Petersen, Megan
MnSCU Academic Professional 2MN St Colleges & UniversitiesDakota CountyPart-time
Unclassified Exempt MMA&MAPE. 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 2015 to FY 2025, pay went up 390% while consumer prices went up 34%. After inflation, pay is up 265% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $54,058 | +29.8% | +2.6% | +26.5% |
| FY 2024 | $41,646 | +2.7% | +3.3% | −0.6% |
| FY 2023 | $40,563 | +48.4% | +6.3% | +39.6% |
| FY 2022 | $27,340 | — | — | — |
| FY 2017 | $44,339 | +6.9% | +1.8% | +5.0% |
| FY 2016 | $41,466 | +275.7% | +0.7% | +273.2% |
| FY 2015 | $11,036 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · MnSCU Academic Professional 2
Paid more than 14% of the 370 people with this job title that year. The median was $70,462.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
9 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MN St Colleges & Universities Unclassified Exempt MMA&MAPE | MnSCU Academic Professional 2 Part-time · left during year | Dakota | $27.84 /hr | $56 | $54,058 |
| 2024 | MN St Colleges & Universities Unclassified Exempt MMA&MAPE | MnSCU Academic Professional 2 Part-time | Dakota | $24.92 /hr | — | $41,646 |
| 2023 | MN St Colleges & Universities Unclassified Exempt MMA&MAPE | MnSCU Academic Professional 2 Part-time | Dakota | $23.62 /hr | $131 | $40,563 |
| 2023 | MN St Colleges & Universities Intermittent | College Laboratory Asst 2 Intermittent · left during year | Dakota | $21.10 /hr | — | — |
| 2022 | MN St Colleges & Universities Intermittent | College Laboratory Asst 2 Intermittent | Dakota | $20.59 /hr | — | $27,340 |
| 2022 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Dakota County TC AFSCME | College Laboratory Asst 2 Part-time | Dakota | $20.59 /hr | — | — |
| 2017 | Attorney General AGO/Uncl/Legal Assistants | LA4 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $22.04 /hr | — | $44,339 |
| 2016 | Attorney General AGO/Uncl/Legal Assistants | LA4 Full-time | Ramsey | $20.60 /hr | — | $41,466 |
| 2015 | Attorney General AGO/Uncl/Legal Assistants | LA4 Full-time | Ramsey | $19.16 /hr | — | $11,036 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Olson, Scott R$473,022Chancellor MNSCU
- Larson, Brett H$449,684State University Faculty
- Ester, Joyce C$429,027MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Jayasuriya, Kumara$414,128MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV
- Arthur, Virginia$393,978MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Inch, Edward S$390,773MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Dietz, Larry Herman$362,069MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Downs, Timothy Michael$361,577MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
Highest paid as MnSCU Academic Professional 2
FY 2025, amount paid
- Alvarado, William$101,423MN St Colleges & Universities
- Proehl, Nikolas L$100,654MN St Colleges & Universities
- VanKeulen, Michael G$87,953MN St Colleges & Universities
- Hiestand, Nathaniel J$83,249MN St Colleges & Universities
- Carkhuff, Lois M$81,756MN St Colleges & Universities
- Davis, Nathanial KL$81,431MN St Colleges & Universities
- Randt, Sherri L$81,160MN St Colleges & Universities
- Forsyth, Lupita Roselynn$80,949MN St Colleges & Universities