Gardner, Mary Joan
MnSCU Academic Professional 3MN St Colleges & UniversitiesDakota CountyPart-time
MAPE FT Exempt GT 6 mos. 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 2016 to FY 2025, pay went up 49% while consumer prices went up 33%. After inflation, pay is up 12% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $62,475 | −23.0% | +2.6% | −25.0% |
| FY 2024 | $81,114 | +1.6% | +3.3% | −1.6% |
| FY 2023 | $79,841 | +6.4% | +6.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2022 | $75,017 | +2.5% | +7.2% | −4.4% |
| FY 2021 | $73,196 | +7.1% | +2.3% | +4.7% |
| FY 2020 | $68,321 | +8.7% | +1.6% | +7.0% |
| FY 2019 | $62,850 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $61,466 | +2.2% | +2.3% | −0.0% |
| FY 2017 | $60,130 | +43.7% | +1.8% | +41.1% |
| FY 2016 | $41,838 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · MnSCU Academic Professional 3
Paid more than 14% of the 152 people with this job title that year. The median was $82,844.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
11 records, newest first
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 2025, amount paid
- Olson, Scott R$473,022Chancellor MNSCU
- Larson, Brett H$449,684State University Faculty
- Ester, Joyce C$429,027MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Jayasuriya, Kumara$414,128MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV
- Arthur, Virginia$393,978MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Inch, Edward S$390,773MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Dietz, Larry Herman$362,069MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Downs, Timothy Michael$361,577MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
Highest paid as MnSCU Academic Professional 3
FY 2025, amount paid
- Nicklin, Zackary A$110,099MN St Colleges & Universities
- Behrends, Kile Alana$108,509MN St Colleges & Universities
- Coate, Kathleen Bagby$107,618MN St Colleges & Universities
- Miller, Lisa M$95,516MN St Colleges & Universities
- Chuyangheu, Pangnhia$93,820MN St Colleges & Universities
- Anaya Quiroga, Edgar$93,212MN St Colleges & Universities
- Lapanne, Timothy Joseph$92,974MN St Colleges & Universities
- Bruflat, Thomas Robert$92,148MN St Colleges & Universities