Baker, Gail Dyer
Jud RefereeTrial CourtsSteele CountyPart-time
3rd Steele 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 2014 to FY 2024, pay went down 66% while consumer prices went up 32%. After inflation, pay is down 74% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $15,452 | −70.4% | +3.3% | −71.3% |
| FY 2023 | $52,159 | −60.4% | +6.3% | −62.8% |
| FY 2022 | $131,775 | −10.9% | +7.2% | −16.8% |
| FY 2021 | $147,825 | +0.1% | +2.3% | −2.2% |
| FY 2020 | $147,710 | +5.0% | +1.6% | +3.3% |
| FY 2019 | $140,728 | +2.5% | +2.1% | +0.4% |
| FY 2018 | $137,300 | +2.6% | +2.3% | +0.3% |
| FY 2017 | $133,880 | +4.0% | +1.8% | +2.1% |
| FY 2016 | $128,770 | +3.9% | +0.7% | +3.2% |
| FY 2015 | $123,884 | +175.5% | +0.7% | +173.5% |
| FY 2014 | $44,973 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Jud Referee
Paid more than 0% of the 28 people with this job title that year. The median was $163,509.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
11 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Trial Courts 3rd Steele Judge | Jud Referee Part-time · left during year | Steele | $78.79 /hr | — | $15,452 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts 3rd Steele Judge | Jud Referee Part-time | Steele | $72.95 /hr | — | $52,159 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts 3rd Steele Judge | Jud Referee Part-time | Steele | $72.95 /hr | — | $131,775 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts 3rd Dodge Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Olmsted | $71.17 /hr | — | $147,825 |
| 2020 | Trial Courts 3rd Dodge Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Olmsted | $69.43 /hr | — | $147,710 |
| 2019 | Trial Courts 3rd Dodge Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Olmsted | $67.74 /hr | — | $140,728 |
| 2018 | Trial Courts 3rd Dodge Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Olmsted | $66.09 /hr | — | $137,300 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts 3rd Winona Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Olmsted | $64.48 /hr | — | $133,880 |
| 2016 | Trial Courts 3rd Winona Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Olmsted | $62.00 /hr | — | $128,770 |
| 2015 | Trial Courts 3rd Winona Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Olmsted | $59.62 /hr | — | $123,884 |
| 2014 | Trial Courts 3rd Winona Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Olmsted | $57.88 /hr | — | $44,973 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Frank, Matthew G$246,045Jud District Court Judge
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$202,269Jud District Administrator B
- Bettendorf-Hopps, Nicole$198,167Jud District Court Judge
- Borer, George F$194,543Jud Referee
- Anderson, Gregory J$191,944Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Austad, Jana Marie$191,944Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Beckman, Stephanie Lynn$191,944Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Beiers, Leslie Elizabeth$191,944Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Jud Referee
FY 2024, amount paid
- Borer, George F$194,543Trial Courts
- Madden, Mary E$171,573Trial Courts
- Garfinkel, Naomi Shira$168,237Trial Courts
- Sedillos, Tiffany M W$168,237Trial Courts
- Nguyen, Ngoc$168,237Trial Courts
- Hutchison, Jason Thomas$168,237Trial Courts
- Ogunleye, Joshua Jack$168,237Trial Courts
- Stebbins, Richard A$168,237Trial Courts