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Bennett, Barbara

Jud Court Reporter StenoTrial CourtsDakota CountyPart-time

1st Dakota Judge. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$90,466
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$25,284
FY 2012
Highest year
$65,182
FY 2011
Yearly average
$45,233
across years on record
Change since first year
-61%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$65,1822011$25,2842012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 61% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 62% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$25,284−61.2%+2.9%−62.3%
FY 2011$65,182———

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 2012 · Jud Court Reporter Steno

Paid more than 5% of the 207 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,605.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2012Trial Courts
1st Dakota Judge
Jud Court Reporter Steno
Part-time · left during year
Dakota$30.28 /hr—$25,284
2011Trial Courts
1st Dakota Judge
Jud Court Reporter Steno
Full-time
Dakota$30.28 /hr—$65,182

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 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Jud Court Reporter Steno

FY 2012, amount paid