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Nicholson, Loretta K

Human Resources Director 1LotteryRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$151,634
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,992
FY 2017
Highest year
$83,642
FY 2016
Yearly average
$75,817
across years on record
Change since first year
-19%
FY 2016 to FY 2017 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$83,6422016$67,9922017
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2017, pay went down 19% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 20% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$67,992−18.7%+1.8%−20.2%
FY 2016$83,642———

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 2017 · Human Resources Director 1

Paid more than 4% of the 23 people with this job title that year. The median was $85,188.

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
2017Lottery
Executive Staff
Human Resources Director 1
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$41.26 /hr—$67,992
2016Lottery
Executive Staff
Human Resources Director 1
Full-time
Ramsey$40.25 /hr—$83,642

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Human Resources Director 1

FY 2017, amount paid