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Drange, Paul R

MnSCU Administrator 2MN St Colleges & UniversitiesWadena CountyFull-time

MnSCU NW Wadena TC Admin. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$220,866
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$43,842
FY 2014
Highest year
$65,825
FY 2013
Yearly average
$55,217
across years on record
Change since first year
-17%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$53,0092011$58,1902012$65,8252013$43,8422014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 17% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 22% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$43,842−33.4%+1.6%−34.4%
FY 2013$65,825+13.1%+1.7%+11.3%
FY 2012$58,190+9.8%+2.9%+6.6%
FY 2011$53,009———

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 2014 · MnSCU Administrator 2

Paid more than 10% of the 10 people with this job title that year. The median was $77,652.

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
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU NW Wadena TC Admin
MnSCU Administrator 2
Full-time · left during year
Wadena$2,459 /2 wk—$43,842
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU NW Wadena TC Admin
MnSCU Administrator 2
Full-time
Wadena$2,468 /2 wk—$65,825
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU NW Detroit Lk TC Admin
MnSCU Administrator 2
Full-time
Otter Tail$2,306 /2 wk—$58,190
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU NW Detroit Lk TC Admin
MnSCU Administrator 1
Full-time
Becker$2,155 /2 wk—$53,009

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as MnSCU Administrator 2

FY 2014, amount paid