Schneider, Krista M
Judicial Law Clerk - JCTrial CourtsHennepin CountyFull-time
4th Hennepin Referee. 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 2012 to FY 2015, pay went down 21% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is down 24% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $12,682 | −71.9% | +0.7% | −72.1% |
| FY 2014 | $45,137 | +2.6% | +1.6% | +1.0% |
| FY 2013 | $43,997 | +175.5% | +1.7% | +171.0% |
| FY 2012 | $15,968 | — | — | — |
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 2015 · Judicial Law Clerk - JC
Paid more than 15% of the 13 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,542.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Trial Courts 4th Hennepin Referee | Judicial Law Clerk - JC Full-time · left during year | Hennepin | $22.37 /hr | — | $12,682 |
| 2014 | Trial Courts 4th Hennepin Referee | Judicial Law Clerk - JC Full-time | Hennepin | $21.72 /hr | — | $45,137 |
| 2013 | Trial Courts 4th Hennepin Referee | Judicial Law Clerk - JC Full-time | Hennepin | $21.09 /hr | — | $43,997 |
| 2012 | Trial Courts 4th Hennepin Referee | Jud Judicial Clerk Full-time | Hennepin | $19.96 /hr | — | $15,968 |
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 2015, amount paid
- Winter, Gerald J$161,672Jud District Administrator B
- Ostby, Timothy L$153,518Jud District Administrator B
- Maatz, Paul W$146,675Jud District Administrator B
- Fogarty, Kate M$146,253Jud District Administrator C
- Floerke, Shaun R$145,833Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Ellefson, Michelle R$145,588Jud District Administrator B
- Cahill, Peter Anthony$145,233Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Conkel, Terrence E$145,233Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Judicial Law Clerk - JC
FY 2015, amount paid
- Markham, Melannie M$56,113Trial Courts
- Kooda, Tove Jensena$55,826Trial Courts
- Clementson, Matthew D$52,467Trial Courts
- Van Etta-Olson, Kathryn L$50,674Trial Courts
- Tschida, Ellen Jane$50,509Trial Courts
- Heikel, Erica G$49,772Trial Courts
- Pederson, Sarah Kim Hadler$49,542Trial Courts
- Thouk, Touch$49,011Trial Courts