Anderson, Nicholas W
Staff Attorney 3Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
GCO Agencywide Legal Svcs. 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 656% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 490% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4,172 | −96.2% | +2.6% | −96.3% |
| FY 2024 | $110,836 | +5.8% | +3.3% | +2.4% |
| FY 2023 | $104,765 | +19.0% | +6.3% | +12.0% |
| FY 2022 | $88,006 | −4.2% | +7.2% | −10.6% |
| FY 2021 | $91,832 | +19.9% | +2.3% | +17.2% |
| FY 2020 | $76,608 | +4.2% | +1.6% | +2.6% |
| FY 2019 | $73,534 | +13,225.3% | +2.1% | +12,954.8% |
| FY 2018 | $552 | — | — | — |
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 · Staff Attorney 3
Paid more than 0% of the 61 people with this job title that year. The median was $121,755.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
8 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department GCO Agencywide Legal Svcs | Staff Attorney 3 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $56.50 /hr | — | $4,172 |
| 2024 | Health Department GCO Agencywide Legal Svcs | Staff Attorney 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $54.07 /hr | — | $110,836 |
| 2023 | Health Department GCO Agencywide Legal Svcs | Staff Attorney 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $49.53 /hr | — | $104,765 |
| 2022 | Health Department Legal Affairs | State Prog Admin Coordinator Full-time | Ramsey | $43.30 /hr | $878 | $88,006 |
| 2021 | Health Department Legal Affairs | State Prog Admin Coordinator Full-time | Ramsey | $40.61 /hr | $9,763 | $91,832 |
| 2020 | Health Department Legal Affairs | State Prog Admin Coordinator Full-time | Ramsey | $38.29 /hr | $728 | $76,608 |
| 2019 | Attorney General Attorney General's Office/Uncl | S1 (Attorney General's Office) Full-time | Ramsey | $35.69 /hr | — | $73,534 |
| 2018 | Attorney General Attorney General's Office/Uncl | S1 (Attorney General's Office) Full-time | Ramsey | $34.49 /hr | — | $552 |
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 Health Department
FY 2025, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$314,038Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$262,107Medical Specialist 2
- Witkowski, James J$191,918Public Health Sanitarian Supv
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$185,504Deputy Commr Health
- Cunningham, Brooke$180,294Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$178,920General Counsel 3
- Desai, Jay$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Smith, Kirk E$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Staff Attorney 3
FY 2025, amount paid
- Ziezulewicz, Paul$133,347Human Services Dept
- Eiden, Jeremy D$133,184Revenue Dept
- Hanson, Steven M$132,531Minnesota IT Services
- Pederson, Mark D$131,915Revenue Dept
- Cantu, Marisela Elena$131,347Human Services Dept
- Leonard, Michael N$131,347Human Services Dept
- Ellis, Derek R$131,347Human Services Dept
- Steenhoek, Sarah W$131,347Human Services Dept