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Zehringer, Paula Watts

State Univ Adjuct UnitMN St Colleges & UniversitiesStearns CountyPart-time

MnSCU STC Unclass Adjunct Fac. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$312,677
over 9 fiscal years
Latest year
$19,362
FY 2026
Highest year
$63,296
FY 2014
Yearly average
$34,742
across years on record
Change since first year
-66%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went down 66% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is down 77% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$19,362+36.1%+3.1%+32.0%
FY 2025$14,225−17.6%+2.6%−19.7%
FY 2024$17,270———
FY 2016$4,137−83.5%+0.7%−83.6%
FY 2015$25,042−60.4%+0.7%−60.7%
FY 2014$63,296+11.7%+1.6%+10.0%
FY 2013$56,648+0.9%+1.7%−0.8%
FY 2012$56,155−0.7%+2.9%−3.5%
FY 2011$56,542———

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 78% 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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Every record

9 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Adjunct Fac
State Univ Adjuct Unit
Part-time · left during year
Stearns——$19,362
2025MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Adjunct Fac
State Univ Adjuct Unit
Part-time · left during year
Stearns——$14,225
2024MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Adjunct Fac
State Univ Adjuct Unit
Part-time · left during year
Stearns——$17,270
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Adjunct Fac
State Univ Adjuct Non-Unit
Part-time · left during year
Stearns——$4,137
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Unclass Adjunct Fac
State Univ Adjuct Unit
Part-time · left during year
Stearns——$25,042
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 Q-Z
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,211 /2 wk$5,820$63,296
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 Q-Z
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,211 /2 wk—$56,648
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 Q-Z
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,073 /2 wk—$56,155
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU STC Faculty 9/12 Q-Z
State University Faculty
Full-time
Stearns$2,112 /2 wk$2,472$56,542

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 Univ Adjuct Unit

FY 2026, amount paid