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Cofone, Jena Leigh

Forensic Scientist 1Public Safety DeptBeltrami CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$269,757
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$5,974
FY 2022
Highest year
$59,645
FY 2021
Yearly average
$44,960
across years on record
Change since first year
-87%
FY 2017 to FY 2022 · 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$47,5902017$53,7102018$53,9322019$48,9072020$59,6452021$5,9742022
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2022, pay went down 87% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is down 89% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$5,974−90.0%+7.2%−90.7%
FY 2021$59,645+22.0%+2.3%+19.2%
FY 2020$48,907−9.3%+1.6%−10.7%
FY 2019$53,932+0.4%+2.1%−1.6%
FY 2018$53,710+12.9%+2.3%+10.4%
FY 2017$47,590———

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 2022 · Forensic Scientist 1

Paid more than 0% of the 31 people with this job title that year. The median was $57,261.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab Bemidji 2
Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time · left during year
Beltrami$29.50 /hr—$5,974
2021Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab Bemidji 2
Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time
Beltrami$29.50 /hr—$59,645
2020Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab Bemidji 2
Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time
Beltrami$27.79 /hr—$48,907
2019Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab Bemidji
Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time
Beltrami$26.30 /hr$393$53,932
2018Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab Bemidji
Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time
Beltrami$24.81 /hr$1,109$53,710
2017Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab Bemidji
Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time
Beltrami$23.52 /hr$1,397$47,590

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 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Forensic Scientist 1

FY 2022, amount paid