Gross, Nga
Research Scientist 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyPart-time
PHL NBS MSMS Staff. 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 2018 to FY 2023, pay went down 59% while consumer prices went up 21%. After inflation, pay is down 66% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $19,204 | −69.6% | +6.3% | −71.4% |
| FY 2022 | $63,117 | +23.3% | +7.2% | +15.0% |
| FY 2021 | $51,195 | −19.8% | +2.3% | −21.6% |
| FY 2020 | $63,848 | +16.7% | +1.6% | +14.9% |
| FY 2019 | $54,689 | +15.6% | +2.1% | +13.2% |
| FY 2018 | $47,328 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Research Scientist 2
Paid more than 2% of the 129 people with this job title that year. The median was $86,426.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
6 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Health Department PHL NBS MSMS Staff | Research Scientist 2 Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $39.74 /hr | — | $19,204 |
| 2022 | Health Department Newborn Screening Lab St 1 | Research Scientist 2 Part-time | Ramsey | $37.44 /hr | — | $63,117 |
| 2021 | Health Department Newborn Screening Lab St 1 | Research Scientist 2 Part-time | Ramsey | $35.24 /hr | — | $51,195 |
| 2020 | Health Department Newborn Screening Lab St 1 | Research Scientist 2 Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $33.14 /hr | — | $63,848 |
| 2019 | Health Department Newborn Screening Lab St 1 | Research Scientist 2 Part-time | Ramsey | $31.29 /hr | — | $54,689 |
| 2018 | Health Department Newborn Screening Lab St 1 | Research Scientist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $29.58 /hr | — | $47,328 |
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 2023, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$298,247Medical Specialist 4
- Lim, Sarah$234,618Medical Specialist 2
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$233,081Medical Specialist 2
- Cunningham, Brooke$218,823Commissioner-Health
- Luhrsen, Michael E$180,788Engineer Senior
- Kelly, Margaret M$175,391Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$174,246Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$167,775Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Research Scientist 2
FY 2023, amount paid
- Mallberg, Sarah E.$113,831Health Department
- Dahl, Stephanie Kay$99,878Agriculture Dept
- Demontigny, Courtney K$98,176Health Department
- Sawyer, Kerri-Elizabeth P$95,375Health Department
- Anacker, Melissa L$95,150Health Department
- Gross, Annastasia N$94,867Health Department
- Fallace, Katherine$94,528Health Department
- Bieringer, Aaron D$94,526Health Department