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Davis, Adam

Forensic Scientist 1Public Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

BCA LAB BIOLOGY 3. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$55,007
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$13,967
FY 2025
Highest year
$41,040
FY 2024
Yearly average
$27,503
across years on record
Change since first year
-66%
FY 2024 to FY 2025 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$41,0402024$13,9672025
Paid in yearFY 2024 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2024 to FY 2025, pay went down 66% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 67% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2025$13,967−66.0%+2.6%−66.8%
FY 2024$41,040———

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 · Forensic Scientist 1

Paid more than 0% of the 41 people with this job title that year. The median was $62,513.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2025Public Safety Dept
BCA LAB BIOLOGY 3
Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$29.78 /hr—$13,967
2024Public Safety Dept
BCA LAB BIOLOGY 3
Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$28.50 /hr—$41,040

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 2025, amount paid

Highest paid as Forensic Scientist 1

FY 2025, amount paid