Klein, Dena L
Jud Court Operations AssociateTrial CourtsDakota CountyFull-time
1st Dakota. 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 2011 to FY 2022, pay went up 167% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 109% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $49,117 | −16.8% | +7.2% | −22.4% |
| FY 2021 | $59,033 | +2.6% | +2.3% | +0.3% |
| FY 2020 | $57,541 | +2.7% | +1.6% | +1.2% |
| FY 2019 | $56,001 | +2.7% | +2.1% | +0.6% |
| FY 2018 | $54,520 | +2.8% | +2.3% | +0.5% |
| FY 2017 | $53,041 | +5.5% | +1.8% | +3.5% |
| FY 2016 | $50,298 | +3.6% | +0.7% | +2.9% |
| FY 2015 | $48,572 | — | — | — |
| FY 2011 | $18,425 | — | — | — |
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 Court Operations Associate
Paid more than 79% of the 1,110 people with this job title that year. The median was $41,309.
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 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $28.53 /hr | $5 | $49,117 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Full-time | Dakota | $27.79 /hr | — | $59,033 |
| 2020 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $27.11 /hr | $163 | $57,541 |
| 2019 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $26.45 /hr | — | $56,001 |
| 2018 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $25.75 /hr | — | $54,520 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $25.08 /hr | — | $53,041 |
| 2016 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $23.76 /hr | — | $50,298 |
| 2015 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $22.85 /hr | — | $48,572 |
| 2011 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $20.61 /hr | — | $18,425 |
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 2022, amount paid
- Stanfield, Jennifer Lynn$199,893Jud District Court Judge
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$185,678Jud District Administrator C
- Beckman, Stephanie Lynn$178,355Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Anderson, Gregory J$177,726Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Barnette, Toddrick S$177,726Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Bueltel, Joseph A$177,726Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Castro, Leonardo$177,726Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Cuzzo, Michael James$177,726Jud District Court Judge
Highest paid as Jud Court Operations Associate
FY 2022, amount paid
- DePriest, Janine M$72,386Trial Courts
- Murden, Kimberly Dawn$69,438Trial Courts
- Runde, Miki Lynn$69,051Trial Courts
- O'Connell-Adami, Kerri M$68,553Trial Courts
- Schmitz, Kristin B$67,061Trial Courts
- Gillespie, Burdette R$66,801Trial Courts
- Saice, Gail L$66,424Trial Courts
- Miller, Darla S$66,278Trial Courts