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Bjostad, Alexander James

Forensic Scientist 2Public Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

BCA Lab Biology 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$250,950
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$63,130
FY 2026 · $746 overtime
Highest year
$67,004
FY 2025
Yearly average
$50,190
across years on record
Change since first year
+480%
FY 2022 to FY 2026 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$10,8762022$50,5222023$59,4172024$67,0042025$63,1302026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 480% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 400% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$63,130−5.8%+3.1%−8.6%
FY 2025$67,004+12.8%+2.6%+9.9%
FY 2024$59,417+17.6%+3.3%+13.9%
FY 2023$50,522+364.5%+6.3%+337.2%
FY 2022$10,876———

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 2026 · Forensic Scientist 2

Paid more than 5% of the 73 people with this job title that year. The median was $85,437.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab Biology 2
Forensic Scientist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$35.96 /hr$746$63,130
2025Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab Biology 2
Forensic Scientist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$34.18 /hr$1,309$67,004
2024Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab Biology 2
Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$29.47 /hr—$59,417
2023Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab Quality Assurance
Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$27.01 /hr$136$50,522
2022Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab Quality Assurance
Trainee-Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$22.13 /hr—$10,876

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 Public Safety Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Forensic Scientist 2

FY 2026, amount paid