Mason, Tonya Lynn
Jud Inform Tech Spec IIITrial CourtsRamsey CountyFull-time
2nd District Administration. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2012 to FY 2017, pay went up 198% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 180% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $70,833 | +0.1% | +1.8% | −1.7% |
| FY 2016 | $70,784 | +3.0% | +0.7% | +2.3% |
| FY 2015 | $68,721 | +7.7% | +0.7% | +7.0% |
| FY 2014 | $63,779 | −0.7% | +1.6% | −2.2% |
| FY 2013 | $64,213 | +170.4% | +1.7% | +166.0% |
| FY 2012 | $23,744 | — | — | — |
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 Inform Tech Spec III
Paid more than 39% of the 33 people with this job title that year. The median was $73,390.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
6 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Inform Tech Spec III Full-time | Ramsey | $34.07 /hr | — | $70,833 |
| 2016 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Inform Tech Spec III Full-time | Ramsey | $33.73 /hr | — | $70,784 |
| 2015 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Inform Tech Spec III Full-time | Ramsey | $32.43 /hr | — | $68,721 |
| 2014 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Inform Tech Spec III Full-time | Ramsey | $30.57 /hr | — | $63,779 |
| 2013 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Inform Tech Spec III Full-time | Ramsey | $29.68 /hr | — | $64,213 |
| 2012 | Trial Courts 2nd District Administration | Jud Inform Tech Spec III Full-time | Ramsey | $29.68 /hr | — | $23,744 |
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
- Ostby, Timothy L$161,112Jud District Administrator B
- Bayley, Douglas Covell$158,196Jud District Court Judge
- Fogarty, Kate M$157,287Jud District Administrator C
- Asphaug, Karen$157,255Jud District Court Judge
- Benshoof, Paul T$157,084Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Bernhardson, Ivy J$157,084Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Conkel, Terrence E$157,084Jud District Court Judge
- Guthmann, John H$157,084Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Jud Inform Tech Spec III
FY 2017, amount paid
- Arnold, Daniel D$87,905Supreme Court
- Bergwall, Thomas L$87,503Supreme Court
- Haugen, Figen$87,503Supreme Court
- Zych, Roxane L$85,265Supreme Court
- Cahill, Craig P$84,290Supreme Court
- Thirakoun, Chay$83,094Trial Courts
- Logghe, Lisa D$82,652Supreme Court
- DeGroot, Joseph R$80,863Supreme Court