Research Analysis Specialist

Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.

9 employees hold this title in Direct Care and Treatment Department. Median total compensation for the role is $71,077, above the department median of $71,008.

Employees: 9
Total payroll: $642.8K
Role median: $71,077
Agency median: $71,008
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$29,877$90,214+

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How total compensation varies among the 9 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Research Analysis Specialist is held in 23 Minnesota departments. In Direct Care and Treatment Department, the median of $71,077 ranks #9 of 23.

Highest-paying departments for this role

State Auditor

$84,793 · 1

Military Affairs Department

$84,793 · 3

Sentencing Guidelines Community

$84,056 · 1

Lottery

$83,613 · 1

Professional Educator Licensing Std Bd

$80,199 · 1

Transportation Department

$80,161 · 24

MN St Colleges & Universities

$75,252 · 16

Human Services Department

$71,705 · 10

Health Department

$69,576 · 11

Employ & Econ Development Department

$68,224 · 7

Pollution Control Agency

$67,671 · 14

Gambling Control Board

$67,413 · 1

Median total compensation for the Research Analysis Specialist role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Thidaphone Phengthongsavath

Research Analysis Specialist/Direct Care and Treatment Department

2025 total comp

$91,245

Sub-department: Forensics Eval Support Team
Base pay: $89,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,511
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,245
Hire date: 2006-10-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Nicollet

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H51
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Direct Care and Treatment Department, Thidaphone Phengthongsavath serves as a Research Analysis Specialist within Forensics Eval Support Team. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $91,245. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.