Salo, Geraldine
Laboratory Scientist 2Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
PHL IDL Enterics 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 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 78% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 20% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $87,792 | +3.8% | +3.1% | +0.6% |
| FY 2025 | $84,579 | +10.1% | +2.6% | +7.3% |
| FY 2024 | $76,788 | +3.3% | +3.3% | +0.0% |
| FY 2023 | $74,318 | +10.1% | +6.3% | +3.6% |
| FY 2022 | $67,478 | +1.4% | +7.2% | −5.4% |
| FY 2021 | $66,573 | +2.3% | +2.3% | −0.0% |
| FY 2020 | $65,099 | +3.6% | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| FY 2019 | $62,850 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +0.0% |
| FY 2018 | $61,546 | +9.6% | +2.3% | +7.2% |
| FY 2017 | $56,143 | +2.6% | +1.8% | +0.8% |
| FY 2016 | $54,715 | +2.2% | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| FY 2015 | $53,561 | +3.3% | +0.7% | +2.6% |
| FY 2014 | $51,828 | +3.9% | +1.6% | +2.3% |
| FY 2013 | $49,891 | +0.5% | +1.7% | −1.2% |
| FY 2012 | $49,652 | +0.6% | +2.9% | −2.3% |
| FY 2011 | $49,379 | — | — | — |
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 2026 · Laboratory Scientist 2
Paid more than 96% of the 49 people with this job title that year. The median was $74,002.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
16 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department PHL IDL Enterics Staff | Laboratory Scientist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $41.43 /hr | $1,661 | $87,792 |
| 2025 | Health Department PHL IDL Enterics Staff | Laboratory Scientist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $40.82 /hr | $1,321 | $84,579 |
| 2024 | Health Department PHL IDL Enterics Staff | Laboratory Scientist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $37.65 /hr | $1,214 | $76,788 |
| 2023 | Health Department PHL IDL Enterics Staff | Bacteriologist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $33.30 /hr | — | $74,318 |
| 2022 | Health Department Enterics Unit Staff | Bacteriologist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.49 /hr | — | $67,478 |
| 2021 | Health Department Enterics Unit Staff | Bacteriologist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $31.70 /hr | $729 | $66,573 |
| 2020 | Health Department Enterics Unit Staff | Bacteriologist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $30.93 /hr | $835 | $65,099 |
| 2019 | Health Department Enterics Unit Staff | Bacteriologist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $30.25 /hr | — | $62,850 |
| 2018 | Health Department Enterics Unit Staff | Bacteriologist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $29.58 /hr | — | $61,546 |
| 2017 | Health Department Clinical Lab-Microbiology | Bacteriologist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $29.00 /hr | — | $56,143 |
| 2016 | Health Department Clinical Lab-Microbiology | Bacteriologist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $26.33 /hr | — | $54,715 |
| 2015 | Health Department Clinical Lab-Microbiology | Bacteriologist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $25.69 /hr | $180 | $53,561 |
| 2014 | Health Department Clinical Lab-Microbiology | Bacteriologist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.94 /hr | — | $51,828 |
| 2013 | Health Department Clinical Lab-Microbiology | Bacteriologist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.21 /hr | $61 | $49,891 |
| 2012 | Health Department Clinical Lab-Microbiology | Bacteriologist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $23.74 /hr | — | $49,652 |
| 2011 | Health Department Clinical Lab-Microbiology | Bacteriologist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $23.74 /hr | — | $49,379 |
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 2026, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$319,013Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$273,587Medical Specialist 2
- Stadheim, Ruth$229,052State Prog Admin Coordinator
- Cunningham, Brooke$189,360Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$188,266General Counsel 3
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$187,354Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$185,409Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$185,344Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Laboratory Scientist 2
FY 2026, amount paid
- Lasch, Melissa Lynn$87,833Agriculture Dept
- Barry, Irina N$87,789Health Department
- Duvio-Kirk, Jenelle Lynnette$86,804Health Department
- Navratil, Carin$86,648Health Department
- Winberg, Brooke A$86,566Health Department
- Hakala, Josiah I$86,552Health Department
- Class, Robert C$86,546Health Department
- Anderson, Dawn M$86,151Health Department