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Nichols, Joan Eileen

College Laboratory Asst 2MN St Colleges & UniversitiesRamsey CountyFull-time

MnSCU Century CTC Class/03. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$78,667
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$10,727
FY 2020
Highest year
$20,841
FY 2019
Yearly average
$15,733
across years on record
Change since first year
-18%
FY 2016 to FY 2020 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$13,1482016$18,9812017$14,9692018$20,8412019$10,7272020
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2020, pay went down 18% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 24% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$10,727−48.5%+1.6%−49.3%
FY 2019$20,841+39.2%+2.1%+36.4%
FY 2018$14,969−21.1%+2.3%−22.9%
FY 2017$18,981+44.4%+1.8%+41.8%
FY 2016$13,148———

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 · College Laboratory Asst 2

Paid more than 18% of the 248 people with this job title that year. The median was $29,388.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Century CTC Class/03
College Laboratory Asst 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$23.35 /hr—$10,727
2020MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Century CTC Class/1
College Laboratory Asst 2
Part-time · left during year
Ramsey$23.88 /hr——
2019MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Century CTC Class/03
College Laboratory Asst 2
Full-time
Ramsey$23.35 /hr—$20,841
2019MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Century CTC Class/1
College Laboratory Asst 2
Part-time
Ramsey$23.35 /hr——
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
AFSCME Unltd and Seasl FT
College Laboratory Asst 1
Part-time
Dakota$22.15 /hr—$14,969
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
AFSCME Unltd and Seasl FT
College Laboratory Asst 1
Part-time
Dakota$21.19 /hr—$18,981
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
AFSCME Unltd and Seasl FT
College Laboratory Asst 1
Part-time
Dakota$20.06 /hr—$13,148

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 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as College Laboratory Asst 2

FY 2020, amount paid