Merz, Gregory
S3 (Attorney General's Office)Attorney General's OfficeRamsey CountyFull-time
Commerce/Elections/Trades. 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 2022 to FY 2025, pay went up 688% while consumer prices went up 13%. After inflation, pay is up 599% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $121,381 | −14.7% | +2.6% | −16.9% |
| FY 2024 | $142,376 | +0.5% | +3.3% | −2.7% |
| FY 2023 | $141,720 | +820.1% | +6.3% | +765.9% |
| FY 2022 | $15,403 | — | — | — |
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 · S3 (Attorney General's Office)
Paid more than 17% of the 78 people with this job title that year. The median was $134,904.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
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4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Attorney General's Office Commerce/Elections/Trades | S3 (Attorney General's Office) Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $73.81 /hr | — | $121,381 |
| 2024 | Attorney General's Office Commerce/Elections/Trades | S3 (Attorney General's Office) Full-time | Ramsey | $69.96 /hr | — | $142,376 |
| 2023 | Attorney General's Office AdministrativeLaw | S3 (Attorney General's Office) Full-time | Ramsey | $66.94 /hr | — | $141,720 |
| 2022 | Attorney General AdministrativeLaw | S3 (Attorney General's Office) Full-time | Ramsey | $64.18 /hr | — | $15,403 |
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 Attorney General's Office
FY 2025, amount paid
- Tien, Wendy$194,428S3 (Attorney General's Office)
- Keller, John C$188,354M4 (Attorney General's Office)
- Kramer, Elizabeth$187,210M4 (Attorney General's Office)
- Canaday, James W$187,210M4 (Attorney General's Office)
- Cassutt, Donna B$187,190M4 (Attorney General's Office)
- Voigt, David S$186,670M4 (Attorney General's Office)
- Whitney, Jessica J$184,506M4 (Attorney General's Office)
- Mitchell, Dana$181,241M4 (Attorney General's Office)
Highest paid as S3 (Attorney General's Office)
FY 2025, amount paid
- Tien, Wendy$194,428Attorney General's Office
- Thompson, Jeffery S$165,259Attorney General's Office
- Johnson, Erik M$164,642Attorney General's Office
- Kitchak, Jennifer A$161,938Attorney General's Office
- Schweich, Leonard J$160,555Attorney General's Office
- Kaisershot, Christopher Michael$159,307Attorney General's Office
- Sperling, Carrie B$158,954Attorney General's Office
- Gross, John$157,633Attorney General's Office