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Benson, Robert R

Jud Dist Court Senior JudgeTrial CourtsRamsey CountyIntermittent

Retired Judges. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$392,097
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$2,594
FY 2015
Highest year
$136,396
FY 2011
Yearly average
$78,419
across years on record
Change since first year
-98%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$136,3962011$135,5802012$109,6892013$7,8382014$2,5942015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 98% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 98% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$2,594−66.9%+0.7%−67.1%
FY 2014$7,838−92.9%+1.6%−93.0%
FY 2013$109,689−19.1%+1.7%−20.4%
FY 2012$135,580−0.6%+2.9%−3.4%
FY 2011$136,396———

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 2015 · Jud Dist Court Senior Judge

Paid more than 22% of the 90 people with this job title that year. The median was $5,952.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Trial Courts
Retired Judges
Jud Dist Court Senior Judge
Intermittent
Ramsey$46.50 /hr—$2,594
2014Trial Courts
Retired Judges
Jud Dist Court Senior Judge
Intermittent
Ramsey$45.25 /hr—$7,838
2013Trial Courts
Retired Judges
Jud Dist Court Senior Judge
Intermittent
Ramsey$43.50 /hr—$109,689
2012Trial Courts
Trial Court Judges
Jud District Court Chief Judge
Full-time
Fillmore$5,215 /2 wk—$135,580
2011Trial Courts
Trial Court Judges
Jud District Court Chief Judge
Full-time
Fillmore$5,021 /2 wk—$136,396

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Jud Dist Court Senior Judge

FY 2015, amount paid