Lutz, Joseph Michael
Automotive MechanicMN St Colleges & UniversitiesStearns CountyPart-time
MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu. 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 2022, pay went up 67% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 31% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $66,532 | +15.4% | +7.2% | +7.7% |
| FY 2021 | $57,659 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2020 | $56,264 | +2.3% | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| FY 2019 | $55,018 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $53,819 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $52,752 | +2.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| FY 2016 | $51,474 | +2.5% | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| FY 2015 | $50,223 | +4.3% | +0.7% | +3.5% |
| FY 2014 | $48,168 | +5.6% | +1.6% | +3.9% |
| FY 2013 | $45,633 | +4.9% | +1.7% | +3.2% |
| FY 2012 | $43,506 | +9.0% | +2.9% | +5.9% |
| FY 2011 | $39,923 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Automotive Mechanic
Paid more than 89% of the 9 people with this job title that year. The median was $59,088.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
12 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu | Automotive Mechanic Part-time · left during year | Stearns | $28.45 /hr | — | $66,532 |
| 2021 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu | Automotive Mechanic Part-time | Stearns | $27.76 /hr | — | $57,659 |
| 2020 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu | Automotive Mechanic Part-time | Stearns | $27.08 /hr | — | $56,264 |
| 2019 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu | Automotive Mechanic Part-time | Stearns | $26.48 /hr | — | $55,018 |
| 2018 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu | Automotive Mechanic Part-time | Stearns | $25.90 /hr | — | $53,819 |
| 2017 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu | Automotive Mechanic Part-time | Stearns | $25.39 /hr | — | $52,752 |
| 2016 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu | Automotive Mechanic Part-time | Stearns | $24.77 /hr | — | $51,474 |
| 2015 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu | Automotive Mechanic Part-time | Stearns | $24.17 /hr | — | $50,223 |
| 2014 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu | Automotive Mechanic Part-time | Stearns | $23.47 /hr | — | $48,168 |
| 2013 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu | Automotive Mechanic Part-time | Stearns | $22.12 /hr | $633 | $45,633 |
| 2012 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC AcaAff Grad Cont Stu | Automotive Mechanic Part-time | Stearns | $21.09 /hr | — | $43,506 |
| 2011 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC Class Emergency | Automotive Mechanic Part-time | Stearns | $19.95 /hr | — | $39,923 |
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 2022, amount paid
- Hastings, Michael E$462,627State University Faculty
- Malhotra, Devinder M$414,238Chancellor MNSCU
- Murray, Michael$349,525State University Faculty
- Olson, Scott R$349,232MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Wacker, Robbyn Renee$347,900MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Blackhurst, Anne$346,074MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- MacDonald, Richard A$334,627State University Faculty
- Anderson, Ronald O$322,691MnSCU Vice Chancellor
Highest paid as Automotive Mechanic
FY 2022, amount paid
- Tischer, Scott Clifford$59,856Natural Resources Dept
- Jorud, Michael S$59,234MN St Colleges & Universities
- Johnson, Richard Donald$59,088MN St Colleges & Universities
- Gardner, Michael R$59,088Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Kippola, Steven James$58,967Natural Resources Dept
- Hanks, Jason$58,206Natural Resources Dept
- Grams, Ashton D$56,798Natural Resources Dept
- Mullin, Michael R$29,857MN St Colleges & Universities