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Forensic Scientist 2

Minnesota’s state payroll counted 74 people with a June 30 position as Forensic Scientist 2 in FY2026, according to Minnesota Management and Budget.

MMB job code 000215, held by someone on June 30 in 14 fiscal years.

Forensic Scientist 2, FY2026

74
People: Holding a position under the code on June 30.; $85,935
Median pay: The year's pay from every position, over those paid in FY2026.; $76,207
State median: Over everyone Minnesota paid in FY2026.

By agency, FY2026

Forensic Scientist 2: its people and median pay in each agency, FY2026
Agency	People	Median pay
Public Safety Dept	74	$85,935

Every fiscal year

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Forensic Scientist 2 (MMB job code 000215): people and median pay in every fiscal year, beside the state's median
Fiscal year	Title as printed	People	Median pay	State median
FY2026	Forensic Scientist 2	74	$85,935	$76,207
FY2025	Forensic Scientist 2	69	$86,207	$73,597
FY2024	Forensic Scientist 2	70	$79,873	$69,310
FY2023	Forensic Scientist 2	68	$76,256	$66,726
FY2022	Forensic Scientist 2	59	$76,765	$60,960
FY2021	Forensic Scientist 2	56	$79,652	$59,859
FY2020	Forensic Scientist 2	58	$77,306	$56,579
FY2017	Forensic Scientist 2	46	$73,595	$51,405
FY2016	Forensic Scientist 2	48	$71,004	$49,730
FY2015	Forensic Scientist 2	56	$67,751	$48,509
FY2014	Forensic Scientist 2	54	$64,889	$46,350
FY2013	Forensic Scientist 2	53	$61,188	$44,774
FY2012	Forensic Scientist 2	52	$64,855	$44,580
FY2011	Forensic Scientist 2	46	$62,059	$44,287

The highest paid as Forensic Scientist 2, FY2026

All 74 with pay, the most first. Pay is the year’s from every position, not this one alone.

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Forensic Scientist 2: its people in FY2026, ranked by pay
Rank	Name	Agency	Pay
1	Folsom, Amber M	Public Safety Dept	$120,957
2	Matzke, Brent Arthur	Public Safety Dept	$119,858
3	Mertens, Joshua Michael	Public Safety Dept	$117,472
4	Berget, Alexis Amanda	Public Safety Dept	$116,293
5	Hanlon, Katherine Erin	Public Safety Dept	$115,184
6	McDonald, Kristin Ann	Public Safety Dept	$109,021
7	Granlund, Amy T	Public Safety Dept	$108,776
8	Fox, Julie Lynn	Public Safety Dept	$108,404
9	Bazama, Adam A.	Public Safety Dept	$107,992
10	Benson, Andrew J.	Public Safety Dept	$107,425
11	Koolen, Martin C	Public Safety Dept	$106,963
12	McGuire, Teresa Lynn	Public Safety Dept	$106,962
13	Langness, Stephen	Public Safety Dept	$106,961
14	Birkholz-Maniak, Suzanne M	Public Safety Dept	$106,961
15	Pearlson, Michelle Annette	Public Safety Dept	$106,961
16	Olson, Rachel Carol	Public Safety Dept	$105,268
17	Hewitt, Holly Marie	Public Safety Dept	$104,696
18	Dahlke, James	Public Safety Dept	$102,634
19	Baribeau, Wade R	Public Safety Dept	$100,646
20	Frogner, Garen J	Public Safety Dept	$99,852
21	Danielowski, Krystalyn	Public Safety Dept	$96,096
22	Rossbach, Daniel Christopher	Public Safety Dept	$94,557
23	Rothweiler, Ian	Public Safety Dept	$93,237
24	Mercurio, Nicholas Anthony	Public Safety Dept	$91,466
25	Nelson, Michelle R	Public Safety Dept	$91,032
26	Melland, Travis Joseph	Public Safety Dept	$91,027
27	Arnold, Leah Lynne	Public Safety Dept	$90,545
28	Nath, Samantha J	Public Safety Dept	$88,909
29	Justen, Jessa Breigh	Public Safety Dept	$88,857
30	Goelz, Jordan Matthew	Public Safety Dept	$88,144
31	Ohneswere, Virendra Nauth	Public Safety Dept	$87,785
32	Olson, Samantha Josephine	Public Safety Dept	$87,745
33	Hook, Katlyn Marie	Public Safety Dept	$87,197
34	Lathrop, Vanessa Leigh	Public Safety Dept	$86,794
35	Brustad, Rachel	Public Safety Dept	$86,556
36	Koeppen, Erik Christopher	Public Safety Dept	$86,479
37	Woods, Michael Alan	Public Safety Dept	$86,433
38	Beyer, Clair Elaine	Public Safety Dept	$85,437
39	Khang, Bao	Public Safety Dept	$84,920
40	Houghton, Christopher James	Public Safety Dept	$84,859
41	Hamann, Jenna	Public Safety Dept	$84,750
42	Simon, Kaaren	Public Safety Dept	$84,356
43	Hoffman, Abby	Public Safety Dept	$83,785
44	Liebl, Julia Christine	Public Safety Dept	$83,457
45	Smith, Aleisha M	Public Safety Dept	$82,684
46	Ivaniszyn, Paige M	Public Safety Dept	$82,618
47	Setterstrom, Jennifer Ruth	Public Safety Dept	$82,267
48	Bartak, Jessica Marie	Public Safety Dept	$82,079
49	Sipple, Hannah Ruth	Public Safety Dept	$81,158
50	Alberg, Kara Brittany	Public Safety Dept	$80,389
51	Harrison, Marissa Ann	Public Safety Dept	$76,883
52	Mound, Jeffrey James	Public Safety Dept	$75,853
53	Mitchell, Rebecca Lynn	Public Safety Dept	$74,956
54	Zellmer, Talitha Elizabeth Burtis	Public Safety Dept	$74,955
55	Wincek, Catherine	Public Safety Dept	$74,458
56	Diedrichsen, Tayler	Public Safety Dept	$73,828
57	Harrington, Brittany	Public Safety Dept	$73,287
58	Skogman, Aaron W	Public Safety Dept	$73,158
59	Smith, Danielle D	Public Safety Dept	$72,349
60	Calabrese, Micaela Nicole	Public Safety Dept	$72,183
61	Fetzik, Joseph	Public Safety Dept	$72,133
62	Siegfreid, RoseMarina	Public Safety Dept	$72,046
63	Rink, Stephanie Ellen	Public Safety Dept	$71,931
64	Moe, Nathan Jay	Public Safety Dept	$68,624
65	Mack, Ashley Marie	Public Safety Dept	$68,001
66	Rootes, Carissa Kay	Public Safety Dept	$66,991
67	Carlson, Jennifer	Public Safety Dept	$66,329
68	Peterson, Georginia Lynn Lowden	Public Safety Dept	$65,358
69	Axelson, Destiny Lynn	Public Safety Dept	$64,914
70	Bjostad, Alexander James	Public Safety Dept	$63,130
71	Lodewyk, Alexandra Marjorie	Public Safety Dept	$59,889
72	Antisdel, Emily Ray	Public Safety Dept	$54,774
73	Emond, Jessica	Public Safety Dept	$33,654
74	Mendenhall, Savanna Nicole	Public Safety Dept	$21,350

Sources

State of Minnesota — State Employee Payroll Data — Minnesota Management and Budget · mn.gov: state agency documents, public domain · retrieved October 1, 2026

Compiled automatically from State of Minnesota — State Employee Payroll Data by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved October 1, 2026