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Joyce, Michael S

Jud Law Clerk TraineeTrial CourtsDakota CountyFull-time

1st Dakota Judge. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$7,732
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$6,656
FY 2016
Highest year
$6,656
FY 2016
Yearly average
$3,866
across years on record
Change since first year
+518%
FY 2015 to FY 2016 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$1,0762015$6,6562016
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2016, pay went up 518% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is up 514% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$6,656+518.3%+0.7%+514.2%
FY 2015$1,076———

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 2016 · Jud Law Clerk Trainee

Paid more than 33% of the 6 people with this job title that year. The median was $6,688.

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

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2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Trial Courts
1st Dakota Judge
Jud Law Clerk Trainee
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$19.24 /hr—$6,656
2015Trial Courts
1st Dakota Judge
Jud Law Clerk Trainee
Full-time
Dakota$16.82 /hr—$1,076

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Jud Law Clerk Trainee

FY 2016, amount paid