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Research Analysis Spec

Minnesota’s state payroll counted 84 people with a June 30 position as Research Analysis Spec in FY2019, according to Minnesota Management and Budget.

MMB job code 892, held by someone on June 30 in 2 fiscal years.

Research Analysis Spec, FY2019

84
People: Holding a position under the code on June 30.; $53,126
Median pay: The year's pay from every position, over those paid in FY2019.; $54,514
State median: Over everyone Minnesota paid in FY2019.

By agency, FY2019

Research Analysis Spec: its people and median pay in each agency, FY2019
Agency	People	Median pay
Transportation Dept	14	$58,422
Human Services Dept	13	$61,849
MN St Colleges & Universities	10	$54,134
Revenue Dept	9	$49,835
Employ & Econ Development Dept	8	$55,199
Pollution Control Agency	6	$51,004
Health Department	5	$45,973
Natural Resources Dept	5	$52,138
Administration Dept	4	$18,434
Military Affairs Dept	3	$60,218
Public Safety Dept	2	$55,023
Corrections Dept	2	$45,274
Iron Range Resources & Rehab	1	$15,699
Secretary of State	1	$69,853
State Auditor	1	$69,853

Every fiscal year

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Research Analysis Spec (MMB job code 892): people and median pay in every fiscal year, beside the state's median
Fiscal year	Title as printed	People	Median pay	State median
FY2019	Research Analysis Spec	84	$53,126	$54,514
FY2018	Research Analysis Spec	89	$53,697	$52,563

The highest paid as Research Analysis Spec, FY2019

All 84 with pay, the most first. Pay is the year’s from every position, not this one alone.

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Research Analysis Spec: its people in FY2019, ranked by pay
Rank	Name	Agency	Pay
1	Anderson, Lee JeannineBartel	Military Affairs Dept	$70,588
2	Riewe, Matthew B	Human Services Dept	$69,856
2	Ketter, Christopher K	Human Services Dept	$69,856
4	Downes, Evan Blakeslee	Administration Dept	$69,854
5	Gaichas, Anna M	Health Department	$69,853
6	Pickett, Racquel Leigh	MN St Colleges & Universities	$69,853
7	Chapman, Teresa Lynne	Transportation Dept	$69,853
7	O'Gorman, Dana S	Human Services Dept	$69,853
7	Hummel, Mary B	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$69,853
7	Jernberg, John W	State Auditor	$69,853
7	Wentz, Gregory Thomas	Transportation Dept	$69,853
7	Neuhauser, Bradley J	Secretary of State	$69,853
13	Botello JR, Arturo	Transportation Dept	$69,662
14	Sanda, Amy Marie	Transportation Dept	$68,012
15	Diedrich, Robert Michael	Transportation Dept	$67,535
16	Vaagenes, Ian	Transportation Dept	$65,605
17	Sigstad, Christopher M	Corrections Dept	$64,213
18	Carlson, Gentry T	Natural Resources Dept	$62,790
19	Preston II, Gary Carl	Human Services Dept	$62,597
20	Davis, John M	Human Services Dept	$62,511
21	Pestano, John Paul	Pollution Control Agency	$62,397
22	Wiek, Nycole Lynn	Human Services Dept	$61,997
23	Swibaker, Kevin M	Human Services Dept	$61,849
24	Wakefield, Sally Kathleen	Revenue Dept	$61,793
25	Hachey, Valera K	MN St Colleges & Universities	$60,746
26	Houle, Lynn Marie	Military Affairs Dept	$60,218
27	Licata, Julian A	MN St Colleges & Universities	$59,559
28	Aldridge, Karen Marie	Public Safety Dept	$59,394
29	Agunsoye, James Bamidele	Transportation Dept	$59,229
30	Hagen, Linda L	Pollution Control Agency	$59,145
31	Chaudhuri, Sanjukta	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$58,902
32	Syed, Sharifun	MN St Colleges & Universities	$57,946
33	Merrill, Michael Stephen	Transportation Dept	$57,614
34	Dobbins, Nicholas M	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$57,558
35	Bakshi, Baishali	Pollution Control Agency	$57,169
36	Ayers, Michael D	Transportation Dept	$56,967
37	Schultz, Mark George	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$56,705
38	Miller-Chang, Yeng Matthew	MN St Colleges & Universities	$56,552
39	Reinhart, Jeffrey Michael	Natural Resources Dept	$54,925
40	Karlen, Anthony Michael	Transportation Dept	$53,916
41	McKnight, Kelly Renae	Human Services Dept	$53,775
42	Hjelseth, Bettsy J.	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$53,693
43	Koch, Rachel	Revenue Dept	$52,560
44	Trombley, Calvin	Revenue Dept	$52,483
45	Vostad, Melissa	Human Services Dept	$52,340
46	Foss, Matthew Patrick	Natural Resources Dept	$52,138
47	Michels, Logan J	MN St Colleges & Universities	$51,717
48	Quan, Tim	Natural Resources Dept	$51,032
49	Tiffany, Alex J	Military Affairs Dept	$50,902
50	Palmateer, Chelsea Elizabeth	Public Safety Dept	$50,652
51	Olson, Stephanie M	Human Services Dept	$50,184
52	Erdahl, Thomas	Revenue Dept	$49,923
53	Jans, Ingrid Martine	Revenue Dept	$49,835
54	Das, Sonia	Revenue Dept	$49,409
54	Clayton, Trevor Robert	Revenue Dept	$49,409
56	Cegla, Tracy D	Human Services Dept	$47,010
57	Zabinski, Michael Byron	Revenue Dept	$46,770
58	McMahon, Chantal	MN St Colleges & Universities	$46,386
59	Udoeyop, Megan Lynn	Health Department	$45,973
60	Gamban, Americo	Health Department	$45,973
61	Borich, Andrea L	Pollution Control Agency	$44,839
62	Von Korff, Benjamin Henry	MN St Colleges & Universities	$44,447
63	Anderson, Katelin Deborah	Human Services Dept	$40,311
64	Ankrava, Arta	Revenue Dept	$38,806
65	Brick, Gregory A	Natural Resources Dept	$35,130
66	Korinek, Jill	Health Department	$34,928
67	Ogunleye, Jennifer I	Pollution Control Agency	$33,034
68	McGrane, Dirk W	Transportation Dept	$32,670
69	Evenson, Mark J	Corrections Dept	$26,335
70	Bodin, Chet Daniel	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$26,103
71	Danielson, Lindsey	Transportation Dept	$24,896
72	Yassin, Yasmin	Health Department	$22,092
73	Groshens, Rebecca M	Pollution Control Agency	$21,987
74	Scholz, Ruojing Wang	Transportation Dept	$21,778
75	Dachel, Thomas P	Administration Dept	$21,138
76	Konz, Karl Philip	MN St Colleges & Universities	$19,606
77	Salehi, Behnoush	Administration Dept	$15,730
78	Malich, Ryan Arthur	Iron Range Resources & Rehab	$15,699
79	Ward, Melinda R	Human Services Dept	$15,019
80	White, Erik	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$14,646
81	Rousey, Jocelyn	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$11,155
82	Wendt, Ryan Mathew	MN St Colleges & Universities	$4,746
83	Saari, Ian August	Transportation Dept	$2,946
84	Thao, Chang	Administration Dept	$1,374

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