Solheim, Susan Jo
Jud RefereeTrial CourtsClay CountyFull-time
7th Stearns Judge. 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 2020 to FY 2024, pay went up 149% while consumer prices went up 20%. After inflation, pay is up 107% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $157,364 | −0.1% | +3.3% | −3.3% |
| FY 2023 | $157,572 | +4.0% | +6.3% | −2.1% |
| FY 2022 | $151,508 | +2.5% | +7.2% | −4.4% |
| FY 2021 | $147,825 | +133.5% | +2.3% | +128.2% |
| FY 2020 | $63,320 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Jud Referee
Paid more than 14% of the 28 people with this job title that year. The median was $163,509.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Trial Courts 7th Stearns Judge | Jud Referee Full-time · left during year | Clay | $78.79 /hr | — | $157,364 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts 7th Stearns Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Clay | $72.95 /hr | — | $157,572 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts 7th Stearns Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Clay | $72.95 /hr | — | $151,508 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts 7th Becker Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Clay | $71.17 /hr | — | $147,825 |
| 2020 | Trial Courts 7th Becker Judge | Jud Referee Full-time | Clay | $69.43 /hr | — | $63,320 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Frank, Matthew G$246,045Jud District Court Judge
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$202,269Jud District Administrator B
- Bettendorf-Hopps, Nicole$198,167Jud District Court Judge
- Borer, George F$194,543Jud Referee
- Anderson, Gregory J$191,944Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Austad, Jana Marie$191,944Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Beckman, Stephanie Lynn$191,944Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Beiers, Leslie Elizabeth$191,944Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Jud Referee
FY 2024, amount paid
- Borer, George F$194,543Trial Courts
- Madden, Mary E$171,573Trial Courts
- Garfinkel, Naomi Shira$168,237Trial Courts
- Sedillos, Tiffany M W$168,237Trial Courts
- Nguyen, Ngoc$168,237Trial Courts
- Hutchison, Jason Thomas$168,237Trial Courts
- Ogunleye, Joshua Jack$168,237Trial Courts
- Stebbins, Richard A$168,237Trial Courts