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Derrett, Christopher

Public Defense Law ClerkPublic Defense BoardRamsey CountyPart-time

Appellate Office 4. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$12,411
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$1,111
FY 2017
Highest year
$11,300
FY 2016
Yearly average
$6,206
across years on record
Change since first year
-90%
FY 2016 to FY 2017 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$11,3002016$1,1112017
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2017, pay went down 90% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 90% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$1,111−90.2%+1.8%−90.3%
FY 2016$11,300———

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 2017 · Public Defense Law Clerk

Paid more than 36% of the 56 people with this job title that year. The median was $3,389.

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
2017Public Defense Board
Appellate Office 4
Public Defense Law Clerk
Part-time · left during year
Ramsey$11.00 /hr—$1,111
2016Public Defense Board
Appellate Office 4
Public Defense Law Clerk
Part-time
Ramsey$11.00 /hr—$11,300

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 Public Defense Board

FY 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Public Defense Law Clerk

FY 2017, amount paid