Annette, Tyler Franklin
Jud RefereeTrial CourtsBeltrami CountyFull-time
9th Cass Judge. 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 2021 to FY 2025, pay went up 75% while consumer prices went up 21%. After inflation, pay is up 45% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $170,234 | +4.1% | +2.6% | +1.4% |
| FY 2024 | $163,509 | +3.8% | +3.3% | +0.5% |
| FY 2023 | $157,572 | +4.0% | +6.3% | −2.1% |
| FY 2022 | $151,508 | +55.6% | +7.2% | +45.2% |
| FY 2021 | $97,361 | — | — | — |
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 · Jud Referee
Paid more than 5% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $170,234.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Trial Courts 9th Cass Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Beltrami | $81.94 /hr | — | $170,234 |
| 2024 | Trial Courts 9th Cass Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Beltrami | $78.79 /hr | — | $163,509 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts 9th Pennington Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Beltrami | $72.95 /hr | — | $157,572 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts 9th Pennington Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | — | $72.95 /hr | — | $151,508 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts 9th Pennington Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Beltrami | $71.17 /hr | — | $97,361 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Pieh, Benjamin Charles$218,786Jud District Court Judge
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$211,699Jud District Administrator B
- Gonsalves, Sara Germain$204,569Jud District Administrator C
- Ellefson, Michelle R$203,647Jud District Administrator B
- Felten, Erin Elizabeth Lindhart$200,953Jud District Court Judge
- Jones, Brian E$199,760Jud District Administrator B
- Anderson, Gregory J$199,623Jud District Court Judge
- Austad, Jana Marie$199,623Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Jud Referee
FY 2025, amount paid
- Garfinkel, Naomi Shira$175,150Trial Courts
- Ogunleye, Joshua Jack$175,150Trial Courts
- Stebbins, Richard A$175,150Trial Courts
- Knight, Holly B$170,234Trial Courts
- Sedillos, Tiffany M W$170,234Trial Courts
- Chaffee, Rebecca Ann$170,234Trial Courts
- Davies, Heidi Margaret Fisher$170,234Trial Courts
- Hutchison, Jason Thomas$170,234Trial Courts