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Chen, Zhengyang

State University FacultyMN St Colleges & UniversitiesStearns CountyFull-time

MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$166,232
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$14,597
FY 2024
Highest year
$86,870
FY 2023
Yearly average
$55,411
across years on record
Change since first year
-77%
FY 2022 to FY 2024 · prices +10%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$64,7652022$86,8702023$14,5972024
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2024, pay went down 77% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 79% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2024$14,597−83.2%+3.3%−83.7%
FY 2023$86,870+34.1%+6.3%+26.2%
FY 2022$64,765———

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 2024 · State University Faculty

Paid more than 3% of the 2,273 people with this job title that year. The median was $98,477.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2024MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Stearns——$14,597
2024MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Stearns———
2024MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Metro SU Comm Faculty
State Univ Adjuct Unit
Part-time · left during year
Ramsey———
2023MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$3,028 /2 wk$3,543$86,870
2023MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns———
2023MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Metro SU Comm Faculty
State Univ Adjuct Unit
Part-time
Ramsey———
2022MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,908 /2 wk$3,403$64,765
2022MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns———

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 2024, amount paid

Highest paid as State University Faculty

FY 2024, amount paid