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Cordes, Marcia Ann

General Counsel 1Bureau of Mediation ServicesRamsey CountyFull-time

Admin Lead. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$264,067
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$151,825
FY 2026
Highest year
$151,825
FY 2026
Yearly average
$132,033
across years on record
Change since first year
+35%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$112,2422025$151,8252026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 35% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 31% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$151,825+35.3%+3.1%+31.2%
FY 2025$112,242———

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 · General Counsel 1

Paid more than 69% of the 35 people with this job title that year. The median was $142,739.

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
2026Bureau of Mediation Services
Admin Lead
General Counsel 1
Full-time
Ramsey$73.03 /hr—$151,825
2025Bureau of Mediation Services
Admin Lead
General Counsel 1
Full-time
Ramsey$71.95 /hr—$112,242

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 Bureau of Mediation Services

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as General Counsel 1

FY 2026, amount paid