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Watson, Dwight C

MnSCU Administrator 13MN St Colleges & UniversitiesLyon CountyFull-time

MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$805,271
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$40,171
FY 2020
Highest year
$202,150
FY 2019
Yearly average
$161,054
across years on record
Change since first year
-78%
FY 2016 to FY 2020 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$100K$200K$300K$179,8672016$192,1202017$190,9632018$202,1502019$40,1712020
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2020, pay went down 78% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 79% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$40,171−80.1%+1.6%−80.4%
FY 2019$202,150+5.9%+2.1%+3.7%
FY 2018$190,963−0.6%+2.3%−2.8%
FY 2017$192,120+6.8%+1.8%+4.9%
FY 2016$179,867———

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 2020 · MnSCU Administrator 13

Paid more than 0% of the 11 people with this job title that year. The median was $185,491.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 13
Full-time · left during year
Lyon——$40,171
2019MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 13
Full-time
Lyon$7,643 /2 wk—$202,150
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 13
Full-time
Lyon$7,346 /2 wk—$190,963
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 13
Full-time
Lyon$7,318 /2 wk—$192,120
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU SOU Excluded Managers
MnSCU Administrator 13
Full-time
Lyon$7,195 /2 wk—$179,867

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 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as MnSCU Administrator 13

FY 2020, amount paid