Alston, Ronald Curtis
Judicial Business Process SpeTrial CourtsSt Louis CountyFull-time
6th District Staff. 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 2019 to FY 2020, pay went up 96% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 93% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $16,673 | +96.3% | +1.6% | +93.2% |
| FY 2019 | $8,496 | — | — | — |
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 2020 · Judicial Business Process Spe
Paid more than 7% of the 15 people with this job title that year. The median was $64,580.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Trial Courts 6th District Staff | Judicial Business Process Spe Full-time · left during year | St Louis | $35.40 /hr | — | $16,673 |
| 2019 | Trial Courts 6th District Staff | Judicial Business Process Spe Full-time | St Louis | $35.40 /hr | — | $8,496 |
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 Trial Courts
FY 2020, amount paid
- Ostby, Timothy L$181,440Jud District Administrator B
- Ellefson, Michelle R$172,819Jud District Administrator B
- Claesson-Huseby, Annie Pat$170,192Jud District Court Judge
- Bernhardson, Ivy J$169,163Jud District Court Judge
- Carlson, Jay D$169,162Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Dietrich, Michelle A$169,162Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Guthmann, John H$169,162Jud District Court Judge
- Knutsen, Dwayne Neil$169,162Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Judicial Business Process Spe
FY 2020, amount paid
- Nelson, Deborah L$103,733Trial Courts
- Grant, Barbara Rose$92,884Trial Courts
- Lawrence, Carla S$82,274Trial Courts
- Sherman, Shelly L$80,693Trial Courts
- Reinert, Joanne D$79,297Trial Courts
- Anderson, Tracey L$77,027Trial Courts
- VanBuskirk, Teresa L$67,952Trial Courts
- Hoopman, Alysha K$64,580Trial Courts