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Gratz, Emerald A

Staff Attorney 3Public Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Comm Office Deputy. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,135,806
over 14 fiscal years
Latest year
$132,408
FY 2026
Highest year
$132,408
FY 2026
Yearly average
$81,129
across years on record
Change since first year
+173%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 173% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 84% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$132,408+3.1%+3.1%+0.0%
FY 2025$128,365+15.2%+2.6%+12.3%
FY 2024$111,401+0.1%+3.3%−3.1%
FY 2023$111,316+10.1%+6.3%+3.6%
FY 2022$101,115+3.1%+7.2%−3.8%
FY 2021$98,116+3.2%+2.3%+0.9%
FY 2020$95,051+4.8%+1.6%+3.2%
FY 2019$90,666+23.2%+2.1%+20.7%
FY 2018$73,599+52.3%+2.3%+48.9%
FY 2017$48,330+6.1%+1.8%+4.1%
FY 2016$45,566+37.1%+0.7%+36.2%
FY 2015$33,228———
FY 2012$18,101−62.7%+2.9%−63.8%
FY 2011$48,545———

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 2026 · Staff Attorney 3

Paid more than 80% of the 81 people with this job title that year. The median was $126,356.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

14 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
Comm Office Deputy
Staff Attorney 3
Full-time
Ramsey$63.69 /hr—$132,408
2025Public Safety Dept
Comm Office Deputy
Staff Attorney 3
Full-time
Ramsey$62.75 /hr—$128,365
2024Public Safety Dept
Comm Office Deputy
Staff Attorney 2
Full-time
Ramsey$54.07 /hr—$111,401
2023Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Appellate Courts Attorney
Full-time
Ramsey$48.71 /hr—$111,316
2022Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Appellate Courts Attorney
Full-time
Ramsey$48.71 /hr—$101,115
2021Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Appellate Courts Attorney
Full-time
Ramsey$47.13 /hr—$98,116
2020Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Appellate Courts Attorney
Full-time
Ramsey$45.76 /hr—$95,051
2019Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Appellate Courts Attorney
Full-time
Ramsey$44.51 /hr—$90,666
2018Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Attorney III
Full-time
Ramsey$43.11 /hr—$73,599
2017Administrative Hearings
Administrative Law Division
Attorney 1
Part-time
Ramsey$31.59 /hr—$48,330
2016Administrative Hearings
Administrative Law Division
Attorney 1
Part-time
Ramsey$29.78 /hr—$45,566
2015Administrative Hearings
Administrative Law Division
Attorney 1
Part-time
Ramsey$28.07 /hr—$33,228
2012Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S1 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$32.18 /hr—$18,101
2011Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S1 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$32.18 /hr—$48,545

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 Safety Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Staff Attorney 3

FY 2026, amount paid