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French, Melissa Suzanne

Human Svcs TechnicianVeterans Affairs DeptOtter Tail CountyPart-time

MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$519,983
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$57,102
FY 2026 · $6,240 overtime
Highest year
$58,291
FY 2025
Yearly average
$34,666
across years on record
Change since first year
+240%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 240% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 136% (it beat inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$57,102−2.0%+3.1%−5.0%
FY 2025$58,291+11.6%+2.6%+8.7%
FY 2024$52,255−2.3%+3.3%−5.4%
FY 2023$53,466+15.4%+6.3%+8.6%
FY 2022$46,325+22.6%+7.2%+14.4%
FY 2021$37,800+9.1%+2.3%+6.7%
FY 2020$34,643+25.0%+1.6%+23.1%
FY 2019$27,717+156.0%+2.1%+150.8%
FY 2018$10,828−32.4%+2.3%−33.9%
FY 2017$16,028−46.6%+1.8%−47.5%
FY 2016$30,000+5.3%+0.7%+4.6%
FY 2015$28,478+6.3%+0.7%+5.5%
FY 2014$26,799+14.3%+1.6%+12.5%
FY 2013$23,448+39.6%+1.7%+37.3%
FY 2012$16,802———

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 2026 · Human Svcs Technician

Paid more than 64% of the 970 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,635.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

Every pay record for French, Melissa Suzanne
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$28.44 /hr$6,240$57,102
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$28.02 /hr$5,917$58,291
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$26.81 /hr$4,162$52,255
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$24.60 /hr$5,710$53,466
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$22.77 /hr$4,028$46,325
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$21.04 /hr$2,526$37,800
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$19.53 /hr$2,574$34,643
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$18.05 /hr$2,685$27,717
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$16.85 /hr$1,600$10,828
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$15.10 /hr$498$16,028
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$14.12 /hr$2,516$30,000
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$13.54 /hr$2,911$28,478
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$13.15 /hr$3,029$26,799
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$12.77 /hr$1,894$23,448
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Part-time
Otter Tail$12.26 /hr$1,434$16,802

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Human Svcs Technician

FY 2026, amount paid