Kay, Thomas Ralph
Jud Inform Tech Spec IVSupreme CourtRamsey CountyPart-time
Information Technology. 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 2014 to FY 2022, pay went up 62% while consumer prices went up 20%. After inflation, pay is up 35% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $93,971 | −23.4% | +7.2% | −28.5% |
| FY 2021 | $122,612 | +2.8% | +2.3% | +0.5% |
| FY 2020 | $119,238 | +2.7% | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| FY 2019 | $116,131 | +3.3% | +2.1% | +1.2% |
| FY 2018 | $112,462 | +5.7% | +2.3% | +3.4% |
| FY 2017 | $106,381 | +6.6% | +1.8% | +4.7% |
| FY 2016 | $99,798 | +0.6% | +0.7% | −0.0% |
| FY 2015 | $99,176 | +71.3% | +0.7% | +70.1% |
| FY 2014 | $57,889 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Jud Inform Tech Spec IV
Paid more than 31% of the 35 people with this job title that year. The median was $103,113.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Supreme Court Information Technology | Jud Inform Tech Spec IV Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $55.78 /hr | — | $93,971 |
| 2021 | Supreme Court Information Technology | Jud Inform Tech Spec IV Part-time | Ramsey | $54.16 /hr | — | $122,612 |
| 2020 | Supreme Court Information Technology | Jud IT Senior Project Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $57.40 /hr | — | $119,238 |
| 2019 | Supreme Court Information Technology | Jud IT Senior Project Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $55.92 /hr | — | $116,131 |
| 2018 | Supreme Court Information Technology | Jud IT Senior Project Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $54.16 /hr | — | $112,462 |
| 2017 | Supreme Court Information Technology | Jud IT Senior Project Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $52.33 /hr | — | $106,381 |
| 2016 | Supreme Court Information Technology | Jud Inform Tech Spec IV Full-time | Ramsey | $47.81 /hr | — | $99,798 |
| 2015 | Supreme Court Information Technology | Jud Inform Tech Spec IV Full-time | Ramsey | $45.97 /hr | — | $99,176 |
| 2014 | Supreme Court Information Technology | Jud Inform Tech Spec IV Full-time | Ramsey | $43.33 /hr | — | $57,889 |
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 Supreme Court
FY 2022, amount paid
- Gildea, Lorie S$210,496Jud SC Chief Justice
- Buker, Dean A$208,544Jud Dir Chief Inform Officer
- Shorba, Jeffrey G$206,387Jud State Court Administrator
- Anderson, G Barry$191,359Jud SC Associate Justice
- Chutich, Margaret H$191,359Jud SC Associate Justice
- Hudson, Natalie E$191,359Jud SC Associate Justice
- McKeig, Anne K$191,359Jud SC Associate Justice
- Moore III, Gordon L$191,359Jud SC Associate Justice
Highest paid as Jud Inform Tech Spec IV
FY 2022, amount paid
- Rewerts, Rick A$118,936Supreme Court
- Trinidad, Alfredo Corona$116,212Trial Courts
- Iverson, Lee Ann$112,691Supreme Court
- Witter, Stephen Timothy$112,088Supreme Court
- Gebreegziabher, Ataklti$111,776Supreme Court
- Eiden, Nicholas G$111,424Supreme Court
- Sczygelski, Erik D$111,245Supreme Court
- DeGroot, Joseph R$109,874Supreme Court