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Leggitt, Shawn M

Public Defense Asst AttorneyPublic Defense BoardStearns CountyFull-time

Seventh Judicial District. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$178,585
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$41,704
FY 2022
Highest year
$46,894
FY 2019
Yearly average
$35,717
across years on record
Change since first year
+19%
FY 2018 to FY 2022 · prices +14%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$34,9712018$46,8942019$19,6592020$35,3572021$41,7042022
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2022, pay went up 19% while consumer prices went up 14%. After inflation, pay is up 5% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$41,704+18.0%+7.2%+10.1%
FY 2021$35,357+79.9%+2.3%+75.8%
FY 2020$19,659−58.1%+1.6%−58.7%
FY 2019$46,894+34.1%+2.1%+31.4%
FY 2018$34,971———

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 · Public Defense Asst Attorney

Paid more than 16% of the 559 people with this job title that year. The median was $71,813.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Public Defense Board
Seventh Judicial District
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time · left during year
Stearns$32.26 /hr—$41,704
2021Public Defense Board
Seventh Judicial District
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Stearns$32.26 /hr—$35,357
2020Public Defense Board
Seventh Judicial District
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time · left during year
Stearns$29.86 /hr—$19,659
2019Public Defense Board
Seventh Judicial District
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Stearns$27.74 /hr—$46,894
2018Public Defense Board
Seventh Judicial District
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Stearns$27.74 /hr—$34,971

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 Public Defense Board

FY 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Public Defense Asst Attorney

FY 2022, amount paid