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Schmidt, Melissa M

Accounting OfficerMN St Colleges & UniversitiesHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$226,391
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$54,715
FY 2016
Highest year
$54,715
FY 2016
Yearly average
$45,278
across years on record
Change since first year
+98%
FY 2012 to FY 2016 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$27,7042012$43,6102013$48,6172014$51,7462015$54,7152016
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2016, pay went up 98% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is up 89% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$54,715+5.7%+0.7%+5.0%
FY 2015$51,746+6.4%+0.7%+5.7%
FY 2014$48,617+11.5%+1.6%+9.8%
FY 2013$43,610+57.4%+1.7%+54.8%
FY 2012$27,704———

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 2016 · Accounting Officer

Paid more than 69% of the 109 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,654.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Henn North TC MAPE/MMA
Accounting Officer
Full-time
Hennepin$26.33 /hr—$54,715
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Henn North TC MAPE/MMA
Accounting Officer
Full-time
Hennepin$25.69 /hr—$51,746
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Henn North TC MAPE/MMA
Accounting Officer
Full-time
Hennepin$24.08 /hr$9$48,617
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Henn North TC MAPE/MMA
Accounting Officer
Full-time
Hennepin$22.62 /hr—$43,610
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Henn North TC AFSCME
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$20.59 /hr$216$27,704

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Accounting Officer

FY 2016, amount paid