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Link, Diane

Legal Office AssistantPublic Defense BoardDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$179,964
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$37,506
FY 2015
Highest year
$37,506
FY 2015
Yearly average
$35,993
across years on record
Change since first year
+10%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$34,1332011$35,4462012$36,5172013$36,3622014$37,5062015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went up 10% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 3% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$37,506+3.1%+0.7%+2.4%
FY 2014$36,362−0.4%+1.6%−2.0%
FY 2013$36,517+3.0%+1.7%+1.3%
FY 2012$35,446+3.8%+2.9%+0.9%
FY 2011$34,133———

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 2015 · Legal Office Assistant

Paid more than 83% of the 29 people with this job title that year. The median was $33,039.

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
2015Public Defense Board
First Judicial District
Legal Office Assistant
Full-time
Dakota$18.05 /hr—$37,506
2014Public Defense Board
First Judicial District
Legal Office Assistant
Full-time
Dakota$17.52 /hr—$36,362
2013Public Defense Board
First Judicial District
Public Defense Office Speclist
Full-time
Dakota$16.82 /hr—$36,517
2012Public Defense Board
First Judicial District
Public Defense Office Speclist
Full-time
Dakota$16.41 /hr—$35,446
2011Public Defense Board
First Judicial District
Public Defense Office Speclist
Full-time
Dakota$16.41 /hr—$34,133

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Legal Office Assistant

FY 2015, amount paid