Doyen, Cara Ann
Jud Staff Generalist ITrial CourtsBlue Earth CountyFull-time
5th District Staff. 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 2017 to FY 2018, pay went up 69% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 65% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2018 | $51,771 | +69.1% | +2.3% | +65.3% |
| FY 2017 | $30,621 | — | — | — |
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 2018 · Jud Staff Generalist I
Paid more than 62% of the 13 people with this job title that year. The median was $40,889.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Trial Courts 5th District Staff | Jud Staff Generalist I Full-time | Blue Earth | $25.23 /hr | — | $51,771 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts 5th District Staff | Jud Staff Generalist I Full-time | Blue Earth | $24.38 /hr | — | $30,621 |
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 2018, amount paid
- Johnson, Jeffrey M$175,152Jud District Court Judge
- Ostby, Timothy L$169,209Jud District Administrator B
- Klossner, John D$167,107Jud District Court Judge
- Ellefson, Michelle R$161,515Jud District Administrator B
- Maatz, Paul W$161,515Jud District Administrator B
- Benshoof, Paul T$161,011Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Bernhardson, Ivy J$161,011Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Carlson, Jay D$161,011Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Jud Staff Generalist I
FY 2018, amount paid
- Luth, Katie Elizabeth$62,440Supreme Court
- Vilchez, Armando$59,652Trial Courts
- Reseland, Erik T$56,542Supreme Court
- Nelson, Sadie L.$54,576Trial Courts
- Newgard, Katie Marie$49,195Supreme Court
- Euerle, Katie$40,889Trial Courts
- O'Leary, Jenifer Jo$35,495Trial Courts
- Nordeen, LaVonn A$34,080Supreme Court