Dolney, Devon Joy
Legal Office AssistantPublic Defense BoardStearns CountyFull-time
Seventh District Moorhead. 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 2022 to FY 2023, pay went up 781% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 729% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $38,980 | +781.2% | +6.3% | +729.2% |
| FY 2022 | $4,424 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Legal Office Assistant
Paid more than 27% of the 97 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,952.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Public Defense Board Seventh District Moorhead | Legal Office Assistant Full-time · left during year | Stearns | $21.61 /hr | — | $38,980 |
| 2022 | Public Defense Board Seventh District Moorhead | Legal Office Assistant Full-time | Stearns | $20.48 /hr | — | $4,424 |
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 2023, amount paid
- Kuchera, Louis$192,592Public Defense Managing Attrny
- Kajer, Kevin L$181,778Public Defense Chief Admin
- Kolar, Kristine$181,778Public Defense Chief Publ Def
- Lew, Daniel K$181,778Public Defense Chief Publ Def
- Middlebrook, Cathryn Y$181,778Public Defense Chief Publ Def
- Cutcher, Scott R$177,658Public Defense Chief Publ Def
- Murphrey, Virginia$177,658Public Defense Chief Publ Def
- Ward, William$175,111Public Defense State Publ
Highest paid as Legal Office Assistant
FY 2023, amount paid
- Huot, Kathy$65,342Public Defense Board
- Miller, Theresa$65,342Public Defense Board
- Vagle, Peggy G$63,861Public Defense Board
- Tonneson, Laura D$63,861Public Defense Board
- Wright, Sherry Lynn$63,861Public Defense Board
- Ylinen, Danielle S$63,861Public Defense Board
- Merchlewitz, Jeanne$63,379Public Defense Board
- Kowalski, Diane$63,379Public Defense Board