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McGowan, Laura E

HESO Professional 2Office of Higher EducationRamsey CountyFull-time

GR-EL Coordinator. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$33,249
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$5,847
FY 2012
Highest year
$27,402
FY 2011
Yearly average
$16,625
across years on record
Change since first year
-79%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$27,4022011$5,8472012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 79% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 79% (it fell behind inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$5,847−78.7%+2.9%−79.3%
FY 2011$27,402———

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 2012 · HESO Professional 2

Paid more than 0% of the 27 people with this job title that year. The median was $26,689.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

2 records, newest first

Every pay record for McGowan, Laura E
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2012Office of Higher Education
GR-EL Coordinator
HESO Professional 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$17.84 /hr—$5,847
2011Office of Higher Education
GR-EL Coordinator
HESO Professional 2
Full-time
Ramsey$17.84 /hr—$27,402

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 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as HESO Professional 2

FY 2012, amount paid