Richards, Melanie B
State Univ Adjuct UnitMN St Colleges & UniversitiesRamsey CountyPart-time
MnSCU Metro SU Comm 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 2026, pay went down 88% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is down 92% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $7,467 | −74.2% | +3.1% | −75.0% |
| FY 2025 | $28,942 | +95.6% | +2.6% | +90.6% |
| FY 2024 | $14,796 | −24.4% | +3.3% | −26.8% |
| FY 2023 | $19,565 | +9.0% | +6.3% | +2.6% |
| FY 2022 | $17,953 | +15.4% | +7.2% | +7.7% |
| FY 2021 | $15,561 | −14.6% | +2.3% | −16.5% |
| FY 2020 | $18,224 | −67.5% | +1.6% | −68.0% |
| FY 2019 | $56,122 | −9.1% | +2.1% | −10.9% |
| FY 2018 | $61,729 | −2.5% | +2.3% | −4.7% |
| FY 2017 | $63,327 | −17.2% | +1.8% | −18.7% |
| FY 2016 | $76,451 | −19.6% | +0.7% | −20.1% |
| FY 2015 | $95,100 | +28.7% | +0.7% | +27.7% |
| FY 2014 | $73,920 | +14.3% | +1.6% | +12.6% |
| FY 2013 | $64,652 | +2.0% | +1.7% | +0.4% |
| FY 2012 | $63,365 | +4.3% | +2.9% | +1.3% |
| FY 2011 | $60,781 | — | — | — |
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 Univ Adjuct Unit
Paid more than 29% of the 1,328 people with this job title that year. The median was $11,164.
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 2026, amount paid
- Olson, Scott R$473,977Chancellor MNSCU
- Arthur, Virginia$394,903MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Inch, Edward S$389,402MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Ellinghuysen, Scott$381,049MnSCU Administrator 13
- Downs, Timothy Michael$374,158MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Maki, William D$364,350MnSCU Vice Chancellor
- Larson, Brett H$356,113State University Faculty
- Strand, Luke Samuel$351,643State University Faculty
Highest paid as State Univ Adjuct Unit
FY 2026, amount paid
- Lopez-Aguilera, Ana Maria$103,445MN St Colleges & Universities
- Kim, Sung C$98,619MN St Colleges & Universities
- Russart, Kathryn Lee Gruchalla$94,083MN St Colleges & Universities
- Vigesaa, Lindsey E$88,107MN St Colleges & Universities
- Boyd, Melissa Marie$82,098MN St Colleges & Universities
- Mekonnen, Tsion Fekadu$75,468MN St Colleges & Universities
- Moore, Mitchell Jay$71,284MN St Colleges & Universities
- Stein, Michael$71,201MN St Colleges & Universities