Steiner, Laura Louise
Jud Ct Operations Leadworker ITrial CourtsDakota CountyFull-time
1st Dakota. 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 2021 to FY 2025, pay went up 965% while consumer prices went up 21%. After inflation, pay is up 782% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $58,244 | +5.9% | +2.6% | +3.2% |
| FY 2024 | $54,984 | +6.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| FY 2023 | $51,625 | +19.8% | +6.3% | +12.7% |
| FY 2022 | $43,091 | +687.8% | +7.2% | +635.1% |
| FY 2021 | $5,470 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Jud Ct Operations Leadworker I
Paid more than 49% of the 77 people with this job title that year. The median was $58,244.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Ct Operations Leadworker I Full-time | Dakota | $27.81 /hr | — | $58,244 |
| 2024 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Ct Operations Leadworker I Full-time | Dakota | $26.24 /hr | — | $54,984 |
| 2023 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Ct Operations Leadworker I Full-time | Dakota | $24.75 /hr | $37 | $51,625 |
| 2022 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Full-time | Dakota | $20.50 /hr | $15 | $43,091 |
| 2021 | Trial Courts 1st Dakota | Jud Court Operations Associate Full-time | Dakota | $20.00 /hr | — | $5,470 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Pieh, Benjamin Charles$218,786Jud District Court Judge
- Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R$211,699Jud District Administrator B
- Gonsalves, Sara Germain$204,569Jud District Administrator C
- Ellefson, Michelle R$203,647Jud District Administrator B
- Felten, Erin Elizabeth Lindhart$200,953Jud District Court Judge
- Jones, Brian E$199,760Jud District Administrator B
- Anderson, Gregory J$199,623Jud District Court Judge
- Austad, Jana Marie$199,623Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Jud Ct Operations Leadworker I
FY 2025, amount paid
- Dillon, Mary Jo D$84,589Trial Courts
- Bauman, Tammy L$80,952Trial Courts
- Saby, Carrie A$80,341Trial Courts
- Schmidtke, Lisa Marie$79,820Trial Courts
- Nelson, Jack D$79,527Trial Courts
- Verdick, Deanna K$79,250Trial Courts
- Gurtin, Cynthia A$79,208Trial Courts
- Smith, Mary Kay$79,097Trial Courts