Laboratory Scientist 3 salaries
What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “Laboratory Scientist 3” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.
Employees
54
FY 2026
Total paid
$4.8M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$95,943
base rate median $95,992
Average paid
$89,799
across 54 with pay
Highest paid
$109,056
Orth, Melanie
Median pay by fiscal year
Paid in year and annual base rate
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Employees by fiscal year
People on the payroll at any time in the year
Agencies with this job title
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orth, Melanie | Health Department PHL IDL Supv | $56.94 /hr | $109,056 | — |
| Leska, Nicolle G | Health Department PHL IDL Emerg Prep Resp Staff | $46.15 /hr | $99,904 | $2,418 |
| Holley, Margaret Elizabeth | Agriculture Dept Microbiology Unit Staff | $46.15 /hr | $98,744 | $1,353 |
| Bollweg, Brigid Caroline | Health Department PHL IDL Emerg Prep Resp Staff | $46.15 /hr | $98,678 | $58 |
| Mittendorff, Andrew Paul | Health Department PHL Emerging Contaminants Unit | $46.15 /hr | $98,574 | $2,631 |
| Stevenson, Eric Brandon | Agriculture Dept Microbiology Unit Staff | $46.15 /hr | $98,044 | $423 |
| Collins, Rosemary B | Health Department PHL IDL Emerg Prep Resp Staff | $46.15 /hr | $98,043 | $369 |
| Le, Trung Hong | Agriculture Dept Microbiology Unit Staff | $46.15 /hr | $97,864 | $277 |
| Eng, Stephanie A | Health Department PHL IDL Emerg Prep Resp Staff | $46.15 /hr | $97,762 | — |
| Tu, Travis Trung | Agriculture Dept Water Analysis Unit Staff | $46.15 /hr | $96,943 | $23 |
| Bistodeau, Sarah M | Health Department PHL IDL Virology Staff | $46.15 /hr | $96,866 | — |
| Kaiyalethe, John Stephen | Health Department PHL IDL Micro Staff | $46.15 /hr | $96,428 | $485 |
| Harry, Kathryn | Health Department PHL IDL Virology Staff | $46.15 /hr | $96,382 | $69 |
| Jawahir, Selina L | Health Department PHL IDL Enterics Staff | $46.15 /hr | $96,151 | $242 |
| Radtke, Christie L | Agriculture Dept Microbiology Unit Staff | $46.15 /hr | $96,138 | $133 |
| Ericson, Amanda Joyce | Health Department PHL IDL Micro Staff | $46.15 /hr | $96,082 | $138 |
| Kanow, Mark Akio | Health Department PHL ENV Metals Rad Staff | $46.15 /hr | $96,036 | $277 |
| Peterson, Stephanie A | Health Department PHL ENV Metals Rad Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,944 | — |
| Mondelli, Alyssa Gail | Health Department PHL IDL Sequ/Bioinfor Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,943 | — |
| Williams, Sheldon Myles | Agriculture Dept Environmental Analysis Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,943 | — |
| Podemski, Nicole Marie | Health Department PHL IDL Enterics Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,943 | — |
| Pung, Kelly M | Health Department PHL IDL Sequ/Bioinfor Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,943 | — |
| Hamlin, Jennifer | Agriculture Dept Environmental Analysis Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,943 | — |
| Vang, Malai | Agriculture Dept Environmental Analysis Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,943 | — |
| Weber, Bonnie Patricia | Health Department PHL IDL Sequ/Bioinfor Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,943 | — |
| Fisher, Scott D | Health Department PHL IDL Micro Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,943 | — |
| Schneider, Annah L | Health Department PHL IDL Micro Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,943 | $369 |
| Bekele, Netsanet Shewandagne | Health Department PHL IDL Enterics Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,943 | — |
| Trifilette, Nicole Marie | Health Department PHL ENV Inorg Chem Unit | $46.15 /hr | $95,943 | — |
| Olander, Bethany Leah | Health Department PHL IDL Micro Staff | $46.15 /hr | $94,538 | $323 |
| Plumb, Matthew Richard | Health Department PHL IDL Sequ/Bioinfor Staff | $46.15 /hr | $94,168 | — |
| Butler, RiAnna L | Agriculture Dept Chemistry/Toxicology Staff | $44.48 /hr | $91,598 | — |
| Laren, Jeffrey D | Pollution Control Agency EAO AAS Air Lab Mobile Monitor | $44.48 /hr | $90,721 | — |
| Fahlstrom, Annalise Marie | Health Department PHL NBS Core/Molecular Staff | $46.15 /hr | $89,538 | $618 |
| Becerril Gonzalez, Veronica | Health Department PHL NBS MSMS Staff | $39.93 /hr | $89,073 | $3,191 |
| Steltz, Daniel J. | Pollution Control Agency EAO AAS Air Lab Mobile Monitor | $42.94 /hr | $87,828 | — |
| Lenhard, Andrew Joseph | Agriculture Dept Chemistry/Toxicology Staff | $42.94 /hr | $87,665 | — |
| Craft, Bradley Scott | Health Department PHL IDL Micro Staff | $42.94 /hr | $87,665 | — |
| Dankert, Elisabeth | Health Department PHL ENV Inorg Chem Unit | $46.15 /hr | $86,465 | $346 |
| Yang, Chrisey Pader | Health Department PHL IDL Micro Staff | $46.15 /hr | $86,349 | — |
| Chang, Goal Xong | Health Department PHL IDL Micro Staff | $41.43 /hr | $85,364 | — |
| Bowman, Mary Lynn | Health Department PHL IDL Virology Staff | $39.93 /hr | $82,721 | — |
| Peterson, Jacalyn | Health Department PHL IDL Virology Staff | $39.93 /hr | $82,086 | — |
| Schneider, Michael John | Pollution Control Agency EAO AAS Air Lab Mobile Monitor | $39.93 /hr | $81,446 | — |
| Thao, Julie | Health Department PHL NBS Core/Molecular Staff | $39.93 /hr | $79,205 | $463 |
| Palardy, Oliver John | Agriculture Dept Water Analysis Unit Staff | $44.48 /hr | $78,139 | — |
| Ulen, Alexandra Elizabeth | Health Department PHL NBS Core/Molecular Staff | $35.96 /hr | $77,549 | $3,195 |
| Pilch, Hannah | Health Department PHL ENV Inorg Chem Unit | $37.26 /hr | $76,073 | — |
| Christensen, Jaime L | Health Department PHL IDL Virology Staff | $46.15 /hr | $75,736 | — |
| Ersfeld, Haley Nicole | Health Department PHL IDL Emerg Prep Resp Staff | $35.96 /hr | $75,244 | $273 |
Each person counts once per fiscal year, agency and county (multiple positions combined, shown as “+ more”). “Paid” is the total paid during the fiscal year, including overtime and other pay; it is lower than the base rate for anyone who started, left or worked part time. “Base pay” is the rate on record.