Bergee, Melora Lynn
Jud Treatment Courts CoordTrial CourtsPennington CountyPart-time
9th District Staff. 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 2017 to FY 2020, pay went up 28% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 21% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $14,866 | −64.5% | +1.6% | −65.0% |
| FY 2019 | $41,828 | +5.4% | +2.1% | +3.3% |
| FY 2018 | $39,682 | +242.5% | +2.3% | +234.9% |
| FY 2017 | $11,587 | — | — | — |
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 2020 · Jud Treatment Courts Coord
Paid more than 19% of the 27 people with this job title that year. The median was $57,953.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Trial Courts 9th District Staff | Jud Treatment Courts Coord Part-time · left during year | Pennington | $27.68 /hr | — | $14,866 |
| 2019 | Trial Courts 9th District Staff | Jud Treatment Courts Coord Part-time | Pennington | $26.87 /hr | — | $41,828 |
| 2018 | Trial Courts 9th District Staff | Jud Treatment Courts Coord Part-time | Pennington | $25.84 /hr | — | $39,682 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts 9th District Staff | Jud Treatment Courts Coord Part-time | Pennington | $24.24 /hr | — | $11,587 |
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 2020, amount paid
- Ostby, Timothy L$181,440Jud District Administrator B
- Ellefson, Michelle R$172,819Jud District Administrator B
- Claesson-Huseby, Annie Pat$170,192Jud District Court Judge
- Bernhardson, Ivy J$169,163Jud District Court Judge
- Carlson, Jay D$169,162Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Dietrich, Michelle A$169,162Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Guthmann, John H$169,162Jud District Court Judge
- Knutsen, Dwayne Neil$169,162Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Jud Treatment Courts Coord
FY 2020, amount paid
- Mettler, Kevin David$78,560Trial Courts
- Keller, Lisa C$72,874Trial Courts
- White, Karon I.$69,650Trial Courts
- Kunert, Tanya J$64,262Trial Courts
- McKenzie, Jill M$64,152Trial Courts
- Mann, Tria Dawn$62,564Trial Courts
- Saathoff, Linda M$62,517Trial Courts
- Ward, Aleesha L$60,788Trial Courts