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Austad, James Carl

Public Defense Managing AttrnyPublic Defense BoardHennepin CountyFull-time

Trial Team. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$232,047
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$69,668
FY 2013
Highest year
$82,082
FY 2012
Yearly average
$77,349
across years on record
Change since first year
-13%
FY 2011 to FY 2013 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$80,2972011$82,0822012$69,6682013
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2013, pay went down 13% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 17% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2013$69,668−15.1%+1.7%−16.5%
FY 2012$82,082+2.2%+2.9%−0.7%
FY 2011$80,297———

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 2013 · Public Defense Managing Attrny

Paid more than 7% of the 28 people with this job title that year. The median was $92,854.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2013Public Defense Board
Trial Team
Public Defense Managing Attrny
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$38.42 /hr—$69,668
2012Public Defense Board
Trial Team
Public Defense Managing Attrny
Full-time
Hennepin$37.31 /hr—$82,082
2011Public Defense Board
Trial Team
Public Defense Managing Attrny
Full-time
Hennepin$37.31 /hr—$80,297

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 Public Defense Board

FY 2013, amount paid

Highest paid as Public Defense Managing Attrny

FY 2013, amount paid