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Paulson, Diane

MnSCU Administrator 8MN St Colleges & UniversitiesHennepin CountyFull-time

MnSCU Henn North TC Admin. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$313,006
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$180,197
FY 2012
Highest year
$180,197
FY 2012
Yearly average
$156,503
across years on record
Change since first year
+36%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$132,8102011$180,1972012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went up 36% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 32% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$180,197+35.7%+2.9%+31.8%
FY 2011$132,810———

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 2012 · MnSCU Administrator 8

Paid more than 98% of the 50 people with this job title that year. The median was $116,111.

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
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Henn North TC Admin
MnSCU Administrator 8
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$5,146 /2 wk—$180,197
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Henn North TC Admin
MnSCU Administrator 8
Full-time
Hennepin$5,108 /2 wk—$132,810

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 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as MnSCU Administrator 8

FY 2012, amount paid