Caldwell, Susan D
Jud Court Operations AssociateTrial CourtsDakota CountyFull-time
1st Dakota. 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 2012 to FY 2025, pay went up 214% while consumer prices went up 40%. After inflation, pay is up 125% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $53,417 | +2.6% | +2.6% | −0.1% |
| FY 2024 | $52,084 | +1.3% | +3.3% | −1.9% |
| FY 2023 | $51,399 | +9.3% | +6.3% | +2.8% |
| FY 2022 | $47,042 | +27.5% | +7.2% | +18.9% |
| FY 2021 | $36,903 | −18.2% | +2.3% | −20.1% |
| FY 2020 | $45,119 | +3.3% | +1.6% | +1.7% |
| FY 2019 | $43,681 | +2.9% | +2.1% | +0.8% |
| FY 2018 | $42,454 | +3.1% | +2.3% | +0.8% |
| FY 2017 | $41,188 | +5.4% | +1.8% | +3.5% |
| FY 2016 | $39,067 | −0.4% | +0.7% | −1.0% |
| FY 2015 | $39,217 | +9.1% | +0.7% | +8.3% |
| FY 2014 | $35,952 | −1.1% | +1.6% | −2.6% |
| FY 2013 | $36,347 | +113.8% | +1.7% | +110.3% |
| FY 2012 | $16,997 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Jud Court Operations Associate
Paid more than 74% of the 1,007 people with this job title that year. The median was $47,556.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $27.04 /hr | $292 | $53,417 |
| 2024 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Full-time | Dakota | $25.51 /hr | — | $52,084 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Full-time | Dakota | $22.65 /hr | — | $51,399 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Full-time | Dakota | $22.65 /hr | — | $47,042 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Full-time | Dakota | $22.10 /hr | — | $36,903 |
| 2020 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $21.56 /hr | $129 | $45,119 |
| 2019 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $21.03 /hr | — | $43,681 |
| 2018 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $20.44 /hr | — | $42,454 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $19.85 /hr | — | $41,188 |
| 2016 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $18.81 /hr | — | $39,067 |
| 2015 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $18.09 /hr | — | $39,217 |
| 2014 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $17.30 /hr | — | $35,952 |
| 2013 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $16.80 /hr | — | $36,347 |
| 2012 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $16.80 /hr | — | $16,997 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Pieh, Benjamin Charles$218,786Jud District Court Judge
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$211,699Jud District Administrator B
- Gonsalves, Sara Germain$204,569Jud District Administrator C
- Ellefson, Michelle R$203,647Jud District Administrator B
- Felten, Erin Elizabeth Lindhart$200,953Jud District Court Judge
- Jones, Brian E$199,760Jud District Administrator B
- Anderson, Gregory J$199,623Jud District Court Judge
- Austad, Jana Marie$199,623Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Jud Court Operations Associate
FY 2025, amount paid
- Berger, Julie M$86,604Trial Courts
- Brown, Kari D$80,248Trial Courts
- Dressen, Brenda J$77,750Trial Courts
- Miller, Darla S$76,850Trial Courts
- O'Neill, Tricia Lynn$76,804Trial Courts
- Seely, Valerie T$75,977Trial Courts
- Sime, Robert L$75,236Trial Courts
- Nippoldt, Julie Ann$75,210Trial Courts