Minnesota / Supreme Court

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Supreme Court

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Supreme Court operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2025, this agency had 577 employees with median total compensation of $85,032; the highest distinct record was $236,430.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $48.9M
Employees: 577
Median total: $85,032
Highest record: $236,430

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$150$198,398+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 577 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,032) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $83,623 (99%)
Overtime — $54 (0%)
Other — $1,017 (1%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$2,800

$56,559

$85,032

$114,853

$146,321

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $146,321 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,800. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Bar Exam Monitor

56 · $357

Jud Court Oper Analyst II

41 · $95,076

Jud Inform Technician Specialist III

33 · $94,640

Jud Inform Technician Specialist II

33 · $82,515

Jud Inform Technician Specialist IV

32 · $120,273

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$44.4M —	559 —	$78,990 —
2025	$48.9M ▲ 10.0%	577 ▲ 3.2%	$85,032 ▲ 7.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Michael Johnson

Jud Senior Attorney/Supreme Court

2024 total comp

$156,578

Sub-department: State Court Administration
Base pay: $105,537
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $51,042
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,578
Hire date: 1981-11-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Supreme Court, Michael Johnson serves as a Jud Senior Attorney within State Court Administration. Their tenure dates to 1981, about 43 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $156,578. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Carla Heyl

Director, Legal Counsel Division/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$154,513

Sub-department: State Court Administration
Base pay: $89,519
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $64,994
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,513
Hire date: 2003-01-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Carla Heyl holds the role of Director, Legal Counsel Division at Supreme Court within State Court Administration. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $154,513. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Eric Stumne

Jud Inform Technician Specialist 5/Supreme Court

2024 total comp

$154,144

Sub-department: Information Technology
Base pay: $110,756
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,388
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,144
Hire date: 1986-07-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Eric Stumne works as a Jud Inform Technician Specialist 5 for Supreme Court within Information Technology. Hired in 1986, they have about 38 years of service as a full-time employee. Eric earned $154,144 in 2024. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Karen Kugler

Jud Child Support Magistrate/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$153,896

Sub-department: Child Support Deputy
Base pay: $153,896
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,896
Hire date: 2022-02-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 30
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Karen Kugler holds the role of Jud Child Support Magistrate at Supreme Court within Child Support Deputy. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $153,896. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Kyle Irving

Jud Inform Technician Mngr/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$153,681

Sub-department: Strategic Consulting Office
Base pay: $153,681
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,681
Hire date: 2021-06-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kyle Irving holds the role of Jud Inform Technician Mngr at Supreme Court within Strategic Consulting Office. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $153,681. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.

Elizabeth Robb Reppe

Jud State Law Librarian/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$152,384

Sub-department: State Court Administration
Base pay: $152,384
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $152,384
Hire date: 2012-09-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Elizabeth Robb Reppe is a Jud State Law Librarian at Supreme Court within State Court Administration. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $152,384. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Binh Tuong

Jud Deputy Director - Olpr/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$149,625

Sub-department: Lawyers Prof Resp Bd
Base pay: $146,306
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,319
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,625
Hire date: 2003-09-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Binh Tuong works as a Jud Deputy Director - Olpr for Supreme Court within Lawyers Professional Resp Bd. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years) as a full-time employee. Binh earned $149,625 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.