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Lorch, Ken A

Jud Inform Tech Spec IVSupreme CourtRamsey CountyFull-time

Information Technology. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$475,466
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$55,725
FY 2016
Highest year
$90,021
FY 2015
Yearly average
$79,244
across years on record
Change since first year
-31%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$80,2672011$83,3542012$83,4902013$82,6082014$90,0212015$55,7252016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 31% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 36% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$55,725−38.1%+0.7%−38.5%
FY 2015$90,021+9.0%+0.7%+8.2%
FY 2014$82,608−1.1%+1.6%−2.6%
FY 2013$83,490+0.2%+1.7%−1.5%
FY 2012$83,354+3.8%+2.9%+0.9%
FY 2011$80,267———

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 2016 · Jud Inform Tech Spec IV

Paid more than 10% of the 29 people with this job title that year. The median was $86,132.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Supreme Court
Information Technology
Jud Inform Tech Spec IV
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$43.00 /hr—$55,725
2015Supreme Court
Information Technology
Jud Inform Tech Spec IV
Full-time
Ramsey$41.35 /hr—$90,021
2014Supreme Court
Information Technology
Jud Inform Tech Spec IV
Full-time
Ramsey$39.75 /hr—$82,608
2013Supreme Court
Information Technology
Jud Inform Tech Spec IV
Full-time
Ramsey$38.59 /hr—$83,490
2012Supreme Court
Information Technology
Jud Inform Tech Spec IV
Full-time
Ramsey$38.59 /hr—$83,354
2011Supreme Court
Information Technology
Jud Inform Tech Supv I
Full-time
Ramsey$38.59 /hr—$80,267

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 Supreme Court

FY 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Jud Inform Tech Spec IV

FY 2016, amount paid