Cero, Paul Alan
Community College FacultyMN St Colleges & UniversitiesDakota CountyPart-time
Faculty TPT Adjunct. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2012 to FY 2024, pay went up 46% while consumer prices went up 36%. After inflation, pay is up 7% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $107,361 | +71.6% | +3.3% | +66.1% |
| FY 2023 | $62,555 | +214.9% | +6.3% | +196.3% |
| FY 2022 | $19,865 | −50.0% | +7.2% | −53.4% |
| FY 2021 | $39,750 | −26.0% | +2.3% | −27.7% |
| FY 2020 | $53,717 | −0.1% | +1.6% | −1.6% |
| FY 2019 | $53,755 | −44.1% | +2.1% | −45.3% |
| FY 2018 | $96,210 | +4.4% | +2.3% | +2.1% |
| FY 2017 | $92,145 | −7.4% | +1.8% | −9.1% |
| FY 2016 | $99,530 | +73.1% | +0.7% | +71.9% |
| FY 2015 | $57,503 | −19.0% | +0.7% | −19.6% |
| FY 2014 | $71,023 | +12.1% | +1.6% | +10.4% |
| FY 2013 | $63,353 | −14.0% | +1.7% | −15.4% |
| FY 2012 | $73,671 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Community College Faculty
Paid more than 85% of the 2,984 people with this job title that year. The median was $71,695.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
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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 2024, amount paid
- Olson, Scott R$439,610Chancellor MNSCU
- Larson, Brett H$427,544State University Faculty
- Arthur, Virginia$385,876MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Inch, Edward S$384,983MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Wacker, Robbyn Renee$383,613MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Maki, William D$348,310MnSCU Vice Chancellor
- Strand, Luke Samuel$339,960State University Faculty
- Ester, Joyce C$334,469MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
Highest paid as Community College Faculty
FY 2024, amount paid
- Peterson, Jane F$234,434MN St Colleges & Universities
- Preuss, Janiel Ann$228,644MN St Colleges & Universities
- Ulseth, Ronald Richard$209,590MN St Colleges & Universities
- MacLaughlin, Heather$198,355MN St Colleges & Universities
- McDonagh, Diane M$185,413MN St Colleges & Universities
- Halverson, Jillane K$183,391MN St Colleges & Universities
- Riendeau, MaryKay$181,388MN St Colleges & Universities
- Zieminski, Julianne T$174,486MN St Colleges & Universities