Pagel, David Christopher
Jud Law Clerk 1Trial CourtsDakota CountyPart-time
1st Dakota Judge. 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 2020 to FY 2021, pay went up 270% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 262% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | $30,677 | +269.8% | +2.3% | +261.5% |
| FY 2020 | $8,295 | — | — | — |
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 2021 · Jud Law Clerk 1
Paid more than 75% of the 20 people with this job title that year. The median was $8,368.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota Judge | Jud Law Clerk 1 Part-time · left during year | Dakota | $22.54 /hr | — | $30,677 |
| 2020 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota Judge | Jud Law Clerk 1 Full-time | Dakota | $22.54 /hr | — | $8,295 |
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 2021, amount paid
- Ostby, Timothy L$181,440Jud District Administrator B
- Andow, Anna Patricia$180,287Jud District Court Judge
- Harbott, Corey Allen$180,106Jud District Court Judge
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$177,930Jud District Administrator C
- Barnette, Toddrick S$173,391Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Carlson, Jay D$173,391Jud District Court Judge
- Castro, Leonardo$173,391Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Cuzzo, Michael James$173,391Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Jud Law Clerk 1
FY 2021, amount paid
- Adamson, Richard Maxwell$46,956Trial Courts
- Cardarelle, Jessica S$43,640Trial Courts
- McDowell, Desiree Monique Marie$37,015Trial Courts
- Tosu, Amanda E$31,774Supreme Court
- Hanson, Bernadette Malone$28,794Trial Courts
- Ross, Christopher Frank$13,763Trial Courts
- Sunberg, Abby Nicole$13,030Trial Courts
- Snipstad, Martha Lynn$8,654Trial Courts