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Schmitz, Peter Clyde

Jud District Court Law ClerkTrial CourtsDakota CountyFull-time

1st Dakota Judge. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$63,953
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$49,888
FY 2022
Highest year
$49,888
FY 2022
Yearly average
$31,976
across years on record
Change since first year
+255%
FY 2021 to FY 2022 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$14,0652021$49,8882022
Paid in yearFY 2021 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2021 to FY 2022, pay went up 255% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 231% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$49,888+254.7%+7.2%+231.0%
FY 2021$14,065———

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 2022 · Jud District Court Law Clerk

Paid more than 57% of the 471 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,108.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Trial Courts
1st Dakota Judge
Jud District Court Law Clerk
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$28.35 /hr—$49,888
2021Trial Courts
1st Dakota Judge
Jud District Court Law Clerk
Full-time
Dakota$26.97 /hr—$14,065

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 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Jud District Court Law Clerk

FY 2022, amount paid