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Karstens, Michael J

Jud Office Assistant IIITrial CourtsSt Louis CountyFull-time

6th District Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$56,844
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$49,076
FY 2023 · $650 overtime
Highest year
$49,076
FY 2023
Yearly average
$28,422
across years on record
Change since first year
+532%
FY 2022 to FY 2023 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$7,7682022$49,0762023
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2023, pay went up 532% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 495% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$49,076+531.8%+6.3%+494.5%
FY 2022$7,768———

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 2023 · Jud Office Assistant III

Paid more than 27% of the 37 people with this job title that year. The median was $58,158.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Trial Courts
6th District Staff
Jud Office Assistant III
Full-time
St Louis$25.00 /hr$650$49,076
2022Trial Courts
6th District-Shore
Jud Court Operations Associate
Full-time
Lake$19.42 /hr—$7,768

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Jud Office Assistant III

FY 2023, amount paid