Pfaff, Jeffrey Paul
Jud Admin Hearing OfficerTrial CourtsRamsey CountyPart-time
2nd District Criminal - TVB. 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 2016 to FY 2025, pay went up 7% while consumer prices went up 33%. After inflation, pay is down 20% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $38,517 | −10.6% | +2.6% | −12.9% |
| FY 2024 | $43,083 | +4.2% | +3.3% | +0.9% |
| FY 2023 | $41,341 | −2.8% | +6.3% | −8.5% |
| FY 2022 | $42,518 | −5.7% | +7.2% | −12.0% |
| FY 2021 | $45,076 | +29.3% | +2.3% | +26.4% |
| FY 2020 | $34,860 | +0.8% | +1.6% | −0.8% |
| FY 2019 | $34,582 | −2.1% | +2.1% | −4.1% |
| FY 2018 | $35,319 | −40.3% | +2.3% | −41.6% |
| FY 2017 | $59,128 | +64.7% | +1.8% | +61.8% |
| FY 2016 | $35,894 | — | — | — |
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 · Jud Admin Hearing Officer
Paid more than 0% of the 21 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,966.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal - TVB | Jud Admin Hearing Officer Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $41.56 /hr | $1 | $38,517 |
| 2024 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal - TVB | Jud Admin Hearing Officer Part-time | Ramsey | $39.10 /hr | — | $43,083 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal - TVB | Jud Admin Hearing Officer Part-time | Ramsey | $35.79 /hr | — | $41,341 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal - TVB | Jud Admin Hearing Officer Part-time | Ramsey | $35.79 /hr | — | $42,518 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal - TVB | Jud Admin Hearing Officer Part-time | Ramsey | $34.80 /hr | — | $45,076 |
| 2020 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal - TVB | Jud Admin Hearing Officer Part-time | Ramsey | $33.90 /hr | — | $34,860 |
| 2019 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal - TVB | Jud Admin Hearing Officer Part-time | Ramsey | $33.02 /hr | — | $34,582 |
| 2018 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal - TVB | Jud Admin Hearing Officer Part-time | Ramsey | $31.90 /hr | — | $35,319 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal - TVB | Jud Admin Hearing Officer Part-time | Ramsey | $30.75 /hr | — | $59,128 |
| 2016 | Trial Courts 2nd District Criminal - TVB | Jud Admin Hearing Officer Full-time | Ramsey | $29.50 /hr | — | $35,894 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Pieh, Benjamin Charles$218,786Jud District Court Judge
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$211,699Jud District Administrator B
- Gonsalves, Sara Germain$204,569Jud District Administrator C
- Ellefson, Michelle R$203,647Jud District Administrator B
- Felten, Erin Elizabeth Lindhart$200,953Jud District Court Judge
- Jones, Brian E$199,760Jud District Administrator B
- Anderson, Gregory J$199,623Jud District Court Judge
- Austad, Jana Marie$199,623Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Jud Admin Hearing Officer
FY 2025, amount paid
- Murray, Linda M$108,092Trial Courts
- Wareham, Jane$107,615Trial Courts
- Wermerskirchen, Leah M$104,646Trial Courts
- Farris, LaRay Johnson$97,749Trial Courts
- Spreeman, Lisa Mary$97,189Trial Courts
- Scanlon, Lindy Colleen$96,723Trial Courts
- Andrade, Yvette M$94,659Trial Courts
- Jackson, Letaurus C$91,755Trial Courts