Vandelinde, Patrice
Laboratory Scientist 3Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
PHL IDL Ops 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 2023 to FY 2024, pay went down 23% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 26% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $50,627 | −23.5% | +3.3% | −25.9% |
| FY 2023 | $66,174 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Laboratory Scientist 3
Paid more than 2% of the 50 people with this job title that year. The median was $84,099.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Health Department PHL IDL Ops Staff | Laboratory Scientist 3 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $41.93 /hr | $156 | $50,627 |
| 2023 | Health Department PHL IDL Ops Staff | Bacteriology Laboratory Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $37.02 /hr | — | $66,174 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$300,431Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$242,582Medical Specialist 2
- Lim, Sarah$242,424Medical Specialist 2
- Cunningham, Brooke$179,778Commissioner-Health
- Smith, Kirk E$174,620Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$173,799Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Benson, Robin Christopher$170,835General Counsel 3
- Klemm, Steven W$162,455Engineer Princ
Highest paid as Laboratory Scientist 3
FY 2024, amount paid
- Holley, Margaret Elizabeth$91,137Agriculture Dept
- Stevenson, Eric Brandon$89,966Agriculture Dept
- Lundquist, Eric$88,272Agriculture Dept
- Eng, Stephanie A$87,253Health Department
- Leska, Nicolle G$87,153Health Department
- Collins, Rosemary B$86,327Health Department
- Tu, Travis Trung$85,742Agriculture Dept
- Vang, Malai$85,742Agriculture Dept