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Thomas, Nancy Geistfeld

State University FacultyMN St Colleges & UniversitiesBlue Earth CountyFull-time

MnSCU MAN Unclass 9/12 R-Z. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$407,060
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$30,535
FY 2015
Highest year
$133,407
FY 2014
Yearly average
$81,412
across years on record
Change since first year
-61%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$77,4062011$81,4392012$84,2722013$133,4072014$30,5352015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 61% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 63% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$30,535−77.1%+0.7%−77.3%
FY 2014$133,407+58.3%+1.6%+55.9%
FY 2013$84,272+3.5%+1.7%+1.8%
FY 2012$81,439+5.2%+2.9%+2.2%
FY 2011$77,406———

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 2015 · State University Faculty

Paid more than 7% of the 2,623 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,995.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclass 9/12 R-Z
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Blue Earth$4,546 /2 wk—$30,535
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Adjunct Faculty
State Univ Adjuct Non-Unit
Part-time · left during year
Blue Earth———
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclass 9/12 R-Z
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Blue Earth$4,546 /2 wk—$133,407
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Adjunct Faculty
State Univ Adjuct Non-Unit
Part-time · left during year
Blue Earth———
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclass 9/12 R-Z
State University Faculty
Full-time
Blue Earth$3,008 /2 wk—$84,272
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Americorp
State University Faculty
Part-time
Blue Earth———
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclass 9/12 R-Z
State University Faculty
Full-time
Blue Earth$2,820 /2 wk—$81,439
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Americorp
State University Faculty
Part-time
Blue Earth———
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Unclass 9/12 R-Z
State University Faculty
Full-time
Blue Earth$2,874 /2 wk$1,000$77,406
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Americorp
State University Faculty
Part-time
Blue Earth———

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as State University Faculty

FY 2015, amount paid