Chaffee, Lynn M
Jud AuditorSupreme CourtAnoka CountyPart-time
SCAO - Internal Audit CAAP. 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 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 152% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 81% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $44,613 | −17.1% | +3.1% | −19.6% |
| FY 2025 | $53,785 | +7.1% | +2.6% | +4.4% |
| FY 2024 | $50,201 | −0.1% | +3.3% | −3.3% |
| FY 2023 | $50,267 | +11.1% | +6.3% | +4.6% |
| FY 2022 | $45,230 | +9.1% | +7.2% | +1.8% |
| FY 2021 | $41,442 | +6.3% | +2.3% | +3.9% |
| FY 2020 | $38,986 | +3.7% | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| FY 2019 | $37,587 | +4.2% | +2.1% | +2.0% |
| FY 2018 | $36,084 | +2.4% | +2.3% | +0.1% |
| FY 2017 | $35,239 | +19.4% | +1.8% | +17.3% |
| FY 2016 | $29,509 | +11.8% | +0.7% | +11.1% |
| FY 2015 | $26,386 | +49.2% | +0.7% | +48.1% |
| FY 2014 | $17,687 | — | — | — |
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 Auditor
Paid more than 13% of the 8 people with this job title that year. The median was $84,708.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
13 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Supreme Court SCAO - Internal Audit CAAP | Jud Auditor Part-time · left during year | Anoka | $40.42 /hr | — | $44,613 |
| 2025 | Supreme Court SCAO - Internal Audit CAAP | Jud Auditor Part-time | Anoka | $39.92 /hr | — | $53,785 |
| 2024 | Supreme Court SCAO - Internal Audit CAAP | Jud Internal Auditor Part-time | Anoka | $37.29 /hr | — | $50,201 |
| 2023 | Supreme Court SCAO - Internal Audit CAAP | Jud Internal Auditor Part-time | — | $33.82 /hr | — | $50,267 |
| 2022 | Supreme Court SCAO - Internal Audit CAAP | Jud Internal Auditor Part-time | — | $33.82 /hr | — | $45,230 |
| 2021 | Supreme Court SCAO - Internal Audit CAAP | Jud Internal Auditor Part-time | Anoka | $32.64 /hr | — | $41,442 |
| 2020 | Supreme Court SCAO - Internal Audit CAAP | Jud Internal Auditor Part-time | Anoka | $31.54 /hr | — | $38,986 |
| 2019 | Supreme Court SCAO - Internal Audit CAAP | Jud Internal Auditor Part-time | Anoka | $30.47 /hr | — | $37,587 |
| 2018 | Supreme Court SCAO - Internal Audit CAAP | Jud Internal Auditor Part-time | Anoka | $29.23 /hr | — | $36,084 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts 10th District Staff | Jud Internal Auditor Part-time | Anoka | $28.04 /hr | — | $35,239 |
| 2016 | Trial Courts 10th District Staff | Jud Internal Auditor Part-time | Anoka | $26.90 /hr | — | $29,509 |
| 2015 | Trial Courts 10th District Staff | Jud Accounting Technician Part-time | Anoka | $24.40 /hr | — | $26,386 |
| 2014 | Trial Courts 10th District Staff | Jud Accounting Technician Part-time | Anoka | $23.00 /hr | — | $17,687 |
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.
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