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Olson, Nancy E

MnSCU Administrator 6MN St Colleges & UniversitiesLyon CountyFull-time

MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$773,373
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$48,314
FY 2023
Highest year
$126,491
FY 2022
Yearly average
$96,672
across years on record
Change since first year
-34%
FY 2016 to FY 2023 · prices +26%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$73,5882016$100,9462017$101,5012018$103,7152019$105,6392020$113,1792021$126,4912022$48,3142023
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2023, pay went down 34% while consumer prices went up 26%. After inflation, pay is down 48% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$48,314−61.8%+6.3%−64.1%
FY 2022$126,491+11.8%+7.2%+4.3%
FY 2021$113,179+7.1%+2.3%+4.7%
FY 2020$105,639+1.9%+1.6%+0.3%
FY 2019$103,715+2.2%+2.1%+0.1%
FY 2018$101,501+0.5%+2.3%−1.7%
FY 2017$100,946+37.2%+1.8%+34.7%
FY 2016$73,588———

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 2023 · MnSCU Administrator 6

Paid more than 5% of the 158 people with this job title that year. The median was $116,807.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 6
Full-time · left during year
Lyon——$48,314
2022MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 6
Full-time
Lyon$4,704 /2 wk—$126,491
2021MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 6
Full-time
Lyon$4,521 /2 wk—$113,179
2020MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 5
Full-time
Lyon$4,071 /2 wk—$105,639
2019MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 5
Full-time
Lyon$3,913 /2 wk—$103,715
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 5
Full-time
Lyon$3,905 /2 wk—$101,501
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 5
Full-time
Lyon$3,890 /2 wk—$100,946
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 5
Full-time
Lyon$3,735 /2 wk—$73,588

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as MnSCU Administrator 6

FY 2023, amount paid