Van Horn, Daniel B
Laboratory Scientist 1Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
PHL ENV Inorg Chem Unit. 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 2025, pay went up 61% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 12% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $79,676 | +13.1% | +2.6% | +10.2% |
| FY 2024 | $70,444 | +1.6% | +3.3% | −1.7% |
| FY 2023 | $69,357 | +10.4% | +6.3% | +3.9% |
| FY 2022 | $62,804 | +2.5% | +7.2% | −4.4% |
| FY 2021 | $61,274 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2020 | $59,797 | +2.2% | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| FY 2019 | $58,488 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $57,206 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $56,076 | +2.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| FY 2016 | $54,715 | +2.5% | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| FY 2015 | $53,381 | −1.7% | +0.7% | −2.4% |
| FY 2014 | $54,279 | +8.8% | +1.6% | +7.1% |
| FY 2013 | $49,884 | +2.6% | +1.7% | +0.9% |
| FY 2012 | $48,631 | −1.5% | +2.9% | −4.3% |
| 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 2025 · Laboratory Scientist 1
Paid more than 93% of the 15 people with this job title that year. The median was $58,850.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
15 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department PHL ENV Inorg Chem Unit | Laboratory Scientist 1 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $36.71 /hr | — | $79,676 |
| 2024 | Health Department PHL ENV Inorg Chem Unit | Laboratory Scientist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $35.13 /hr | — | $70,444 |
| 2023 | Health Department PHL ENV Inorg Chem Unit | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $31.00 /hr | — | $69,357 |
| 2022 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $30.24 /hr | — | $62,804 |
| 2021 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $29.50 /hr | — | $61,274 |
| 2020 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $28.78 /hr | — | $59,797 |
| 2019 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $28.15 /hr | — | $58,488 |
| 2018 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $27.53 /hr | — | $57,206 |
| 2017 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $26.99 /hr | — | $56,076 |
| 2016 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $26.33 /hr | — | $54,715 |
| 2015 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $25.69 /hr | — | $53,381 |
| 2014 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.94 /hr | $2,450 | $54,279 |
| 2013 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.21 /hr | $160 | $49,884 |
| 2012 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $23.74 /hr | $36 | $48,631 |
| 2011 | Health Department Inorganic Chemistry Staff | Environmental Analyst 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 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 Laboratory Scientist 1
FY 2025, amount paid
- Brezina, Christopher$74,928Health Department
- Moses, Natalie Marie$65,613Health Department
- Koirala Pokharel, Surakchya$64,590Health Department
- Nava Olivas, Jose Francisco$64,362Health Department
- Machtemes, Josh$60,792Health Department
- Schulz, Caitlin$59,869Health Department
- Yang, Laura Baijia$58,850Health Department
- Murphy, Michael Daniel$56,833Health Department