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Jesmok, Ellen M

Forensic Scientist 1Public Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

BCA Lab DNA2 QA. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$76,053
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$49,066
FY 2017 · $1,907 overtime
Highest year
$49,066
FY 2017
Yearly average
$38,027
across years on record
Change since first year
+82%
FY 2016 to FY 2017 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$26,9872016$49,0662017
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2017, pay went up 82% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 79% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$49,066+81.8%+1.8%+78.5%
FY 2016$26,987———

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 2017 · Forensic Scientist 1

Paid more than 56% of the 16 people with this job title that year. The median was $47,850.

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
2017Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab DNA2 QA
Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$23.52 /hr$1,907$49,066
2016Public Safety Dept
BCA Lab DNA 1 CST
Trainee-Forensic Scientist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$19.28 /hr$766$26,987

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Forensic Scientist 1

FY 2017, amount paid