Mason, Tara R
Office & Admin Specialist IntMN St Colleges & UniversitiesBeltrami CountyPart-time
MnSCU BSU Class M&E Payroll. 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 2023, pay went down 16% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is down 29% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $1,739 | — | — | — |
| FY 2020 | $2,464 | +19.1% | +1.6% | +17.3% |
| FY 2019 | $2,068 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Office & Admin Specialist Int
Paid more than 1% of the 1,110 people with this job title that year. The median was $47,909.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU BSU Class M&E Payroll | Office & Admin Specialist Int Part-time · left during year | Beltrami | $22.11 /hr | — | $1,739 |
| 2020 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU BSU Classified Dorm | Office & Admin Specialist Int Part-time | Beltrami | $20.53 /hr | — | $2,464 |
| 2019 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU BSU Classified Dorm | Office & Admin Specialist Int Part-time | Beltrami | $20.08 /hr | — | $2,068 |
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 2023, amount paid
- Malhotra, Devinder M$455,096Chancellor MNSCU
- Hastings, Michael E$451,793State University Faculty
- Larson, Brett H$385,328State University Faculty
- Wacker, Robbyn Renee$369,497MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Arthur, Virginia$366,004MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Blackhurst, Anne$362,952MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Olson, Scott R$361,244MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Inch, Edward S$351,724MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
Highest paid as Office & Admin Specialist Int
FY 2023, amount paid
- Urista, Cynthia J$94,123MN St Colleges & Universities
- McClure, Victoria S.$76,167Human Services Dept
- Newburgh, Melissa Sue$71,487Corrections Dept
- Kratochvil, Heather$68,165Human Services Dept
- Andersen, Dani M$66,777MN St Colleges & Universities
- Hayslett, Sharonda P$65,567Veterans Affairs Dept
- Thompson, Carla J$64,822Corrections Dept
- Kastanek, Charlotte E$62,944MN St Colleges & Universities