Elstad, Beth Anne
Jud Staff Generalist IITrial CourtsSt Louis CountyFull-time
6th 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 2019, pay went up 571% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 543% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $37,064 | −40.8% | +2.1% | −42.0% |
| FY 2018 | $62,599 | +1,034.0% | +2.3% | +1,009.0% |
| FY 2017 | $5,520 | — | — | — |
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 2019 · Jud Staff Generalist II
Paid more than 15% of the 13 people with this job title that year. The median was $66,393.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Trial Courts 6th District Staff | Jud Staff Generalist II Full-time · left during year | St Louis | $35.40 /hr | — | $37,064 |
| 2018 | Trial Courts 6th District Staff | Jud Treatment Courts Coord Full-time | St Louis | $31.13 /hr | — | $62,599 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts 6th District Staff | Jud Treatment Courts Coord Full-time | St Louis | $30.00 /hr | — | $5,520 |
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 2019, amount paid
- Harris, Dale O$315,658Jud District Court Judge
- Floerke, Shaun R$315,558Jud District Court Judge
- Harris, JaPaul J$180,616Jud District Court Judge
- Ostby, Timothy L$176,412Jud District Administrator B
- Ellefson, Michelle R$168,429Jud District Administrator B
- Maatz, Paul W$168,429Jud District Administrator B
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$166,140Jud District Administrator C
- Benshoof, Paul T$165,036Jud District Court Judge
Highest paid as Jud Staff Generalist II
FY 2019, amount paid
- Nelson, Lynda J$87,206Supreme Court
- Murphy, Debra Ann$79,366Supreme Court
- Friesen, Miriam Elaine$77,613Court of Appeals
- Kautzmann, Don C$76,720Trial Courts
- Williamson, Aaron S$73,947Trial Courts
- Holbrook, Allison Lynn$73,713Trial Courts
- Peterson, Carol$66,393Trial Courts
- Pahlen, Maria Lynn$60,681Trial Courts