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Sande, Kathryn A

Research Scientist 3Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

Health Risk Assessment. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$219,846
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$46,741
FY 2014
Highest year
$61,265
FY 2013
Yearly average
$54,961
across years on record
Change since first year
-14%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$54,4692011$57,3712012$61,2652013$46,7412014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 14% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 19% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$46,741−23.7%+1.6%−24.9%
FY 2013$61,265+6.8%+1.7%+5.0%
FY 2012$57,371+5.3%+2.9%+2.3%
FY 2011$54,469———

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 2014 · Research Scientist 3

Paid more than 13% of the 80 people with this job title that year. The median was $77,241.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Health Department
Health Risk Assessment
Research Scientist 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$34.34 /hr—$46,741
2013Health Department
Health Risk Assessment
Environmental Res Scientist
Full-time
Ramsey$29.97 /hr—$61,265
2012Health Department
Health Risk Assessment
Environmental Res Scientist
Full-time
Ramsey$28.35 /hr—$57,371
2011Health Department
Health Risk Assessment
Research Scientist 2
Full-time
—$26.39 /hr—$54,469

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Research Scientist 3

FY 2014, amount paid