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Giesen, John Thomas

Jud Supreme Court Law ClerkSupreme CourtRamsey CountyFull-time

Supreme Court. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$67,330
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$10,548
FY 2020
Highest year
$56,782
FY 2019
Yearly average
$33,665
across years on record
Change since first year
-81%
FY 2019 to FY 2020 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$56,7822019$10,5482020
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2020, pay went down 81% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 82% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$10,548−81.4%+1.6%−81.7%
FY 2019$56,782———

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 2020 · Jud Supreme Court Law Clerk

Paid more than 10% of the 21 people with this job title that year. The median was $56,175.

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
2020Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Jud Supreme Court Law Clerk
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$31.63 /hr—$10,548
2019Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Jud Supreme Court Law Clerk
Full-time
Ramsey$30.86 /hr—$56,782

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 Supreme Court

FY 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Jud Supreme Court Law Clerk

FY 2020, amount paid