Minnesota · 2025 pay · 2,724 people
How much are scientists and science technicians paid in Minnesota?
$83,880typical pay for scientists and science technicians, 2025
$66,449 – $97,734what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, in the 33 jobs listed below (part-time-schedule titles left out).
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗✓ Official data from Ramsey County Finance · Matches the agency's latest release · ramseycounty.us ↗
Pay by job
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each job's latest year.
- Research Scientist352 people$97,734
- Planner Principal State334 people$90,617
- Environmental Specialist333 people$77,850
- Forensic Scientist135 people$82,318
- Laboratory Scientist119 people$78,395
- Interpret Naturalist113 people$14,772
- Research Analysis Specialist111 people$72,800
- Research Analysis Specialist Senior88 people$87,955
- Public Health Sanitarian86 people$83,909
- Pollution Cont Specialist Prin78 people$119,025
- Planner Senior State77 people$73,542
- Epidemiologist Senior71 people$100,583
- Nr Specialist Fisheries65 people$61,564
- Nr Specialist Senior Eco Services65 people$83,021
- Safety Administrator57 people$105,240
- Industrial Hygienist53 people$87,025
- Nr Forestry Specialist Senior53 people$94,146
- Nr Specialist Int Wl49 people$64,269
- Nr Forestry Specialist Int44 people$83,469
- Agric Advisor43 people$84,507
- Nr Specialist Int Fisheries40 people$78,891
- Epidemiologist Intermediate39 people$76,238
- Safety Investigator39 people$70,952
- Agric Consultant37 people$97,734
- Nr Area Hydrologist33 people$97,727
- Nr Area Supervisor Wildlife33 people$101,078
- Nr Specialist Eco Services33 people$51,078
- Research Analyst33 people$54,583
- Nr Area Supervisor Fisheries29 people$101,074
- Nr Specialist Senior Parks and Trails28 people$80,033
- Research Scientist Supervisor24 people$118,180
- Safety and Health Officer22 people$78,234
- Environmental Health Supervisr8 people$105,021
No jobs match.
Other job groups in Minnesota
- Office and administrative support8,347 people$51,787
- Teachers and librarians7,942 people$68,059
- Business and finance jobs6,486 people$78,455
- Social work and counseling6,204 people$72,586
- Police, fire and security4,090 people$76,123
- Computer and IT jobs3,516 people$115,872
- Managers2,391 people$122,944
- Construction and trades2,298 people$64,832
- Legal jobs2,242 people$93,870
- Doctors, nurses and health professionals2,070 people$91,117
- Cleaning and grounds1,663 people$42,935
- Engineers and architects1,343 people$106,445
- Healthcare support1,320 people$58,020
- Maintenance and repair817 people$69,909
- Arts, media and sports771 people$77,425
Jobs are grouped by the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2018) major groups. This page: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (SOC 19-0000). Job titles we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this