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Forensic Scientist 3

Minnesota’s state payroll counted 27 people with a June 30 position as Forensic Scientist 3 in FY2026, according to Minnesota Management and Budget.

MMB job code 001429, held by someone on June 30 in 14 fiscal years.

Forensic Scientist 3, FY2026

27
People: Holding a position under the code on June 30.; $118,550
Median pay: The year's pay from every position, over those paid in FY2026.; $76,207
State median: Over everyone Minnesota paid in FY2026.

Forensic Scientist 3: its people and median pay in each agency, FY2026
Agency	People	Median pay
Public Safety Dept	27	$118,550

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Forensic Scientist 3 (MMB job code 001429): 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 3	27	$118,550	$76,207
FY2025	Forensic Scientist 3	25	$117,364	$73,597
FY2024	Forensic Scientist 3	22	$111,653	$69,310
FY2023	Forensic Scientist 3	18	$110,526	$66,726
FY2022	Forensic Scientist 3	18	$104,041	$60,960
FY2021	Forensic Scientist 3	18	$101,322	$59,859
FY2020	Forensic Scientist 3	18	$98,873	$56,579
FY2017	Forensic Scientist 3	18	$92,723	$51,405
FY2016	Forensic Scientist 3	19	$89,747	$49,730
FY2015	Forensic Scientist 3	16	$88,270	$48,509
FY2014	Forensic Scientist 3	17	$85,702	$46,350
FY2013	Forensic Scientist 3	19	$82,398	$44,774
FY2012	Forensic Scientist 3	19	$85,545	$44,580
FY2011	Forensic Scientist 3	20	$81,993	$44,287

All 27 with pay, the most first. Pay is the year’s from every position, not this one alone.

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Forensic Scientist 3: its people in FY2026, ranked by pay
Rank	Name	Agency	Pay
1	Anderson, McKenzie	Public Safety Dept	$147,587
2	Roche, Kathryn M	Public Safety Dept	$145,598
3	Pfeiffer, Sarah E	Public Safety Dept	$136,699
4	Perez, Vanessa	Public Safety Dept	$130,992
5	Thomas, Ross D	Public Safety Dept	$128,353
6	Schoenbauer, Dolores A	Public Safety Dept	$127,655
7	Gross, Ann M	Public Safety Dept	$125,537
8	Goldstrand, Sara Lyn	Public Safety Dept	$119,686
9	Feia, Andrea Lea Faecke	Public Safety Dept	$119,487
10	Hoogendoorn, Marlijn	Public Safety Dept	$119,229
11	Wolf, Beth Megan	Public Safety Dept	$119,228
12	Lind, Robert Edwin	Public Safety Dept	$119,227
13	Jacobson, Kristin Dawn	Public Safety Dept	$119,227
14	Kamerud, Kristin Lee	Public Safety Dept	$118,550
15	Hunt, Jessica Dorothy	Public Safety Dept	$114,825
16	Lingen, Kelly Lynne	Public Safety Dept	$109,975
17	Macomber, Meggan Lenore	Public Safety Dept	$105,345
18	Sampers, Ellen Jesmok	Public Safety Dept	$102,203
19	Langford, Jennifer Lynn	Public Safety Dept	$101,217
20	Granger, Ashley	Public Safety Dept	$98,349
21	Johansen, Cary Alan	Public Safety Dept	$98,189
22	Warnecke, Samantha A	Public Safety Dept	$97,635
23	Praska, Nicole	Public Safety Dept	$97,489
24	Novak, Jamie Marie	Public Safety Dept	$92,103
25	Celichowski, Colette Rae	Public Safety Dept	$84,052
26	Thomas, Carina Victoria	Public Safety Dept	$46,973
27	Simser, Jason A	Public Safety Dept	$43,527

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