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Swagger, Russell M

MnSCU Administrator 4MN St Colleges & UniversitiesCarlton CountyFull-time

MnSCU Fond du Lac CC Admin. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$107,458
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$85,564
FY 2018
Highest year
$85,564
FY 2018
Yearly average
$53,729
across years on record
Change since first year
+291%
FY 2017 to FY 2018 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$21,8942017$85,5642018
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2018, pay went up 291% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 282% (it beat inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$85,564+290.8%+2.3%+282.2%
FY 2017$21,894———

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 · MnSCU Administrator 4

Paid more than 32% of the 38 people with this job title that year. The median was $92,917.

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

Every pay record for Swagger, Russell M
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Fond du Lac CC Admin
MnSCU Administrator 4
Full-time · left during year
Carlton——$85,564
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Fond du Lac CC Admin
MnSCU Administrator 4
Full-time
Carlton$3,317 /2 wk—$21,894

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 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as MnSCU Administrator 4

FY 2018, amount paid