Research Scientist 2 salaries
What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “Research Scientist 2” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.
Employees
150
FY 2026
Total paid
$13.1M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$95,790
base rate median $99,341
Average paid
$87,085
across 150 with pay
Highest paid
$122,367
Reed, Jeffrey R
Median pay by fiscal year
Paid in year and annual base rate
Median paid in yearMedian annual base rate
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)
$101,274
$91,105
$90,174
$84,103
$80,612
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
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| Nash, Patrick Ray | Agriculture Dept Clean Water Technical Staff | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Petersen, Jessica D | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters County Bio Animals | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Schoenebeck, Casey | Natural Resources Dept Fish - HD & Implementation | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Smith, Welby R | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters MBS Plant Eco&Bot | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Strutz, Kristy L | Agriculture Dept Chemistry/Toxicology Staff | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Yassin, Yasmin | Health Department CFH CYSHN Sys Transf Unit | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Zaato, Diana A | Health Department IPMH-Evaluation Unit | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Rantala, Heidi M | Natural Resources Dept Fish - Habitat | $47.76 /hr | $99,288 | — |
| Holmstrom, Rebecca M | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters MBS Plant Eco&Bot | $47.76 /hr | $99,284 | — |
| Perleberg, Donna J | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters Lakes & Rivers | $47.76 /hr | $99,284 | — |
| Boulay, Peter J | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters Water Monitoring | $47.76 /hr | $99,003 | — |
| Olson, Michael C | Natural Resources Dept L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff | $47.76 /hr | $98,905 | — |
| Lueck, Ryan Albert | Pollution Control Agency EAO AAS RiskEval&AirModelUnit | $47.76 /hr | $98,777 | — |
| Carlson, Daren J | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters Co Nongame | $47.76 /hr | $98,711 | — |
| Kong, Ting James | Health Department HPCD CDEE Dir Staff | $47.76 /hr | $98,480 | — |
| Blidi, Alexander Wotto | Health Department OSHII - Eval & Survl Staff | $47.76 /hr | $98,184 | — |
| Larson, Krista A | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters County Bio Animals | $47.76 /hr | $98,121 | — |
| Eaton, Donald Parsons | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters Lakes & Rivers | $47.76 /hr | $98,024 | — |
| Penuel, Chelsey | Agriculture Dept Pest Detection &MgmtUnitStaff | $47.76 /hr | $97,934 | — |
| Kunerth, Henry David | Health Department PHL IDL Sequ/Bioinfor Staff | $47.76 /hr | $97,643 | — |
| Richmond, Timothy Alan | Health Department PHL ENV Biom/Emerg Contam Sta | $47.76 /hr | $97,321 | — |
| Giles, Breahna Corinne | Health Department PHL ENV Biom/Emerg Contam Sta | $46.15 /hr | $96,685 | — |
| Grabowski, Michelle Anna | Agriculture Dept Pest Detection &MgmtUnitStaff | $47.76 /hr | $96,329 | — |
| Palm, Jennifer M | Health Department PHL IDL Virology Staff | $47.76 /hr | $95,967 | — |
| Borchardt, Nicholas Joseph | Natural Resources Dept L&M Mineral Potential | $47.76 /hr | $95,811 | — |
| Skoog, Suzanne | Health Department PHL NBS Core/Molecular Staff | $47.76 /hr | $95,768 | — |
| Simmons, Lucas | Health Department OAAH Div Dir Staff | $47.76 /hr | $95,222 | — |
| Stofferahn, Valarie K | Health Department HP ORHPC Plan & Analy Staff | $46.15 /hr | $95,062 | — |
| Hertzog-Rundle, Matthew Gerald | Health Department CFH CYSHN Staff | $46.15 /hr | $94,936 | — |
| Fitzpatrick, Megan Joanna | Natural Resources Dept WL-R1 Res Bemidji Staff | $46.15 /hr | $94,934 | $138 |
| Dietz, Robert Daniel | Pollution Control Agency EAO WAEI WQ Standards Unit | $46.15 /hr | $94,713 | — |
| McDonnell, Kevin N | Natural Resources Dept Fish - Habitat | $46.15 /hr | $94,435 | $178 |
| Darlington, Molly | Agriculture Dept Pesticide Technical Unit Staff | $44.48 /hr | $94,083 | — |
| Kelly, Megan Jean | Natural Resources Dept L&M Mine Waste Characterizatio | $47.76 /hr | $93,606 | — |
| Ayorinde, Kayode Olaleye | Health Department IPMH-SubUse Epi Unit | $46.15 /hr | $93,500 | — |
| Molnar, Windsor | Health Department EH IER ELAP Staff | $44.48 /hr | $93,427 | — |
| Sadr Dadres, Ghazaleh | Health Department PHSP-PHP Syst PP Unit | $46.15 /hr | $93,333 | — |
| Udoeyop, Megan Lynn | Health Department CFH MCH Asst Sect Mgr Staff | $44.48 /hr | $93,008 | — |
| Johnson, Rhett Alan | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters MBS Plant Eco&Bot | $46.15 /hr | $92,960 | — |
| French, William Edward | Natural Resources Dept Fish - HD & Implementation | $44.48 /hr | $92,103 | — |
| Lord, Colin | Health Department PHL NBS MSMS Staff | $42.94 /hr | $90,119 | $83 |
| Carver, Joshua Jeffrey | Health Department PHL ENV Biom/Emerg Contam Sta | $42.94 /hr | $88,474 | — |
| Tehrani, Mina | Pollution Control Agency EAO AAS Air Lab Mobile Monitor | $47.76 /hr | $88,336 | — |
| Crotty, Chad | Natural Resources Dept L&M Mineral Potential | $42.94 /hr | $87,930 | — |
| Stanley, Angellica Rose | Health Department PHL ENV Inorg Chem Unit | $42.94 /hr | $87,133 | — |
| Gordee, Sarah M | Natural Resources Dept L&M Mineral Potential Hibbing | $42.94 /hr | $86,336 | — |
| Adams, Edward David | Mn Management & Budget EID Research & Analytics | $42.04 /hr | $86,310 | — |
| Musser, Kimberly | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MAN Classified I-N | $47.76 /hr | $85,968 | — |
| Koski, Steven Robert | Natural Resources Dept L&M Mine Waste Characterizatio | $41.43 /hr | $85,532 | — |
| Huber, Luke Timothy | Health Department CFH FHV Eval Unit Staff | $42.94 /hr | $85,461 | — |
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.