Linder-Scholer, Laura
State Prog Admin PrinOffice of Higher EducationRamsey CountyFull-time
Agency Operations. 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 2019 to FY 2020, pay went up 50% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 48% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $32,638 | +49.9% | +1.6% | +47.5% |
| FY 2019 | $21,780 | — | — | — |
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 2020 · State Prog Admin Prin
Paid more than 7% of the 476 people with this job title that year. The median was $76,439.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Office of Higher Education Agency Operations | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $30.93 /hr | — | $32,638 |
| 2019 | Office of Higher Education Agency Operations | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $30.25 /hr | — | $21,780 |
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 Office of Higher Education
FY 2020, amount paid
- Olson Jr, Dennis W$145,339Commissioner-MN Off Higher Edu
- Geraghty, Timothy M$129,001OHE Executive
- Connolly, Sandra J$129,001OHE Executive
- Sullivan, Winnie$123,834OHE Senior Executive
- Sanford, Thomas W$116,044OHE Director
- Fergus, Meredith A$114,624OHE Director
- Kosir, Marilyn$101,887OHE Senior Manager
- Bartholomay, Thomas G.$99,544OHE Senior Manager
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Prin
FY 2020, amount paid
- Nierengarten, Gary Joseph$106,039Military Affairs Dept
- Roan, Kimberly F$98,672Mn Management & Budget
- Kitto, Danielle N$98,424Public Safety Dept
- Fitzgerald Mitsch, Sarah J$97,628Corrections Dept
- Wynn, Angela Dawn$97,600Public Safety Dept
- Moran, Jason Paul$94,535Pollution Control Agency
- Olsrud, Kristen L$93,788Mn Management & Budget
- Lein, David J$92,053Military Affairs Dept