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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Minnesota's public employees receive from state and local government.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press has posted a database of over 54,000 state and local government salaries as part of its Data Planet page.


State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $120,303 Tim Pawlenty
Lieutenant Governor $78,197 Carol Molnau
Secretary of State $90,227 Mark Ritchie
Attorney General $114,228 Lori Swanson


The salary of Minnesota's governor ranks 29th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.

Minnesota Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $160,579 Eric Magnuson
Associate Justice $145,981 Alan Page
Associate Justice $145,981 Paul Anderson
Associate Justice $145,981 Helen Meyer
Associate Justice $145,981 G. Barry Anderson
Associate Justice $145,981 Lorie Skjerven Gildea
Associate Justice $145,981 Christopher Dietzen


The salary of Minnesota's chief justice ranks 20th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Minnesota's associate justices ranks 26th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

[edit] Helpful links

Minnesota Salary Search Engine

StarTribune Lists Salaries

[edit] References

  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"