Trnka, Thomas Robert
Tech College FacultyMN St Colleges & UniversitiesStearns CountyPart-time
MnSCU St Cloud TC 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 2018 to FY 2025, pay went up 2,441% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 1,884% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4,950 | +725.0% | +2.6% | +703.8% |
| FY 2024 | $600 | −25.0% | +3.3% | −27.4% |
| FY 2023 | $800 | — | — | — |
| FY 2021 | $16,905 | — | — | — |
| FY 2018 | $195 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Tech College Faculty
Paid more than 30% of the 2,771 people with this job title that year. The median was $18,774.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU St Cloud TC Faculty | Tech College Faculty Part-time · left during year | Stearns | — | — | $4,950 |
| 2024 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU St Cloud TC Faculty | Tech College Faculty Part-time | Stearns | — | — | $600 |
| 2023 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU St Cloud TC Faculty | Tech College Faculty Part-time | Stearns | — | — | $800 |
| 2021 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU St Cloud TC Faculty | Tech College Faculty Part-time | Stearns | — | — | $16,905 |
| 2018 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU St Cloud TC Classified | College Laboratory Asst 1 Part-time · left during year | Stearns | $16.58 /hr | — | $195 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Olson, Scott R$473,022Chancellor MNSCU
- Larson, Brett H$449,684State University Faculty
- Ester, Joyce C$429,027MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Jayasuriya, Kumara$414,128MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV
- Arthur, Virginia$393,978MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Inch, Edward S$390,773MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Dietz, Larry Herman$362,069MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Downs, Timothy Michael$361,577MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
Highest paid as Tech College Faculty
FY 2025, amount paid
- Hanstad, Keith S$253,983MN St Colleges & Universities
- Brady-Santwire, Colleen Ann$210,573MN St Colleges & Universities
- Kroeger, Joseph L$176,699MN St Colleges & Universities
- Espana Lopez, Samuel Elias$172,747MN St Colleges & Universities
- Hecker, Kelly Jean$168,753MN St Colleges & Universities
- Rawlings, Mark C$165,838MN St Colleges & Universities
- DeJong, Travis J$164,959MN St Colleges & Universities
- Doerner, Hope A$163,580MN St Colleges & Universities