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Thao, Sunshine Nouchee

Bacteriologist 1Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

Infectious Disease Op Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$30,953
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$16,789
FY 2020
Highest year
$16,789
FY 2020
Yearly average
$15,477
across years on record
Change since first year
+19%
FY 2019 to FY 2020 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$14,1642019$16,7892020
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2020, pay went up 19% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 17% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$16,789+18.5%+1.6%+16.7%
FY 2019$14,164———

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 2020 · Bacteriologist 1

Paid more than 0% of the 5 people with this job title that year. The median was $44,037.

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
2020Health Department
Infectious Disease Op Staff
Bacteriologist 1
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$20.83 /hr—$16,789
2019Health Department
Infectious Disease Op Staff
Bacteriologist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$20.83 /hr—$14,164

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 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Bacteriologist 1

FY 2020, amount paid