Kucera, Melanie B
Tech College FacultyMN St Colleges & UniversitiesSt Louis CountyPart-time
MnSCU Lk Sup Duluth NC 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 2019, pay went up 43% while consumer prices went up 15%. After inflation, pay is up 25% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $77,100 | +0.8% | +2.1% | −1.3% |
| FY 2018 | $76,520 | +15.9% | +2.3% | +13.4% |
| FY 2017 | $66,007 | +18.2% | +1.8% | +16.1% |
| FY 2016 | $55,822 | −6.2% | +0.7% | −6.9% |
| FY 2015 | $59,541 | +4.6% | +0.7% | +3.8% |
| FY 2014 | $56,932 | −7.0% | +1.6% | −8.4% |
| FY 2013 | $61,220 | +19.7% | +1.7% | +17.7% |
| FY 2012 | $51,158 | −4.9% | +2.9% | −7.6% |
| FY 2011 | $53,808 | — | — | — |
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 2019 · Tech College Faculty
Paid more than 79% of the 3,234 people with this job title that year. The median was $14,059.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
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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 2019, amount paid
- Malhotra, Devinder M$384,615Chancellor MNSCU
- Hastings, Michael E$344,348State University Faculty
- Davenport, Richard$334,418MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Olson, Scott R$320,475MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Davis, Eric Michael$312,447MnSCU Vice Chancellor
- Wacker, Robbyn Renee$299,250MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Larson, Brett H$293,143State University Faculty
- Blackhurst, Anne$290,341MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
Highest paid as Tech College Faculty
FY 2019, amount paid
- Silcox, Ronald William$273,181MN St Colleges & Universities
- McAllister, Eric Patrick$174,771MN St Colleges & Universities
- Carlson, Renae Marie$168,063MN St Colleges & Universities
- Krug, Manfred E$157,768MN St Colleges & Universities
- Skogen, Cindy Jo$157,701MN St Colleges & Universities
- Erickson, Darryl Lee$155,107MN St Colleges & Universities
- Dau, Diane M$147,659MN St Colleges & Universities
- Driscoll, Rebecca L$141,889MN St Colleges & Universities