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Gustafson, Michael P

MnSCU Administrator 12MN St Colleges & UniversitiesBlue Earth CountyFull-time

MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$630,789
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$118,024
FY 2018
Highest year
$183,809
FY 2017
Yearly average
$157,697
across years on record
Change since first year
-20%
FY 2015 to FY 2018 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$147,7092015$181,2462016$183,8092017$118,0242018
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2018, pay went down 20% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 24% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$118,024−35.8%+2.3%−37.2%
FY 2017$183,809+1.4%+1.8%−0.4%
FY 2016$181,246+22.7%+0.7%+21.9%
FY 2015$147,709———

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 2018 · MnSCU Administrator 12

Paid more than 5% of the 19 people with this job title that year. The median was $175,176.

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
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MnSCU Administrator 12
Full-time · left during year
Blue Earth——$118,024
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MnSCU Administrator 12
Full-time
Blue Earth$7,079 /2 wk—$183,809
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MnSCU Administrator 12
Full-time
Blue Earth$6,880 /2 wk—$181,246
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclas Adm 12 Mo Pay
MnSCU Administrator 12
Full-time
Blue Earth$6,054 /2 wk—$147,709

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 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as MnSCU Administrator 12

FY 2018, amount paid