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Pearson, Skipper J

Jud District Court JudgeTrial CourtsStearns CountyFull-time

Trial Court Judges. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$229,058
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$99,933
FY 2012
Highest year
$129,124
FY 2011
Yearly average
$114,529
across years on record
Change since first year
-23%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$129,1242011$99,9332012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 23% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 25% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$99,933−22.6%+2.9%−24.8%
FY 2011$129,124———

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 2012 · Jud District Court Judge

Paid more than 6% of the 267 people with this job title that year. The median was $129,124.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2012Trial Courts
Trial Court Judges
Jud District Court Judge
Full-time · left during year
Stearns$4,782 /2 wk—$99,933
2011Trial Courts
Trial Court Judges
Jud District Court Judge
Full-time
Stearns$4,782 /2 wk—$129,124

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 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Jud District Court Judge

FY 2012, amount paid