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Pry, Lawrence W

Jud Attorney IIISupreme CourtRamsey CountyFull-time

Commissioner. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$802,777
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$81,714
FY 2018
Highest year
$111,907
FY 2017
Yearly average
$100,347
across years on record
Change since first year
-5%
FY 2011 to FY 2018 · prices +12%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$86,3352011$99,5552012$100,5172013$101,3532014$110,7012015$110,6942016$111,9072017$81,7142018
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2018, pay went down 5% while consumer prices went up 12%. After inflation, pay is down 16% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$81,714−27.0%+2.3%−28.6%
FY 2017$111,907+1.1%+1.8%−0.7%
FY 2016$110,694−0.0%+0.7%−0.7%
FY 2015$110,701+9.2%+0.7%+8.4%
FY 2014$101,353+0.8%+1.6%−0.7%
FY 2013$100,517+1.0%+1.7%−0.7%
FY 2012$99,555+15.3%+2.9%+12.0%
FY 2011$86,335———

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 2018 · Jud Attorney III

Paid more than 8% of the 26 people with this job title that year. The median was $99,962.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Attorney III
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$52.81 /hr—$81,714
2017Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Attorney III
Full-time
Ramsey$52.81 /hr—$111,907
2016Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Attorney III
Full-time
Ramsey$52.29 /hr—$110,694
2015Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Attorney III
Full-time
Ramsey$50.28 /hr—$110,701
2014Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Attorney III
Full-time
Ramsey$47.85 /hr—$101,353
2013Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Attorney III
Full-time
Ramsey$46.46 /hr—$100,517
2012Supreme Court
Commissioner
Jud Attorney III
Full-time
Ramsey$46.46 /hr—$99,555
2011Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S2 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$42.07 /hr—$86,335

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 Supreme Court

FY 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Jud Attorney III

FY 2018, amount paid