Salen, Tess A
Jud Staff Generalist ITrial CourtsHennepin CountyFull-time
4th District Psych Services. 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 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 104% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 76% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $55,118 | +3.0% | +3.1% | −0.1% |
| FY 2025 | $53,487 | +5.9% | +2.6% | +3.1% |
| FY 2024 | $50,529 | −2.9% | +3.3% | −6.0% |
| FY 2023 | $52,031 | +92.7% | +6.3% | +81.3% |
| FY 2022 | $27,004 | — | — | — |
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 2026 · Jud Staff Generalist I
Paid more than 31% of the 16 people with this job title that year. The median was $61,975.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Trial Courts 4th District Psych Services | Jud Staff Generalist I Full-time | Hennepin | $25.99 /hr | — | $55,118 |
| 2025 | Trial Courts 2nd District Special CourtsJuv | Jud Court Operations Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $25.76 /hr | — | $53,487 |
| 2024 | Trial Courts 2nd District Special CourtsJuv | Jud Court Operations Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $24.30 /hr | $36 | $50,529 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts 2nd District Special CourtsJuv | Jud Court Operations Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $23.50 /hr | $915 | $52,031 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts 2nd District Special CourtsJuv | Jud Court Operations Associate Full-time | Ramsey | $21.50 /hr | — | $27,004 |
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 2026, amount paid
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$217,269Jud District Administrator B
- Gonsalves, Sara Germain$214,079Jud District Administrator C
- Ellefson, Michelle R$210,990Jud District Administrator B
- Kendall, Heather M$210,989Jud District Administrator B
- Gardner, Victoria A$206,980Jud District Court Judge
- Jones, Brian E$206,898Jud District Administrator B
- Austad, Jana Marie$199,622Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Beckman, Stephanie Lynn$199,622Jud District Court Judge
Highest paid as Jud Staff Generalist I
FY 2026, amount paid
- Holland, Heather J$77,301Trial Courts
- Harms, Ruth Ann$76,905Trial Courts
- Weinkauf-Bultmann, Robin M$76,899Trial Courts
- Reseland, Erik T$76,198Supreme Court
- Stockwell, Kirsten Tavi$73,814Supreme Court
- Hiller, Dana M$71,651Supreme Court
- Pennington, Renee Yvette$70,854Supreme Court
- Mosher, Katherine Danielle$63,516Trial Courts