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Stave, Melissa

Psychologist 2Human Services DeptWadena CountyFull-time

MSHS Wadena Clinical. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$173,423
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$17,895
FY 2018
Highest year
$62,576
FY 2017
Yearly average
$43,356
across years on record
Change since first year
-51%
FY 2015 to FY 2018 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$36,8392015$56,1122016$62,5762017$17,8952018
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2018, pay went down 51% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 54% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$17,895−71.4%+2.3%−72.0%
FY 2017$62,576+11.5%+1.8%+9.5%
FY 2016$56,112+52.3%+0.7%+51.3%
FY 2015$36,839———

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 2018 · Psychologist 2

Paid more than 8% of the 53 people with this job title that year. The median was $64,943.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Human Services Dept
MSHS Wadena Clinical
Psychologist 2
Full-time · left during year
Wadena$29.00 /hr—$17,895
2017Human Services Dept
MSHS Wadena Clinical
Psychologist 2
Full-time
Wadena$29.00 /hr$232$62,576
2016Human Services Dept
MSHS Wadena Clinical
Psychologist 2
Full-time
Wadena$27.30 /hr—$56,112
2015Human Services Dept
CARE Fergus Falls Clinical
Psychologist 2
Full-time
Otter Tail$25.69 /hr—$36,839

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 Human Services Dept

FY 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Psychologist 2

FY 2018, amount paid