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Seibert, Ellen M

Staff Attorney 2Education DepartmentHennepin CountyFull-time

Deputy General Counsel. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$873,473
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$119,227
FY 2026
Highest year
$119,227
FY 2026
Yearly average
$87,347
across years on record
Change since first year
+336%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$27,3402017$70,4532018$73,7272019$79,1142020$83,9182021$89,3992022$103,2592023$109,6712024$117,3642025$119,2272026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 336% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 223% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$119,227+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$117,364+7.0%+2.6%+4.3%
FY 2024$109,671+6.2%+3.3%+2.8%
FY 2023$103,259+15.5%+6.3%+8.7%
FY 2022$89,399+6.5%+7.2%−0.6%
FY 2021$83,918+6.1%+2.3%+3.7%
FY 2020$79,114+7.3%+1.6%+5.7%
FY 2019$73,727+4.6%+2.1%+2.5%
FY 2018$70,453+157.7%+2.3%+152.0%
FY 2017$27,340———

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 · Staff Attorney 2

Paid more than 74% of the 119 people with this job title that year. The median was $104,734.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Education Department
Deputy General Counsel
Staff Attorney 2
Full-time
Hennepin$57.35 /hr—$119,227
2025Education Department
Deputy General Counsel
Staff Attorney 2
Full-time
Hennepin$56.50 /hr—$117,364
2024Education Department
Due Process
Staff Attorney 2
Full-time
Hennepin$54.07 /hr—$109,671
2023Education Department
Due Process
Staff Attorney 2
Full-time
Hennepin$49.53 /hr—$103,259
2022Education Department
Due Process
Educ Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$43.30 /hr—$89,399
2021Education Department
Due Process
Educ Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$40.61 /hr—$83,918
2020Education Department
Due Process
Educ Specialist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$38.29 /hr—$79,114
2019Education Department
Due Process
Educ Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$36.09 /hr—$73,727
2018Education Department
Due Process
Educ Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$34.09 /hr—$70,453
2017Education Department
Due Process
Educ Program Specialist
Full-time
Hennepin$32.24 /hr—$27,340

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 Education Department

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Staff Attorney 2

FY 2026, amount paid