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Nelson, Susan L.

Information Syst DirectorLotteryRamsey CountyFull-time

Executive Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$326,799
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$170,078
FY 2026
Highest year
$170,078
FY 2026
Yearly average
$163,399
across years on record
Change since first year
+9%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$156,7212025$170,0782026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 9% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 5% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$170,078+8.5%+3.1%+5.2%
FY 2025$156,721———

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 2026 · Information Syst Director

Paid more than 21% of the 14 people with this job title that year. The median was $179,591.

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

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Lottery
Executive Staff
Information Syst Director
Full-time
Ramsey$82.52 /hr—$170,078
2025Lottery
Executive Staff
Information Syst Director
Full-time
Ramsey$77.81 /hr—$156,721

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 Lottery

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Syst Director

FY 2026, amount paid