Key, Alison Michelle
Jud Supreme Court Law ClerkSupreme CourtRamsey CountyFull-time
Supreme Court. 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 2017 to FY 2018, pay went down 80% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 80% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2018 | $10,575 | −80.0% | +2.3% | −80.4% |
| FY 2017 | $52,827 | — | — | — |
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 2018 · Jud Supreme Court Law Clerk
Paid more than 36% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $32,671.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Supreme Court Supreme Court | Jud Supreme Court Law Clerk Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $29.96 /hr | — | $10,575 |
| 2017 | Supreme Court Supreme Court | Jud Supreme Court Law Clerk Full-time | Ramsey | $29.09 /hr | — | $52,827 |
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 2018, amount paid
- Gildea, Lorie S$190,699Jud SC Chief Justice
- Shorba, Jeffrey G$186,964Jud State Court Administrator
- Torgerson, Dawn M$176,753Jud Dep State Court Admin
- Anderson, G Barry$173,363Jud SC Associate Justice
- Chutich, Margaret H$173,363Jud SC Associate Justice
- Hudson, Natalie E$173,363Jud SC Associate Justice
- Lillehaug, David L$173,363Jud SC Associate Justice
- McKeig, Anne K$173,363Jud SC Associate Justice
Highest paid as Jud Supreme Court Law Clerk
FY 2018, amount paid
- Buck, Madeline EL$54,168Supreme Court
- DeLong, Christopher Allen$54,168Supreme Court
- Fenton, Cassandra Elaine$54,168Supreme Court
- Fifield, Kathryn Elizabeth$54,168Supreme Court
- Galatowitsch, Diane B$54,168Supreme Court
- Gallup, Robert Clair$54,168Supreme Court
- Kwong, Katherine$54,168Supreme Court
- Langan, Frank E$54,168Supreme Court