James, Ellie Jane
Jud District Court Law ClerkTrial CourtsWaseca CountyFull-time
3rd Waseca Judge. 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 2020 to FY 2025, pay went up 372% while consumer prices went up 24%. After inflation, pay is up 282% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $21,446 | −48.9% | +2.6% | −50.2% |
| FY 2024 | $41,932 | +152.6% | +3.3% | +144.5% |
| FY 2023 | $16,600 | — | — | — |
| FY 2020 | $4,542 | — | — | — |
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 · Jud District Court Law Clerk
Paid more than 15% of the 428 people with this job title that year. The median was $61,702.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Trial Courts 3rd Waseca Judge | Jud District Court Law Clerk Full-time · left during year | Waseca | $33.15 /hr | — | $21,446 |
| 2024 | Trial Courts 3rd Waseca Judge | Jud District Court Law Clerk Part-time | Waseca | $31.24 /hr | — | $41,932 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts 3rd Waseca Judge | Jud District Court Law Clerk Part-time · left during year | Waseca | $27.64 /hr | — | $16,600 |
| 2020 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MAN Adjunct Faculty | State Univ Adjuct Non-Unit Part-time · left during year | Blue Earth | — | — | $4,542 |
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 Jud District Court Law Clerk
FY 2025, amount paid
- Anderson, Valerie A$82,862Trial Courts
- Hodnett, Dean W$82,862Trial Courts
- Metzen, Joseph H$82,862Trial Courts
- Schaefer, Gregory$82,862Trial Courts
- Stenhaug, Paul D$82,862Trial Courts
- Tabor, Paul A$82,862Trial Courts
- Gardner, Leanne Kay$82,549Trial Courts
- Berens, Stephanie L$82,476Trial Courts