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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missling, William Jacob | Human Services Dept OIG-DSA DS Product Analytics | $46.15 /hr | $93,659 | — |
| Garagiola, Angela Marie | Health Department OAIH Tribal Relations | $46.15 /hr | $93,257 | — |
| Malloy, Michael | Children Youth & Families Dept DCYF Data Analysis&Statistics | $46.15 /hr | $92,952 | — |
| Cassman, Jacqueline Dorey | Health Department IDEPC CCEPP MEDSS Ops Staff | $46.15 /hr | $92,578 | — |
| Trombley, Calvin | Revenue Dept Tax Research-Data Prod & Supp | $55.42 /hr | $92,548 | — |
| Fratkin, Michael Mulugetta | Pollution Control Agency Watershed Analysis&Model Unit | $46.15 /hr | $92,518 | — |
| Spray, Sarah Rachael | Human Services Dept HHSSA Operations | $44.48 /hr | $92,450 | — |
| Annen, Angela L | Health Department PHL ENV Ops Staff | $55.42 /hr | $91,167 | — |
| Kendig, Amy | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters County Bio Surveys | $44.48 /hr | $89,665 | — |
| Neth, Nicole | Pollution Control Agency EAO WAEI WQ Standards Unit | $44.48 /hr | $87,939 | — |
| Berg, Cassandra Elaine | Children Youth & Families Dept DCYF ManagementSuppt&Develpmnt | $51.45 /hr | $86,183 | — |
| Kuhs, Molly | Health Department EH ESA EPI Unit Staff | $51.45 /hr | $85,621 | — |
| Wall, David B | Pollution Control Agency WTR SE Watershed Unit | $55.42 /hr | $84,398 | — |
| King, Derek Pierce | Pollution Control Agency EAO AAS Air Policy Unit | $39.93 /hr | $81,874 | $925 |
| Worthley, Emma Rose | Human Services Dept ADSA Evaluation & Perform Mgmt | $44.48 /hr | $81,743 | — |
| Denny, Katie | Human Services Dept OIG-DSA Analytics & Insights 2 | $41.43 /hr | $80,858 | — |
| Kuziej, Robert Paul | Health Department BRFSS Staff | $51.45 /hr | $79,137 | — |
| Nantharath, Phouthakannha | Revenue Dept Tax Research | $38.55 /hr | $79,000 | — |
| Kinsman, Georgianne Bea | Health Department HPCD CHP Diabts Hlth Behav Stf | $42.94 /hr | $78,420 | — |
| Froeling, Maarten | Human Services Dept Enterprise Insight | $49.66 /hr | $76,395 | — |
| Kim, Sujin | Human Services Dept HCA HRQ Encounter Data QA | $46.15 /hr | $65,210 | — |
| Japa, Srujana | Health Department IDEPC CCEPP MEDSS Ops Staff | $47.76 /hr | $60,369 | — |
| Mekala, Reddy | Human Services Dept ADSA MFP Rebalancing Unit | $55.42 /hr | $60,266 | — |
| Kumari, Ibha | Human Services Dept HCA HRQ Quality Program Mngmt | $55.42 /hr | $49,188 | — |
| Burczek Dreier, John | Children Youth & Families Dept EarlyLearningDataAnalytics&Ops | $55.42 /hr | $46,576 | — |
| Myers, Taylor Lynn | Health Department IDEPC- H5N1 Unit | $42.94 /hr | $46,203 | — |
| Knudsen, Jeffrey Robert William | Children Youth & Families Dept EarlyLearningDataAnalytics&Ops | $55.42 /hr | $44,336 | — |
| Wilson, Jaimie Aaron | Human Services Dept HCA HRQ Quality Program Mngmt | $46.15 /hr | $31,382 | — |
| Rapson, Ian R | Human Services Dept HCA HRQ Enc Data Qual & E-Hlth | $51.45 /hr | $30,327 | — |
| Alarcon Espinoza, Giovann | Health Department BRFSS Staff | $55.42 /hr | $28,818 | — |
| Gilles, John Michael | Human Services Dept HCA HRQ Enc Data Qual & E-Hlth | $51.45 /hr | $28,812 | — |
| Mumper, Michelle | Health Department HPCD Sage Pt Recru & Outrch St | $44.48 /hr | $28,131 | — |
| Hoffman, George N | Human Services Dept Reports and Forecasts | $55.42 /hr | $22,605 | — |
| Gopavaram, Varun Reddy | Human Services Dept DHS Bus Solu IDP Data Prod Grp | $41.43 /hr | $16,572 | — |
| Meissner Hinck, Sarah Marie | Health Department HPCD CHP CVH Stroke Staff | $55.42 /hr | $13,301 | — |
| Weyrauch, Kenneth | Children Youth & Families Dept OIG Analytics & Insights | $44.48 /hr | $10,675 | — |
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.