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Wong, Jay Michael

Public Defense Asst AttorneyPublic Defense BoardHennepin CountyFull-time

Fourth District Glaze. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$339,814
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$44,808
FY 2022
Highest year
$70,859
FY 2021
Yearly average
$56,636
across years on record
Change since first year
+8%
FY 2017 to FY 2022 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$41,3482017$57,1302018$60,1542019$65,5172020$70,8592021$44,8082022
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2022, pay went up 8% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is down 7% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$44,808−36.8%+7.2%−41.0%
FY 2021$70,859+8.2%+2.3%+5.7%
FY 2020$65,517+8.9%+1.6%+7.2%
FY 2019$60,154+5.3%+2.1%+3.2%
FY 2018$57,130+38.2%+2.3%+35.1%
FY 2017$41,348———

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 · Public Defense Asst Attorney

Paid more than 18% of the 559 people with this job title that year. The median was $71,813.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Public Defense Board
Fourth District Glaze
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$33.52 /hr—$44,808
2021Public Defense Board
Fourth District- Hayes
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Hennepin$33.52 /hr—$70,859
2020Public Defense Board
Fourth District-Fraser
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Hennepin$31.24 /hr—$65,517
2019Public Defense Board
Fourth District-Webb
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Hennepin$28.92 /hr—$60,154
2018Public Defense Board
Fourth District-Webb
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Hennepin$28.92 /hr—$57,130
2017Public Defense Board
Fourth District-Hoffman
Public Defense Asst Attorney
Full-time
Hennepin$26.40 /hr—$41,348

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 Public Defense Board

FY 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Public Defense Asst Attorney

FY 2022, amount paid