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Zabel, Sarah Grace

Legal AnalystEducation DepartmentHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$87,091
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$73,316
FY 2026
Highest year
$73,316
FY 2026
Yearly average
$43,546
across years on record
Change since first year
+432%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$13,7752025$73,3162026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 432% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 416% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$73,316+432.2%+3.1%+416.1%
FY 2025$13,775———

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 · Legal Analyst

Paid more than 44% of the 41 people with this job title that year. The median was $77,864.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Education Department
Deputy General Counsel
Legal Analyst
Full-time
Hennepin$37.26 /hr—$73,316
2025Education Department
Deputy General Counsel
Legal Analyst
Full-time
Hennepin$35.43 /hr—$13,775

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 Legal Analyst

FY 2026, amount paid