Clark, Cassie
Research Scientist 1Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Health Risk Assessment. 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 2016 to FY 2018, pay went up 400% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 381% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2018 | $6,009 | −86.8% | +2.3% | −87.1% |
| FY 2017 | $45,630 | +3,700.5% | +1.8% | +3,631.8% |
| FY 2016 | $1,201 | — | — | — |
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 2018 · Research Scientist 1
Paid more than 0% of the 16 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,081.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Health Department Health Risk Assessment | Research Scientist 1 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $22.76 /hr | — | $6,009 |
| 2017 | Health Department Health Risk Assessment | Research Scientist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $22.76 /hr | — | $45,630 |
| 2016 | Health Department Health Risk Assessment | Research Scientist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $21.44 /hr | — | $1,201 |
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 2018, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$253,116Medical Specialist 4
- DeSilva, Malini Bridget$181,223Medical Specialist 2
- Pollock, Daniel Lublin$145,610Deputy Commr Health
- Acevedo, Gilbert$145,422Asst Commr Health
- Bender, Alan P$143,226Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Ayers, Jeanne F$142,082Asst Commr Health
- Allwood, Paul$138,808Asst Commr Health
- Danila, Richard N$135,148Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Research Scientist 1
FY 2018, amount paid
- Nelson, Ronald L$81,488MN St Colleges & Universities
- Prenevost, Nik James$60,831Agriculture Dept
- Barry, Kitrina M$59,388Health Department
- McGriff, Deepa$56,904Health Department
- Nordmeyer, Cale S$53,742Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Osthus, Jonathan Marc$52,646Agriculture Dept
- Fuller, Theodore Kent$51,964Pollution Control Agency
- Reed, Andrea Dixon$49,297Natural Resources Dept