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Mackey, Donald Melvin

Plant Mntc EngineerVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Mpls Physical Plant Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$34,461
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$2,942
FY 2015
Highest year
$31,519
FY 2014
Yearly average
$17,230
across years on record
Change since first year
-91%
FY 2014 to FY 2015 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$31,5192014$2,9422015
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2015, pay went down 91% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is down 91% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$2,942−90.7%+0.7%−90.7%
FY 2014$31,519———

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 2015 · Plant Mntc Engineer

Paid more than 0% of the 131 people with this job title that year. The median was $53,597.

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

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Physical Plant Staff
Plant Mntc Engineer
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$22.82 /hr—$2,942
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Physical Plant
Plant Mntc Engineer
Full-time
Hennepin$22.16 /hr$212$31,519

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Plant Mntc Engineer

FY 2015, amount paid