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Gardner, Thomas G

State University FacultyMN St Colleges & UniversitiesStearns CountyFull-time

MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$244,710
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$8,707
FY 2018
Highest year
$87,253
FY 2017
Yearly average
$61,177
across years on record
Change since first year
-88%
FY 2015 to FY 2018 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$75,0202015$73,7292016$87,2532017$8,7072018
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2018, pay went down 88% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 89% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$8,707−90.0%+2.3%−90.2%
FY 2017$87,253+18.3%+1.8%+16.2%
FY 2016$73,729−1.7%+0.7%−2.4%
FY 2015$75,020———

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 2018 · State University Faculty

Paid more than 1% of the 2,470 people with this job title that year. The median was $84,166.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Stearns——$8,707
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Stearns———
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns—$3,209$87,253
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Stearns———
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,714 /2 wk——
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns—$4,908$73,729
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns———
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,834 /2 wk——
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns—$8,318$75,020
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Stearns———
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Fac 9 Mo Pay
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Stearns$2,311 /2 wk——

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 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as State University Faculty

FY 2018, amount paid