Millea, Byron Thomas
Comp Attorney PrincLabor & Industry DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Legal Services 2. 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 2017 to FY 2025, pay went up 157% while consumer prices went up 31%. After inflation, pay is up 96% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $111,436 | +5.6% | +2.6% | +2.9% |
| FY 2024 | $105,518 | +17.5% | +3.3% | +13.8% |
| FY 2023 | $89,793 | +9.8% | +6.3% | +3.3% |
| FY 2022 | $81,805 | +6.2% | +7.2% | −0.9% |
| FY 2021 | $77,011 | +6.2% | +2.3% | +3.8% |
| FY 2020 | $72,549 | +7.4% | +1.6% | +5.8% |
| FY 2019 | $67,527 | +10.8% | +2.1% | +8.5% |
| FY 2018 | $60,969 | +40.5% | +2.3% | +37.4% |
| FY 2017 | $43,390 | — | — | — |
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 · Comp Attorney Princ
Paid more than 39% of the 36 people with this job title that year. The median was $120,435.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
9 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Labor & Industry Dept Legal Services 2 | Comp Attorney Princ Full-time | Ramsey | $54.60 /hr | — | $111,436 |
| 2024 | Labor & Industry Dept Legal Services 2 | Comp Attorney Princ Full-time | Ramsey | $50.27 /hr | — | $105,518 |
| 2023 | Labor & Industry Dept Legal Services | Comp Attorney Full-time | Ramsey | $44.38 /hr | — | $89,793 |
| 2022 | Transportation Dept Civil Rights | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $40.23 /hr | — | $81,805 |
| 2021 | Transportation Dept Civil Rights | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $37.82 /hr | — | $77,011 |
| 2020 | Transportation Dept Civil Rights | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $35.64 /hr | $26 | $72,549 |
| 2019 | Transportation Dept Civil Rights | Transp Prog Specialist 4 Full-time | Ramsey | $33.62 /hr | — | $67,527 |
| 2018 | Transportation Dept Civil Rights | Transp Prog Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $29.58 /hr | — | $60,969 |
| 2017 | Transportation Dept Civil Rights | Transp Prog Specialist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $27.98 /hr | — | $43,390 |
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 Labor & Industry Dept
FY 2025, amount paid
- McKown, Scott D$217,826Asst Dir Constr Codes & Lic
- Blissenbach, Nicole Marie$178,451Commissioner-Labor & Industry
- Perushek, Mary Katherine$175,750Deputy Commr Labor & Industry
- Stimac, Jessica Marlene$168,693Asst Commr Labor & Industry
- Swanson, Kristy L.$165,008Asst Commr Labor & Industry
- Green, Todd A$158,384Dir Constru Codes and Lic
- Zajac, Laura Bonnie$151,766Staff Attorney Supervisor
- Bradbury, Lowell$149,984Const Codes Licensing Supvsr
Highest paid as Comp Attorney Princ
FY 2025, amount paid
- Munkel-Olson, Patricia C.$134,377Labor & Industry Dept
- Cornell, Rachel$121,607Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Lewis, Michael W$121,456Workers Comp Court of Appeals
- Douglass, Janis L$121,456Workers Comp Court of Appeals
- Altavilla, Christina$121,456Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Berninghaus, Andrew P$121,456Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Lebowski, Jeffrey F$121,456Labor & Industry Dept
- Wicklund, Lisa C$121,456Workers Comp Court of Appeals