Cunningham, Scott Anthony
Laboratory Scientist Supv.Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
PHL IDL Supv. 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 down 40% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 43% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $49,672 | −55.5% | +2.6% | −56.6% |
| FY 2024 | $111,571 | +35.0% | +3.3% | +30.7% |
| FY 2023 | $82,639 | — | — | — |
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 · Laboratory Scientist Supv.
Paid more than 13% of the 15 people with this job title that year. The median was $115,812.
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 PHL IDL Supv | Laboratory Scientist Supv. Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $56.10 /hr | — | $49,672 |
| 2024 | Health Department PHL IDL Supv | Laboratory Scientist Supv. Full-time | Ramsey | $53.68 /hr | — | $111,571 |
| 2023 | Health Department PHL IDL Supv | Bacteriologist Supervisor 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $45.82 /hr | — | $82,639 |
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 Laboratory Scientist Supv.
FY 2025, amount paid
- Brenner, Jeffrey James$123,838Health Department
- Vagnone, Paula M$123,673Health Department
- Lappi, Victoria Rose$118,931Health Department
- Forstner, Matthew John$116,533Agriculture Dept
- Viner, Diandra I$116,533Agriculture Dept
- Johnson, Yoko S$116,533Agriculture Dept
- Reynolds, Kathryn M$116,529Agriculture Dept
- Barnes, Aaron$115,812Health Department