Traphagen, Erika Lynne
State Univ Adjuct Non-UnitMN St Colleges & UniversitiesClay CountyPart-time
MnSCU MHD Unclass Adjunct Fac. 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 2014 to FY 2017, pay went down 77% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 78% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $731 | — | — | — |
| FY 2015 | $3,204 | +0.0% | +0.7% | −0.7% |
| FY 2014 | $3,204 | — | — | — |
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 · State Univ Adjuct Non-Unit
Paid more than 21% of the 799 people with this job title that year. The median was $2,866.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MHD Unclass Adjunct Fac | State Univ Adjuct Non-Unit Part-time · left during year | Clay | — | — | $731 |
| 2015 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Fergus Falls CC Faculty | Community College Faculty Part-time · left during year | Otter Tail | $352 /2 wk | — | $3,204 |
| 2014 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Fergus Falls CC Faculty | Community College Faculty Part-time · left during year | Otter Tail | $360 /2 wk | — | $3,204 |
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 2017, amount paid
- Rosenstone, Steven Jay$395,909Chancellor MNSCU
- Davenport, Richard$328,615MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Motzko, Robert Giles$302,414State University Faculty
- Hastings, Michael E$300,136State University Faculty
- Olson, Scott R$297,920MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Vaidya, Ashish K$285,151MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Gores, Connie J$265,145MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV
- Tietz, Leon$259,358State University Faculty
Highest paid as State Univ Adjuct Non-Unit
FY 2017, amount paid
- Potratz, Wendy J$81,471MN St Colleges & Universities
- Rengel, Marian R$69,460MN St Colleges & Universities
- Lofgren, Kathleen A$64,904MN St Colleges & Universities
- Marell, Daniel Joshua$56,318MN St Colleges & Universities
- Suskovic, Sarah L$55,347MN St Colleges & Universities
- Lange, James R$49,107MN St Colleges & Universities
- Harlander, John M$47,954MN St Colleges & Universities
- Allen, Sarah Marie$35,482MN St Colleges & Universities