Thomas, Sharon MaeWochnick
Office & Admin Specialist PrinMN St Colleges & UniversitiesRamsey CountyFull-time
MnSCU Metro SU Classified. 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 2020 to FY 2022, pay went down 92% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 92% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $4,290 | −92.5% | +7.2% | −93.0% |
| FY 2021 | $56,967 | +10.8% | +2.3% | +8.3% |
| FY 2020 | $51,408 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Paid more than 1% of the 212 people with this job title that year. The median was $57,196.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Metro SU Classified | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $27.68 /hr | — | $4,290 |
| 2021 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Metro SU Classified | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $27.68 /hr | — | $56,967 |
| 2020 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Metro SU Classified | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $27.00 /hr | — | $51,408 |
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 2022, amount paid
- Hastings, Michael E$462,627State University Faculty
- Malhotra, Devinder M$414,238Chancellor MNSCU
- Murray, Michael$349,525State University Faculty
- Olson, Scott R$349,232MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
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- Blackhurst, Anne$346,074MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- MacDonald, Richard A$334,627State University Faculty
- Anderson, Ronald O$322,691MnSCU Vice Chancellor
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FY 2022, amount paid
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