Trahan, Lovel
Research Scientist 3Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
CHE Data Eval Assess & Res Stf. 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 2023 to FY 2025, pay went down 38% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 42% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $43,518 | −52.5% | +2.6% | −53.7% |
| FY 2024 | $91,563 | +29.6% | +3.3% | +25.4% |
| FY 2023 | $70,663 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Research Scientist 3
Paid more than 7% of the 180 people with this job title that year. The median was $110,073.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department CHE Data Eval Assess & Res Stf | Research Scientist 3 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $48.93 /hr | — | $43,518 |
| 2024 | Health Department CHE Data Eval Assess & Res Stf | Research Scientist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $45.02 /hr | — | $91,563 |
| 2023 | Health Department CHE Data Eval Assess & Res Stf | Research Analysis Spec Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $38.38 /hr | — | $70,663 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$314,038Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$262,107Medical Specialist 2
- Witkowski, James J$191,918Public Health Sanitarian Supv
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$185,504Deputy Commr Health
- Cunningham, Brooke$180,294Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$178,920General Counsel 3
- Desai, Jay$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Smith, Kirk E$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Research Scientist 3
FY 2025, amount paid
- Mah, Hared Ahmed$134,397Labor & Industry Dept
- Loew, Megan$131,210Health Department
- Chiinze, Bridget$130,261Human Services Dept
- Bevan, Martin J$117,033Health Department
- Roy, Charlotte L$116,747Natural Resources Dept
- Sherer, Kyle$116,062Human Services Dept
- Musson, Amber$114,692Health Department
- Streets, Summer S$114,422Pollution Control Agency