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Bowman, Sonya Downer

MnSCU Academic Professional 3MN St Colleges & UniversitiesBlue Earth CountyFull-time

MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Pf/Su. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$322,529
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$86,131
FY 2026
Highest year
$86,131
FY 2026
Yearly average
$80,632
across years on record
Change since first year
+22%
FY 2023 to FY 2026 · prices +9%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$70,5952023$81,0062024$84,7962025$86,1312026
Paid in yearFY 2023 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2023 to FY 2026, pay went up 22% while consumer prices went up 9%. After inflation, pay is up 12% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$86,131+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$84,796+4.7%+2.6%+2.0%
FY 2024$81,006+14.7%+3.3%+11.1%
FY 2023$70,595———

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 2026 · MnSCU Academic Professional 3

Paid more than 76% of the 160 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,900.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Pf/Su
MnSCU Academic Professional 3
Full-time
Blue Earth$41.43 /hr—$86,131
2025MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Pf/Su
MnSCU Academic Professional 3
Full-time
Blue Earth$40.82 /hr—$84,796
2024MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Pf/Su
MnSCU Academic Professional 3
Full-time
Blue Earth$39.06 /hr—$81,006
2023MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Pf/Su
MnSCU Academic Professional 3
Full-time
Blue Earth$35.69 /hr—$70,595

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as MnSCU Academic Professional 3

FY 2026, amount paid