Beattie, Ariana
Research Scientist 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
IPMH-Evaluation 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 2023 to FY 2025, pay went up 71% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 61% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $89,942 | +8.3% | +2.6% | +5.5% |
| FY 2024 | $83,059 | +58.1% | +3.3% | +53.0% |
| FY 2023 | $52,551 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Research Scientist 2
Paid more than 40% of the 155 people with this job title that year. The median was $93,665.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department IPMH-Evaluation Unit | Research Scientist 2 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $43.82 /hr | — | $89,942 |
| 2024 | Health Department CHE Data Eval Assess & Res Stf | Epidemiologist Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $40.49 /hr | — | $83,059 |
| 2023 | Health Department CHE Data Eval Assess & Res Stf | Epidemiologist Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $37.02 /hr | — | $52,551 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$314,038Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$262,107Medical Specialist 2
- Witkowski, James J$191,918Public Health Sanitarian Supv
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$185,504Deputy Commr Health
- Cunningham, Brooke$180,294Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$178,920General Counsel 3
- Desai, Jay$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Smith, Kirk E$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Research Scientist 2
FY 2025, amount paid
- Gernes, Mark C$124,913Pollution Control Agency
- Lapacinski-Ludens, Trenna T$111,294Health Department
- Dahl, Stephanie Kay$103,230Agriculture Dept
- Scholer, Jamison Dane$101,486Agriculture Dept
- Tri, Andrew Nathan$101,182Natural Resources Dept
- French, William Edward$100,240Natural Resources Dept
- Berdeen, James B$100,106Natural Resources Dept
- Sietman, Bernard E$99,616Natural Resources Dept