Clausen, Cathy A
Jud Court Operations ManagerTrial CourtsRamsey CountyFull-time
2nd District Criminal. 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 2011 to FY 2025, pay went up 141% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 67% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $169,317 | +40.5% | +2.6% | +36.9% |
| FY 2024 | $120,496 | −1.5% | +3.3% | −4.7% |
| FY 2023 | $122,383 | +12.2% | +6.3% | +5.6% |
| FY 2022 | $109,105 | +3.6% | +7.2% | −3.4% |
| FY 2021 | $105,359 | +3.5% | +2.3% | +1.1% |
| FY 2020 | $101,820 | +2.7% | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| FY 2019 | $99,119 | +5.0% | +2.1% | +2.9% |
| FY 2018 | $94,374 | +2.9% | +2.3% | +0.7% |
| FY 2017 | $91,678 | +4.4% | +1.8% | +2.5% |
| FY 2016 | $87,852 | −0.6% | +0.7% | −1.2% |
| FY 2015 | $88,347 | +10.9% | +0.7% | +10.1% |
| FY 2014 | $79,663 | +7.0% | +1.6% | +5.4% |
| FY 2013 | $74,421 | +3.8% | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| FY 2012 | $71,690 | +1.9% | +2.9% | −1.0% |
| FY 2011 | $70,363 | — | — | — |
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 Manager
Paid more than 96% of the 28 people with this job title that year. The median was $106,965.
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 2nd District Criminal | Jud Court Operations Manager Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $60.16 /hr | — | $169,317 |
| 2024 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal | Jud Court Operations Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $56.46 /hr | — | $120,496 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal | Jud Court Operations Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $51.33 /hr | — | $122,383 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal | Jud Court Operations Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $51.33 /hr | — | $109,105 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal | Jud Court Operations Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $49.55 /hr | — | $105,359 |
| 2020 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal | Jud Court Operations Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $47.99 /hr | — | $101,820 |
| 2019 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Court Oper Analyst II Full-time | Ramsey | $46.37 /hr | — | $99,119 |
| 2018 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Court Oper Analyst II Full-time | Ramsey | $44.59 /hr | — | $94,374 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Admin Services Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $43.08 /hr | — | $91,678 |
| 2016 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Admin Services Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $41.50 /hr | — | $87,852 |
| 2015 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Admin Services Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $39.90 /hr | — | $88,347 |
| 2014 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Admin Services Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $37.61 /hr | — | $79,663 |
| 2013 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Admin Services Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $36.51 /hr | — | $74,421 |
| 2012 | Trial Courts 2nd District Assignment | Jud Court Operation Supervisor Full-time | Ramsey | $33.19 /hr | — | $71,690 |
| 2011 | Trial Courts 2nd District Assignment | Jud Court Operation Supervisor Full-time | Ramsey | $33.19 /hr | — | $70,363 |
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 Manager
FY 2025, amount paid
- Wendt, Elizabeth J$144,957Trial Courts
- Lane, Lisa A$119,418Trial Courts
- Groves, Brenda Lynn$119,193Trial Courts
- Schneider, Rebecca A$117,865Trial Courts
- Grams Basnight, Mary Lynn Elizabeth$116,001Court of Appeals
- Sumner-McFarlane, Kathleen M$113,702Trial Courts
- Wright, Victoria Cecilia$113,406Trial Courts
- Frazher, Lindsay$113,338Trial Courts