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Barta, James J

MnSCU Administrator 9MN St Colleges & UniversitiesBeltrami CountyFull-time

MnSCU BSU Unclassified Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$662,942
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$28,144
FY 2021
Highest year
$136,546
FY 2019
Yearly average
$110,490
across years on record
Change since first year
-74%
FY 2014 to FY 2021 · prices +12%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$50K$100K$150K$109,6742014$132,289201520162017$120,6002018$136,5462019$135,6892020$28,1442021
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2021, pay went down 74% while consumer prices went up 12%. After inflation, pay is down 77% (it fell behind inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$28,144−79.3%+2.3%−79.7%
FY 2020$135,689−0.6%+1.6%−2.2%
FY 2019$136,546+13.2%+2.1%+10.9%
FY 2018$120,600———
FY 2015$132,289+20.6%+0.7%+19.7%
FY 2014$109,674———

Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.

Compared with the same job title

FY 2021 · MnSCU Administrator 9

Paid more than 2% of the 55 people with this job title that year. The median was $139,001.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

8 records, newest first

Every pay record for Barta, James J
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2021MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU BSU Unclassified Staff
MnSCU Administrator 9
Full-time · left during year
Beltrami$5,237 /2 wk—$28,144
2020MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU BSU Unclassified Staff
MnSCU Administrator 9
Full-time
Beltrami$5,217 /2 wk—$135,689
2019MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU BSU Unclassified Staff
MnSCU Administrator 9
Full-time
Beltrami$5,257 /2 wk—$136,546
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU BSU Unclassified Staff
MnSCU Administrator 9
Full-time
Beltrami$5,154 /2 wk—$120,600
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU BSU Unclassified Staff
MnSCU Administrator 9
Full-time · left during year
Beltrami$4,909 /2 wk—$132,289
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU BSU Unclass Fac 20 Check
State Univ Adjuct Non-Unit
Part-time · left during year
Beltrami———
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU BSU Unclassified Staff
MnSCU Administrator 9
Full-time
Beltrami$4,789 /2 wk—$109,674
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU BSU Unclass Fac 20 Check
State Univ Adjuct Non-Unit
Part-time
Beltrami———

The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.

Highest paid in MN St Colleges & Universities

FY 2021, amount paid

Highest paid as MnSCU Administrator 9

FY 2021, amount paid