Pollution Control Agency
- Dana, Robert P$75,330Natural Resources Dept