Xiong, Dara
Legal SecretaryAdministrative HearingsRamsey CountyFull-time
APA Support. 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 2022 to FY 2024, pay went down 70% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 72% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $13,139 | −74.2% | +3.3% | −75.0% |
| FY 2023 | $50,970 | +17.7% | +6.3% | +10.8% |
| FY 2022 | $43,291 | — | — | — |
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 · Legal Secretary
Paid more than 0% of the 58 people with this job title that year. The median was $62,704.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Administrative Hearings APA Support | Legal Secretary Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $25.32 /hr | — | $13,139 |
| 2023 | Administrative Hearings APA Support | Legal Secretary Full-time | Ramsey | $24.00 /hr | — | $50,970 |
| 2022 | Administrative Hearings APA Support | Legal Secretary Full-time | Ramsey | $22.77 /hr | — | $43,291 |
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 Administrative Hearings
FY 2024, amount paid
- Case, Barbara$216,094Admin Law Judge
- Starr, Jenny Lee$187,956Chief Administrative Law Judge
- Moseng, Christa Lauren$182,442Admin Law Judge
- Todnem, Suzanne C$182,442Admin Law Judge
- Walther, Veronica$181,689Admin Law Judge Supv
- Wolkoff, Adam S$181,689Asst Chief Admin Law Judge
- Butler, Kristien$181,689Admin Law Judge Supv
- Pham, Ngoc-Dung Tran$181,689Admin Law Judge Supv
Highest paid as Legal Secretary
FY 2024, amount paid
- Day, Susan H$75,718Attorney General's Office
- Dodd, Dionne M$74,051Attorney General's Office
- Maile, Ann M$64,840MN St Colleges & Universities
- Robbins, Suzanne L$63,919Attorney General's Office
- Ackerman, Donna Mary$63,712Attorney General's Office
- Atkinson, Clara J$63,712Attorney General's Office
- Bastian, Rea J$63,712Attorney General's Office
- Bliler, Joy L$63,712Attorney General's Office