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Kovacs, James Christopher

Jud District Court Law ClerkTrial CourtsPine CountyFull-time

10th Pine Judge. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$54,397
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$14,017
FY 2017
Highest year
$40,379
FY 2016
Yearly average
$27,198
across years on record
Change since first year
-65%
FY 2016 to FY 2017 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$40,3792016$14,0172017
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2017, pay went down 65% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 66% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$14,017−65.3%+1.8%−65.9%
FY 2016$40,379———

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 2017 · Jud District Court Law Clerk

Paid more than 15% of the 424 people with this job title that year. The median was $42,961.

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
2017Trial Courts
10th Pine Judge
Jud District Court Law Clerk
Full-time · left during year
Pine$24.82 /hr—$14,017
2016Trial Courts
10th Pine Judge
Jud District Court Law Clerk
Full-time
Pine$23.26 /hr—$40,379

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Jud District Court Law Clerk

FY 2017, amount paid