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Russell, John A

LA4Attorney GeneralRamsey CountyFull-time

AGO/Uncl/Legal Assistants. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$111,915
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$47,187
FY 2018
Highest year
$47,187
FY 2018
Yearly average
$37,305
across years on record
Change since first year
+117%
FY 2016 to FY 2018 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$21,7662016$42,9622017$47,1872018
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2018, pay went up 117% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 108% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$47,187+9.8%+2.3%+7.4%
FY 2017$42,962+97.4%+1.8%+93.8%
FY 2016$21,766———

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 · LA4

Paid more than 72% of the 29 people with this job title that year. The median was $43,658.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Attorney General
AGO/Uncl/Legal Assistants
LA4
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$23.24 /hr—$47,187
2017Attorney General
AGO/Uncl/Legal Assistants
LA4
Full-time
Ramsey$22.04 /hr$345$42,962
2016Attorney General
AGO/Uncl/Legal Assistants
LA3
Full-time
Ramsey$19.16 /hr—$21,766

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 Attorney General

FY 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as LA4

FY 2018, amount paid