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Mechelke, Mark

State University FacultyMN St Colleges & UniversitiesStearns CountyFull-time

MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,349,928
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$108,973
FY 2026 · $2,403 overtime
Highest year
$108,973
FY 2026
Yearly average
$84,371
across years on record
Change since first year
+77%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 77% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 19% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$108,973+2.4%+3.1%−0.7%
FY 2025$106,394+0.4%+2.6%−2.2%
FY 2024$105,995+6.8%+3.3%+3.4%
FY 2023$99,204+8.6%+6.3%+2.2%
FY 2022$91,383−0.2%+7.2%−6.9%
FY 2021$91,560+6.9%+2.3%+4.5%
FY 2020$85,637+3.8%+1.6%+2.2%
FY 2019$82,492+7.5%+2.1%+5.3%
FY 2018$76,718−5.3%+2.3%−7.4%
FY 2017$80,999+3.5%+1.8%+1.7%
FY 2016$78,231+0.1%+0.7%−0.6%
FY 2015$78,181+13.3%+0.7%+12.5%
FY 2014$69,008+2.0%+1.6%+0.4%
FY 2013$67,671+2.7%+1.7%+1.1%
FY 2012$65,861+6.9%+2.9%+3.8%
FY 2011$61,622———

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 2026 · State University Faculty

Paid more than 52% of the 2,111 people with this job title that year. The median was $107,265.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

22 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$4,108 /2 wk$2,403$108,973
2025MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$4,052 /2 wk$3,555$106,394
2024MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$3,831 /2 wk$7,064$105,995
2024MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Stearns———
2023MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$3,660 /2 wk$1,092$99,204
2023MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns———
2022MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$3,515 /2 wk—$91,383
2022MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Stearns———
2021MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$3,515 /2 wk$1,235$91,560
2021MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns———
2020MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$3,286 /2 wk$491$85,637
2019MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$3,225 /2 wk—$82,492
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,947 /2 wk—$76,718
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,968 /2 wk$4,324$80,999
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,859 /2 wk$4,151$78,231
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time · left during year
Stearns———
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,797 /2 wk$4,091$78,181
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns———
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,609 /2 wk—$69,008
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,609 /2 wk—$67,671
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,402 /2 wk$729$65,861
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 I-P
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,268 /2 wk$2,654$61,622

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as State University Faculty

FY 2026, amount paid