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Olson, James R

Information Technology Spec 3MN St Colleges & UniversitiesRamsey CountyFull-time

MnSCU OOC Classified L - R. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Different person with the same name: Human Services Dept, FY 2024

Total paid
$265,514
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$27,478
FY 2014
Highest year
$81,108
FY 2012
Yearly average
$66,379
across years on record
Change since first year
-65%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$78,1042011$81,1082012$78,8242013$27,4782014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 65% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 67% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$27,478−65.1%+1.6%−65.7%
FY 2013$78,824−2.8%+1.7%−4.4%
FY 2012$81,108+3.8%+2.9%+0.9%
FY 2011$78,104———

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 2014 · Information Technology Spec 3

Paid more than 4% of the 764 people with this job title that year. The median was $75,850.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU OOC Classified L - R
Information Technology Spec 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$38.30 /hr—$27,478
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU OOC Classified L - R
Information Technology Spec 3
Full-time
Ramsey$38.30 /hr—$78,824
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU OOC Classified L - R
Information Technology Spec 3
Full-time
Ramsey$37.55 /hr—$81,108
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU OOC Classified L - R
Information Technology Spec 3
Full-time
Ramsey$37.55 /hr—$78,104

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Technology Spec 3

FY 2014, amount paid