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Briggs, Dana Lea

Public Defense Legal SecretaryPublic Defense BoardOlmsted CountyFull-time

Third Judicial District. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$47,866
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$22,587
FY 2019
Highest year
$25,279
FY 2018
Yearly average
$23,933
across years on record
Change since first year
-11%
FY 2018 to FY 2019 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$25,2792018$22,5872019
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2019, pay went down 11% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 12% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$22,587−10.6%+2.1%−12.5%
FY 2018$25,279———

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 2019 · Public Defense Legal Secretary

Paid more than 23% of the 53 people with this job title that year. The median was $42,600.

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
2019Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Legal Secretary
Full-time · left during year
Olmsted$17.17 /hr—$22,587
2018Public Defense Board
Third Judicial District
Public Defense Legal Secretary
Full-time
Olmsted$17.17 /hr—$25,279

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 Public Defense Board

FY 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Public Defense Legal Secretary

FY 2019, amount paid