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Diltz, Darrel L

Public Defense InvestigatorPublic Defense BoardDakota CountyFull-time

First Judicial District. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$222,492
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$46,874
FY 2014
Highest year
$60,170
FY 2013
Yearly average
$55,623
across years on record
Change since first year
-18%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$57,0622011$58,3852012$60,1702013$46,8742014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 18% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 23% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$46,874−22.1%+1.6%−23.3%
FY 2013$60,170+3.1%+1.7%+1.4%
FY 2012$58,385+2.3%+2.9%−0.6%
FY 2011$57,062———

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 2014 · Public Defense Investigator

Paid more than 24% of the 41 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,930.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Public Defense Board
First Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$28.66 /hr—$46,874
2013Public Defense Board
First Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Dakota$27.71 /hr—$60,170
2012Public Defense Board
First Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Dakota$27.03 /hr—$58,385
2011Public Defense Board
First Judicial District
Public Defense Investigator
Full-time
Dakota$27.03 /hr—$57,062

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Public Defense Investigator

FY 2014, amount paid