Merchlewicz, Thomas James
College Laboratory Asst 1MN St Colleges & UniversitiesStearns CountyPart-time
MnSCU St Cloud TC Classified. 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 2015 to FY 2017, pay went down 60% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 61% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $203 | — | — | — |
| FY 2015 | $502 | — | — | — |
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 2017 · College Laboratory Asst 1
Paid more than 2% of the 252 people with this job title that year. The median was $14,850.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU St Cloud TC Classified | College Laboratory Asst 1 Part-time · left during year | Stearns | $16.25 /hr | — | $203 |
| 2015 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU St Cloud TC Classified | College Laboratory Asst 1 Part-time | Stearns | $15.46 /hr | — | $502 |
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 2017, amount paid
- Rosenstone, Steven Jay$395,909Chancellor MNSCU
- Davenport, Richard$328,615MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Motzko, Robert Giles$302,414State University Faculty
- Hastings, Michael E$300,136State University Faculty
- Olson, Scott R$297,920MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Vaidya, Ashish K$285,151MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Gores, Connie J$265,145MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV
- Tietz, Leon$259,358State University Faculty
Highest paid as College Laboratory Asst 1
FY 2017, amount paid
- Surface, Jason Michael$103,576MN St Colleges & Universities
- DeCosse, Tabitha M$52,325MN St Colleges & Universities
- Larson, Brian B$49,156MN St Colleges & Universities
- Dahl, Crist A$48,937MN St Colleges & Universities
- Araya, Samson E$47,325MN St Colleges & Universities
- Lybeck, Tracy L$46,989MN St Colleges & Universities
- Bolarinwa, Joseph Adebayo$46,866MN St Colleges & Universities
- Esparza, Renee A$46,766MN St Colleges & Universities