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Li, Jiaqi

Public Defense Asst AttorneyPublic Defense BoardRamsey CountyFull-time

Appellate Office 7. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$264,756
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$55,123
FY 2025
Highest year
$94,564
FY 2024
Yearly average
$52,951
across years on record
Change since first year
+264%
FY 2021 to FY 2025 · prices +21%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$15,1252021$30,3242022$69,6212023$94,5642024$55,1232025
Paid in yearFY 2021 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2021 to FY 2025, pay went up 264% while consumer prices went up 21%. After inflation, pay is up 202% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2025$55,123−41.7%+2.6%−43.2%
FY 2024$94,564+35.8%+3.3%+31.5%
FY 2023$69,621+129.6%+6.3%+116.1%
FY 2022$30,324+100.5%+7.2%+87.1%
FY 2021$15,125———

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 2025 · Public Defense Asst Attorney

Paid more than 4% of the 593 people with this job title that year. The median was $110,528.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2025Public Defense Board
Appellate Office 7
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$48.10 /hr—$55,123
2024Public Defense Board
Appellate Office 7
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Ramsey$48.10 /hr—$94,564
2023Public Defense Board
Second District-Malone
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Ramsey$34.39 /hr—$69,621
2022Public Defense Board
Second District-Malone
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Ramsey$32.62 /hr—$30,324
2021Public Defense Board
Seventh District-Fergus Falls
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Stearns$31.51 /hr—$15,125

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 2025, amount paid

Highest paid as Public Defense Asst Attorney

FY 2025, amount paid