Baxter, Paul Edward
Jud Court of Appeals Law ClerkCourt of AppealsRamsey CountyFull-time
Court of Appeals. 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 2020 to FY 2021, pay went down 73% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 74% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | $13,875 | −72.9% | +2.3% | −73.5% |
| FY 2020 | $51,185 | — | — | — |
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 2021 · Jud Court of Appeals Law Clerk
Paid more than 3% of the 61 people with this job title that year. The median was $51,220.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Court of Appeals Court of Appeals | Jud Court of Appeals Law Clerk Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $30.93 /hr | — | $13,875 |
| 2020 | Court of Appeals Court of Appeals | Jud Court of Appeals Law Clerk Full-time | Ramsey | $30.18 /hr | — | $51,185 |
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 Court of Appeals
FY 2021, amount paid
- Segal, Susan Lee$184,707Jud Court of Appeals Chief Jdg
- Bjorkman, Louise Dovre$175,915Jud Court of Appeals Judge
- Bratvold, Diane$175,915Jud Court of Appeals Judge
- Bryan, Jeffrey M$175,915Jud Court of Appeals Judge
- Cochran, Jeanne$175,915Jud Court of Appeals Judge
- Connolly, Francis J$175,915Jud Court of Appeals Judge
- Florey, James B$175,915Jud Court of Appeals Judge
- Frisch, Jennifer L$175,915Jud Court of Appeals Judge
Highest paid as Jud Court of Appeals Law Clerk
FY 2021, amount paid
- McSherry, Michael D$67,236Court of Appeals
- Hughesdon, Helen Mary$66,115Court of Appeals
- Heringer, Nicole Streifel$66,023Court of Appeals
- Basic, Amra$65,958Court of Appeals
- Berchiolli, Justin Fredrick$65,958Court of Appeals
- Finck, Jonathan Gregory$65,958Court of Appeals
- Joyce, Anthony William$65,958Court of Appeals
- Joyce, Thomas Joseph$65,958Court of Appeals