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Gau, Mike J

Tech College FacultyMN St Colleges & UniversitiesPart-time

MnSCU Ctrl Lk Staples TC Fac. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$3,825
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$825
FY 2018
Highest year
$3,000
FY 2017
Yearly average
$1,913
across years on record
Change since first year
-73%
FY 2017 to FY 2018 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$3,0002017$8252018
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2018, pay went down 73% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 73% (it fell behind inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$825−72.5%+2.3%−73.1%
FY 2017$3,000———

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 · Tech College Faculty

Paid more than 13% of the 3,315 people with this job title that year. The median was $12,801.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

Every pay record for Gau, Mike J
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Ctrl Lk Staples TC Fac
Tech College Faculty
Part-time · left during year
———$825
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Ctrl Lk Staples TC Fac
Tech College Faculty
Part-time · left during year
———$3,000

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 Tech College Faculty

FY 2018, amount paid