Piper, Karen A
Jud Court Operations AssociateTrial CourtsDakota CountyPart-time
1st Dakota. 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 2023, pay went down 44% while consumer prices went up 26%. After inflation, pay is down 55% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $13,868 | −55.6% | +6.3% | −58.2% |
| FY 2022 | $31,249 | −21.5% | +7.2% | −26.7% |
| FY 2021 | $39,785 | −21.8% | +2.3% | −23.5% |
| FY 2020 | $50,849 | +0.5% | +1.6% | −1.0% |
| FY 2019 | $50,574 | +3.0% | +2.1% | +0.9% |
| FY 2018 | $49,100 | +3.0% | +2.3% | +0.7% |
| FY 2017 | $47,672 | +92.8% | +1.8% | +89.3% |
| FY 2016 | $24,730 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Jud Court Operations Associate
Paid more than 14% of the 1,108 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,022.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Part-time · left during year | Dakota | $26.37 /hr | — | $13,868 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Part-time | Dakota | $26.37 /hr | $1 | $31,249 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Part-time | Dakota | $25.58 /hr | — | $39,785 |
| 2020 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $24.96 /hr | $300 | $50,849 |
| 2019 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $24.35 /hr | — | $50,574 |
| 2018 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $23.64 /hr | — | $49,100 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $22.96 /hr | — | $47,672 |
| 2016 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Senior Court Clerk Full-time | Dakota | $22.08 /hr | — | $24,730 |
| 2016 | Trial Courts County Paid District Court EEs | Jud Admin Hearing Officer Part-time · left during year | Washington | $26.19 /hr | — | — |
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 2023, amount paid
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$199,401Jud District Administrator B
- Smolnisky, Greta Marie$192,783Jud District Court Judge
- Ellefson, Michelle R$189,475Jud District Administrator B
- Kendall, Heather M$189,475Jud District Administrator B
- Frank, Matthew G$187,573Jud District Court Judge
- Gonsalves, Sara Germain$187,207Jud District Administrator C
- Jones, Brian E$185,864Jud District Administrator B
- Rodriguez, Kristine Ann$179,266Jud District Court Judge
Highest paid as Jud Court Operations Associate
FY 2023, amount paid
- Spreeman, Lisa Mary$90,341Trial Courts
- Narum, Joleen M$77,391Trial Courts
- Mendel, Mary Jo$77,385Trial Courts
- Jaeger, Kelly M$77,318Trial Courts
- Hockinson, Lisa L$72,989Trial Courts
- O'Neill, Tricia Lynn$72,647Trial Courts
- Miller, Darla S$72,146Trial Courts
- Saice, Gail L$71,837Trial Courts