Besser, Rick A
Tech College FacultyMN St Colleges & UniversitiesStearns CountyPart-time
MnSCU St Cloud TC Hr Faculty. 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 2011 to FY 2015, pay went up 1,851% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 1,722% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $6,340 | +25.5% | +0.7% | +24.6% |
| FY 2014 | $5,050 | −48.7% | +1.6% | −49.5% |
| FY 2013 | $9,840 | +73.9% | +1.7% | +71.0% |
| FY 2012 | $5,660 | +1,641.5% | +2.9% | +1,592.0% |
| FY 2011 | $325 | — | — | — |
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 · Tech College Faculty
Paid more than 40% of the 3,534 people with this job title that year. The median was $14,756.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
11 records, newest first
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
- Rosenstone, Steven Jay$439,840Chancellor MNSCU
- O'Brien, John J$342,823MnSCU Vice Chancellor
- Potter, Earl Harvey$341,511MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Davenport, Richard$340,604MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Olson, Scott R$295,957MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Motzko, Robert Giles$292,759State University Faculty
- Mahoney, Janet L$292,327MnSCU Administrator 13
- Hanson, Richard Alan$286,214MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV
Highest paid as Tech College Faculty
FY 2015, amount paid
- McAllister, Eric Patrick$151,879MN St Colleges & Universities
- Saxon, Marietta C$150,715MN St Colleges & Universities
- Widmyer, David G$145,624MN St Colleges & Universities
- Hiltner, Thomas$131,622MN St Colleges & Universities
- Kalis, Marc Anthony$129,520MN St Colleges & Universities
- Buhain, Joseph Paul$128,712MN St Colleges & Universities
- Dahlen, Andrew E$127,307MN St Colleges & Universities
- Allen, Joseph G$123,072MN St Colleges & Universities