Hunter, Cara Margaret
Legal Admin Assistant SeniorAdministrative HearingsRamsey CountyFull-time
WC Legal Support. 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 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 59% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 54% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $67,763 | +59.0% | +3.1% | +54.1% |
| FY 2025 | $42,626 | — | — | — |
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 · Legal Admin Assistant Senior
Paid more than 50% of the 10 people with this job title that year. The median was $67,156.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Administrative Hearings WC Legal Support | Legal Admin Assistant Senior Full-time | Ramsey | $33.45 /hr | — | $67,763 |
| 2025 | Administrative Hearings WC Legal Support | Legal Administrative Assistant Full-time | Ramsey | $30.43 /hr | — | $42,626 |
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 Administrative Hearings
FY 2026, amount paid
- Palmer-Denig, Jessica Ann$195,544Chief Administrative Law Judge
- Todnem, Suzanne C$190,164Admin Law Judge
- Walther, Veronica$189,384Asst Chief Admin Law Judge
- Butler, Kristien$188,552Admin Law Judge
- Pham, Ngoc-Dung Tran$188,552Comp Judge
- Wolkoff, Adam S$188,088Comp Judge
- Marshall, Kirsten M$186,576Comp Judge
- Colling, Jacob Ryan$186,576Comp Judge
Highest paid as Legal Admin Assistant Senior
FY 2026, amount paid
- Fusco, Judith M$74,413Attorney General's Office
- Jeppesen, JulieAnn Marie$74,216Attorney General's Office
- McMahon, Diane M$73,616Attorney General's Office
- Fredrickson, Dawn L$73,200Natural Resources Dept
- Cosgriff, Samantha Louise Young$66,549Administrative Hearings
- Burrington, Mai Angel$65,347Tax Court
- Smith, Sabrina L$64,345Attorney General's Office
- Yang, Kathy Gao Ia$48,221Attorney General's Office