Research Scientist 3 salaries
What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “Research Scientist 3” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.
Employees
186
FY 2026
Total paid
$19.2M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$114,993
base rate median $115,274
Average paid
$102,989
across 186 with pay
Highest paid
$178,188
Mah, Hared Ahmed
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)
$136,206
$115,658
$115,215
$111,205
$109,325
$107,844
$105,141
$93,491
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
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| Guida, Kari Jo | Health Department HP CHIPT E-Hlth Staff | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Hains, Jennifer Carrie | Health Department CFH FHV Eval Unit Staff | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Hall, Kathleen Erin | Agriculture Dept Pesticide Non-Point Staff | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Hall, Kristofer | Human Services Dept HCA AC Medicaid Dir CD&PR | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Hansen, Emily R | Health Department EH ESA Site Assess & Consult | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Hedman, Curtis J | Health Department EH ESA Site Assess & Consult | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Huset Ness, Carin A | Health Department PHL ENV Biom/Emerg Contam Sta | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Kalnicky, Emily Ann | Human Services Dept Enterprise Insight | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Kelly, David Houston | Human Services Dept HCA HRQ Rsch & Data Analysis 2 | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Kjaersgaard, Jeppe Hvelplund | Agriculture Dept Fertilizer Non-Point Staff | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Knott-Johnson, Astrid | Health Department HP HEP Hlth Svcs Res Staff | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Kroening, Sharon E | Pollution Control Agency EAO Env Analysis & GW ServUnit | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Kuramoto, Sydney | Health Department IDEPC VPD MIIC Ops Unit | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Laacouri, Aicam | Agriculture Dept Fertilizer Non-Point Staff | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Lamitarey, Hari Lal | Children Youth & Families Dept DCYF BSO Experience Prod Grp | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Leibert, James G | Human Services Dept ADSA Evaluation & Perform Mgmt | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Lim, Sue Sing | Health Department IPMH-Evaluation Unit | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Liu, Gongping | Health Department PHL IDL Virology Staff | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Lyle, Laura D | Pollution Control Agency EAO WAEI WQ Standards Unit | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Miller, Loren M | Natural Resources Dept F&W Policy Research-Fisheries | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Ndiweni, Cliford | Pollution Control Agency EAO Env Analysis & GW ServUnit | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Nelson, Justine G | Human Services Dept HCA HIBD Population Health | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Nikolla, Dorina | Children Youth & Families Dept DCYF Data Analysis&Statistics | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| O'Brien, Jeffrey Bryce | Human Services Dept HCA HRQ Enc Data Qual & E-Hlth | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Oswald, John G | Health Department EH DWP SWP Plan S Staff | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Panas, Lawrence John | Health Department Center for Health Stats Staff | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Parkinson, Kate Louise | Children Youth & Families Dept EarlyLearningDataAnalytics&Ops | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Pitman, Kirby A | Housing Finance Agency Plan Analysis & Evaluation | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Radomski, Paul J | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters Lakes & Rivers | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Regan, Charles P | Pollution Control Agency Watershed Analysis&Model Unit | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Romolo, Luigi | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters Water Monitoring | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Sanstead, Erinn | Health Department HP HEP Hlth Care Data Ctr Staf | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Schaupp, Christopher Michael | Health Department EH ESA Risk Assess | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| St-Louis, Veronique | Natural Resources Dept F&W Wild Research Program | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Staples, David F | Natural Resources Dept F&W Policy Research-Fisheries | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Thyden, Naomi Harada | Children Youth & Families Dept DCYF CS&P Research & CTF | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Wenz, Zachary John | Natural Resources Dept L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Whaley, Lauren | Children Youth & Families Dept DCYF CS&P Research & CTF | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Wilson, Lindsay | Health Department EH ESA Risk Assess | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| Wogen, Matthew | Health Department PHL Emerging Contaminants Unit | $55.42 /hr | $115,215 | — |
| McCourtney, Margaret A | Pollution Control Agency EAO AAS Air Data Analysis Unit | $55.42 /hr | $115,214 | — |
| Vogl, Katie R | Human Services Dept Enterprise Insight | $55.42 /hr | $115,210 | — |
| Hierlmaier, Nathan | Health Department HP Managed Care Operations | $55.42 /hr | $115,105 | — |
| Bowman, Charles Robert | Transportation Dept Regulated Materials | $55.42 /hr | $114,881 | — |
| Fillmore, Jesse John | Health Department PHL ENV Metals Rad Staff | $55.42 /hr | $114,772 | — |
| Stamm, Abigail J | Health Department Data Strat/InterOp Tech Ast St | $55.42 /hr | $114,545 | — |
| Retkwa, Christine | Human Services Dept HCA HRQ Rsch & Data Analysis 1 | $55.42 /hr | $114,245 | — |
| Brentrup, Jennifer Anne | Pollution Control Agency EAO Env Analysis & GW ServUnit | $55.42 /hr | $114,075 | — |
| Fulton, Timothy John | Health Department Data Strat/InterOp Tech Ast St | $55.42 /hr | $113,856 | — |
| Barry, Kitrina M | Health Department PHL ENV Biom/Emerg Contam Sta | $55.42 /hr | $113,654 | — |
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.