Pugh, Thomas W
Jud Dist Court Senior JudgeTrial CourtsRamsey CountyIntermittent
Retired Judges. 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 2011 to FY 2025, pay went down 99% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is down 99% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1,316 | −53.8% | +2.6% | −55.0% |
| FY 2024 | $2,849 | −84.3% | +3.3% | −84.8% |
| FY 2023 | $18,166 | −5.3% | +6.3% | −10.9% |
| FY 2022 | $19,183 | +153.6% | +7.2% | +136.6% |
| FY 2021 | $7,566 | −73.9% | +2.3% | −74.5% |
| FY 2020 | $28,973 | −81.6% | +1.6% | −81.9% |
| FY 2019 | $157,179 | +2.5% | +2.1% | +0.4% |
| FY 2018 | $153,345 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $149,605 | +4.0% | +1.8% | +2.1% |
| FY 2016 | $143,851 | +4.0% | +0.7% | +3.3% |
| FY 2015 | $138,318 | +3.0% | +0.7% | +2.3% |
| FY 2014 | $134,289 | +4.0% | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| FY 2013 | $129,124 | +82.5% | +1.7% | +79.5% |
| FY 2012 | $70,745 | −23.5% | +2.9% | −25.7% |
| FY 2011 | $92,504 | — | — | — |
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 Dist Court Senior Judge
Paid more than 2% of the 101 people with this job title that year. The median was $14,755.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
15 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Trial Courts Retired Judges | Jud Dist Court Senior Judge Intermittent | Ramsey | $82.25 /hr | — | $1,316 |
| 2024 | Trial Courts Retired Judges | Jud Dist Court Senior Judge Intermittent | Ramsey | $79.13 /hr | — | $2,849 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts Retired Judges | Jud Dist Court Senior Judge Intermittent | Ramsey | $73.25 /hr | — | $18,166 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts Retired Judges | Jud Dist Court Senior Judge Intermittent | Ramsey | $73.25 /hr | — | $19,183 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts Retired Judges | Jud Dist Court Senior Judge Intermittent | Ramsey | $55.63 /hr | — | $7,566 |
| 2020 | Trial Courts Retired Judges | Jud Dist Court Senior Judge Intermittent | Ramsey | $54.25 /hr | — | $28,973 |
| 2019 | Trial Courts Trial Court Judges | Jud District Court Judge Full-time | Dakota | $6,196 /2 wk | — | $157,179 |
| 2018 | Trial Courts Trial Court Judges | Jud District Court Judge Full-time | Dakota | $6,045 /2 wk | — | $153,345 |
| 2017 | Trial Courts Trial Court Judges | Jud District Court Judge Full-time | Dakota | $5,898 /2 wk | — | $149,605 |
| 2016 | Trial Courts Trial Court Judges | Jud District Court Judge Full-time | Dakota | $5,754 /2 wk | — | $143,851 |
| 2015 | Trial Courts Trial Court Judges | Jud District Court Judge Full-time | Dakota | $5,533 /2 wk | — | $138,318 |
| 2014 | Trial Courts Trial Court Judges | Jud District Court Judge Full-time | Dakota | $5,320 /2 wk | — | $134,289 |
| 2013 | Trial Courts Trial Court Judges | Jud District Court Judge Full-time | Dakota | $5,165 /2 wk | — | $129,124 |
| 2012 | Trial Courts Trial Court Judges | Jud District Court Judge Full-time | Dakota | $4,966 /2 wk | — | $70,745 |
| 2011 | Public Utilities Comm Commissioners | Commissioner-Public Utilities Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $42.36 /hr | — | $92,504 |
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 Dist Court Senior Judge
FY 2025, amount paid
- Harris, Dale O$105,154Trial Courts
- Van Hon, Thomas William$103,859Trial Courts
- McManus, Timothy J$75,051Trial Courts
- Guthmann, John H$72,808Trial Courts
- Metzen, Leslie M$60,482Trial Courts
- Larson, Kristin Clare$58,227Trial Courts
- Cain, Janet Lynn Barke$54,280Trial Courts
- Yunker, Mary$54,173Trial Courts