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Colwell, Karla D

Buyer 2MN St Colleges & UniversitiesDakota CountyFull-time

MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$940,750
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$72,838
FY 2026
Highest year
$72,838
FY 2026
Yearly average
$58,797
across years on record
Change since first year
+53%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 53% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 3% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$72,838+2.6%+3.1%−0.5%
FY 2025$71,000+4.5%+2.6%+1.8%
FY 2024$67,927−0.0%+3.3%−3.2%
FY 2023$67,948+7.4%+6.3%+1.0%
FY 2022$63,288+3.3%+7.2%−3.6%
FY 2021$61,274+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$59,804+2.2%+1.6%+0.7%
FY 2019$58,490+2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
FY 2018$57,206+2.0%+2.3%−0.2%
FY 2017$56,073+2.5%+1.8%+0.6%
FY 2016$54,715+10.6%+0.7%+9.8%
FY 2015$49,478−4.9%+0.7%−5.6%
FY 2014$52,020+3.4%+1.6%+1.8%
FY 2013$50,295−1.2%+1.7%−2.8%
FY 2012$50,885+7.1%+2.9%+4.1%
FY 2011$47,507———

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 · Buyer 2

Paid more than 39% of the 64 people with this job title that year. The median was $76,989.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 2
Full-time
Dakota$37.26 /hr—$72,838
2025MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 1
Full-time
Dakota$34.18 /hr—$71,000
2024MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 1
Full-time
Dakota$32.71 /hr—$67,927
2023MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 1
Full-time
Dakota$31.00 /hr$1,588$67,948
2022MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 1
Full-time
Dakota$30.24 /hr$1,996$63,288
2021MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 1
Full-time
Dakota$29.50 /hr—$61,274
2020MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 1
Full-time
Dakota$28.78 /hr$7$59,804
2019MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 1
Full-time
Dakota$28.15 /hr—$58,490
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 1
Full-time
Dakota$27.53 /hr—$57,206
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 1
Full-time
Dakota$26.99 /hr—$56,073
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 1
Full-time
Dakota$26.33 /hr—$54,715
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Buyer 1
Full-time
Dakota$25.69 /hr—$49,478
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Accounting Officer
Full-time
Dakota$24.94 /hr$191$52,020
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Accounting Officer
Full-time
Dakota$24.21 /hr$464$50,295
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Accounting Officer
Full-time
Dakota$23.74 /hr—$50,885
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MAPE FT NE GT 6 mos sal LT 7
Accounting Officer
Full-time
Dakota$22.92 /hr$189$47,507

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 Buyer 2

FY 2026, amount paid