Carpenter, LuAnn Kay
Jud Staff Generalist IITrial CourtsDakota CountyFull-time
1st 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 2020 to FY 2026, pay went up 37% while consumer prices went up 27%. After inflation, pay is up 8% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $95,074 | +3.7% | +3.1% | +0.5% |
| FY 2025 | $91,713 | +6.9% | +2.6% | +4.2% |
| FY 2024 | $85,762 | +0.7% | +3.3% | −2.5% |
| FY 2023 | $85,182 | +14.9% | +6.3% | +8.1% |
| FY 2022 | $74,126 | +3.1% | +7.2% | −3.8% |
| FY 2021 | $71,871 | +3.8% | +2.3% | +1.4% |
| FY 2020 | $69,254 | — | — | — |
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 2026 · Jud Staff Generalist II
Paid more than 70% of the 10 people with this job title that year. The median was $89,429.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
7 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Trial Courts 1st District Staff | Jud Staff Generalist II Full-time | Dakota | $44.73 /hr | — | $95,074 |
| 2025 | Trial Courts 1st District Staff | Jud Staff Generalist II Full-time | Dakota | $44.18 /hr | — | $91,713 |
| 2024 | Trial Courts 1st District Staff | Jud Staff Generalist II Full-time | Dakota | $41.35 /hr | — | $85,762 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts 1st District Staff | Jud Staff Generalist II Full-time | Dakota | $37.51 /hr | $0 | $85,182 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts 1st District Staff | Jud Calendar Coordinator Full-time | Dakota | $35.72 /hr | — | $74,126 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts 1st District Staff | Jud Calendar Coordinator Full-time | Dakota | $34.38 /hr | — | $71,871 |
| 2020 | Trial Courts 1st District Staff | Jud Calendar Coordinator Full-time | Dakota | $33.22 /hr | — | $69,254 |
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 2026, amount paid
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$217,269Jud District Administrator B
- Gonsalves, Sara Germain$214,079Jud District Administrator C
- Ellefson, Michelle R$210,990Jud District Administrator B
- Kendall, Heather M$210,989Jud District Administrator B
- Gardner, Victoria A$206,980Jud District Court Judge
- Jones, Brian E$206,898Jud District Administrator B
- Austad, Jana Marie$199,622Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Beckman, Stephanie Lynn$199,622Jud District Court Judge
Highest paid as Jud Staff Generalist II
FY 2026, amount paid
- Snustad, Lindsay Beth$110,761Trial Courts
- Denson, Benjamin Ira$104,532Supreme Court
- Samuelian, Christine A$93,992Supreme Court
- Lemke, Ronalea F$92,566Trial Courts
- Pahlen, Maria Lynn$86,293Trial Courts
- Shanley, Samantha Mae$82,626Supreme Court
- Mundy, Carissa Ann$80,270Trial Courts
- Sorensen, Jeaney Jin Kyung$69,076Trial Courts