Kjorlien, Sandra Harrington
Sign Language InterpreterMN St Colleges & UniversitiesStearns CountyFull-time
MnSCU Student Life. 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 2011 to FY 2018, pay went up 27% while consumer prices went up 12%. After inflation, pay is up 13% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2018 | $50,818 | −0.6% | +2.3% | −2.8% |
| FY 2017 | $51,106 | +9.5% | +1.8% | +7.5% |
| FY 2016 | $46,684 | −13.0% | +0.7% | −13.5% |
| FY 2015 | $53,634 | +21.8% | +0.7% | +20.9% |
| FY 2014 | $44,029 | −4.7% | +1.6% | −6.2% |
| FY 2013 | $46,210 | +10.7% | +1.7% | +8.9% |
| FY 2012 | $41,758 | +4.5% | +2.9% | +1.5% |
| FY 2011 | $39,954 | — | — | — |
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 · Sign Language Interpreter
Paid more than 80% of the 20 people with this job title that year. The median was $44,534.
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 2018, amount paid
- Rosenstone, Steven Jay$349,507Chancellor MNSCU
- Hastings, Michael E$337,221State University Faculty
- Davenport, Richard$337,092MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Olson, Scott R$306,542MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Malhotra, Devinder M$304,231Chancellor MNSCU
- Motzko, Robert Giles$298,464State University Faculty
- Vaidya, Ashish K$291,685MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Blackhurst, Anne$276,172MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
Highest paid as Sign Language Interpreter
FY 2018, amount paid
- Skjeveland, Diane M$56,992Mn State Academies
- Smolen Schaefer, Ariane J$53,161Mn State Academies
- Secrest, Patricia F$51,813MN St Colleges & Universities
- Gerdts, Colleen E$49,491MN St Colleges & Universities
- Johnson, Lanora L$49,184MN St Colleges & Universities
- Martinez, Belinda M$46,614MN St Colleges & Universities
- Kerrigan, Renee M$46,090Mn State Academies
- Rector, Laurissa R$45,555MN St Colleges & Universities