Hentges, Kellie Jo
Judicial Business Process SpeTrial CourtsKandiyohi CountyFull-time
8th 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 2025, pay went up 130% while consumer prices went up 31%. After inflation, pay is up 75% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $80,214 | +7.6% | +2.6% | +4.8% |
| FY 2024 | $74,543 | +10.8% | +3.3% | +7.3% |
| FY 2023 | $67,253 | +17.0% | +6.3% | +10.1% |
| FY 2022 | $57,463 | +21.3% | +7.2% | +13.2% |
| FY 2021 | $47,381 | +4.3% | +2.3% | +2.0% |
| FY 2020 | $45,418 | +3.3% | +1.6% | +1.7% |
| FY 2019 | $43,985 | +3.7% | +2.1% | +1.6% |
| FY 2018 | $42,413 | +21.4% | +2.3% | +18.7% |
| FY 2017 | $34,940 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Judicial Business Process Spe
Paid more than 52% of the 21 people with this job title that year. The median was $79,896.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
9 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Trial Courts 8th District Staff | Judicial Business Process Spe Full-time | Kandiyohi | $37.92 /hr | — | $80,214 |
| 2024 | Trial Courts 8th District Staff | Judicial Business Process Spe Full-time | Kandiyohi | $35.42 /hr | — | $74,543 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts 8th District Staff | Judicial Business Process Spe Full-time | Kandiyohi | $29.48 /hr | — | $67,253 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts 8th District Staff | Judicial Business Process Spe Full-time | Kandiyohi | $28.62 /hr | $47 | $57,463 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts 8th District Wilkin | Jud Court Operations Associate Full-time | Stevens | $22.58 /hr | — | $47,381 |
| 2020 | Trial Courts 8th District Wilkin | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Stevens | $21.87 /hr | — | $45,418 |
| 2019 | Trial Courts 8th District Wilkin | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Stevens | $21.18 /hr | — | $43,985 |
| 2018 | Trial Courts 8th District Wilkin | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Stevens | $20.51 /hr | — | $42,413 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts 8th District Wilkin | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Stevens | $19.24 /hr | — | $34,940 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Pieh, Benjamin Charles$218,786Jud District Court Judge
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$211,699Jud District Administrator B
- Gonsalves, Sara Germain$204,569Jud District Administrator C
- Ellefson, Michelle R$203,647Jud District Administrator B
- Felten, Erin Elizabeth Lindhart$200,953Jud District Court Judge
- Jones, Brian E$199,760Jud District Administrator B
- Anderson, Gregory J$199,623Jud District Court Judge
- Austad, Jana Marie$199,623Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Judicial Business Process Spe
FY 2025, amount paid
- Lawrence, Carla S$102,186Trial Courts
- Schmidt, Jenny R$99,991Trial Courts
- Anderson, Tracey L$97,658Trial Courts
- Perkins, Melissa J$96,803Trial Courts
- Hill, Ann M$96,446Trial Courts
- Brockman, Matthew Raymond$95,280Trial Courts
- Carroll, Alona L$85,342Trial Courts
- Braaten, Lisa L$84,814Trial Courts