Onstad, Nels
Educ Dir Personnel LicensingEducation DepartmentHennepin CountyFull-time
Office of Innovation. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2016 to FY 2018, pay went down 84% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is down 84% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2018 | $12,186 | −88.8% | +2.3% | −89.0% |
| FY 2017 | $108,730 | +44.5% | +1.8% | +41.9% |
| FY 2016 | $75,233 | — | — | — |
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 2018 · Educ Dir Personnel Licensing
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Education Department Office of Innovation | Educ Dir Personnel Licensing Full-time · left during year | Hennepin | $53.99 /hr | — | $12,186 |
| 2017 | Education Department Office of Innovation | Educ Dir Personnel Licensing Full-time | Hennepin | $52.93 /hr | — | $108,730 |
| 2016 | Education Department Office of Innovation | Educ Dir Personnel Licensing Full-time | Hennepin | $50.56 /hr | — | $75,233 |
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 Education Department
FY 2018, amount paid
- Briner, Charlene F$140,950Deputy Commr Education
- Dugan, Jennifer P$140,830Dir Statewide Assessment
- Keith, Gregory B$137,148Senior Admin Officer
- Melcher, Thomas R$137,085Dir Education Finance
- Anderson, Denise M$133,924Dir Education Finance
- McHenry, Kevin C$133,511Asst Commr Education
- Korte, Daron T$130,937Asst Commr Education
- Nguyen, Hue$130,937Asst Commr Education
Highest paid as Educ Dir Personnel Licensing
FY 2018, amount paid
No one else with a pay figure that year.