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Sorenson, Nichole L

OHE Professional 1Office of Higher EducationRamsey CountyFull-time

Research & Programs Division. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$181,693
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,870
FY 2017
Highest year
$67,870
FY 2017
Yearly average
$60,564
across years on record
Change since first year
+35%
FY 2015 to FY 2017 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$50,2962015$63,5272016$67,8702017
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2017, pay went up 35% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 32% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$67,870+6.8%+1.8%+4.9%
FY 2016$63,527+26.3%+0.7%+25.5%
FY 2015$50,296———

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 2017 · OHE Professional 1

Paid more than 60% of the 10 people with this job title that year. The median was $60,602.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Office of Higher Education
Research & Programs Division
OHE Professional 1
Full-time
Ramsey$33.04 /hr—$67,870
2016Office of Higher Education
Research & Programs Division
OHE Professional 1
Full-time
Ramsey$31.30 /hr—$63,527
2015Office of Higher Education
Research & Programs Division
OHE Professional 1
Full-time
Ramsey$29.50 /hr—$50,296

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 Office of Higher Education

FY 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as OHE Professional 1

FY 2017, amount paid