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Bacon, John

Public Defense InvestigatorPublic Defense BoardOlmsted CountyFull-time

Third Judicial District. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$848,346
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$87,485
FY 2026
Highest year
$87,485
FY 2026
Yearly average
$53,022
across years on record
Change since first year
+229%
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 up 229% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 122% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$87,485+2.0%+3.1%−1.1%
FY 2025$85,802+4.3%+2.6%+1.7%
FY 2024$82,229+32.7%+3.3%+28.5%
FY 2023$61,954+11.3%+6.3%+4.7%
FY 2022$55,663+6.8%+7.2%−0.4%
FY 2021$52,135+4.8%+2.3%+2.4%
FY 2020$49,752+5.1%+1.6%+3.5%
FY 2019$47,322+1.8%+2.1%−0.3%
FY 2018$46,478+2.1%+2.3%−0.1%
FY 2017$45,510+4.2%+1.8%+2.3%
FY 2016$43,696+3.8%+0.7%+3.1%
FY 2015$42,098+3.9%+0.7%+3.2%
FY 2014$40,515−4.1%+1.6%−5.6%
FY 2013$42,253+8.8%+1.7%+7.0%
FY 2012$38,837+45.9%+2.9%+41.8%
FY 2011$26,616———

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 · Public Defense Investigator

Paid more than 44% of the 64 people with this job title that year. The median was $92,976.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$42.06 /hr—$87,485
2025Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$42.06 /hr—$85,802
2024Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$42.06 /hr—$82,229
2023Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$28.92 /hr—$61,954
2022Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$27.40 /hr—$55,663
2021Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$25.10 /hr—$52,135
2020Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$24.49 /hr—$49,752
2019Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$22.98 /hr—$47,322
2018Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$22.98 /hr—$46,478
2017Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$21.88 /hr—$45,510
2016Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$21.88 /hr—$43,696
2015Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$20.26 /hr—$42,098
2014Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$19.67 /hr—$40,515
2013Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$18.97 /hr—$42,253
2012Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$17.98 /hr—$38,837
2011Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Olmsted$17.98 /hr—$26,616

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Public Defense Investigator

FY 2026, amount paid