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

Scott Christenson

Jud Appellate Courts Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$163,781

Sub-department: Commissioner
Base pay: $159,441
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,341
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,781
Hire date: 1990-10-01
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

At Supreme Court, Scott Christenson serves as a Jud Appellate Courts Attorney within Commissioner. Hired in 1990, they have about 35 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $163,781. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.

Susan Love

Jud Education Program Manager/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$163,375

Sub-department: Human Resources & Development
Base pay: $158,786
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,589
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,375
Hire date: 2003-07-01
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

At Supreme Court, Susan Love serves as a Jud Education Program Manager within Human Resources & Development. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $163,375. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Todd Lester

Jud Inform Technician Mngr/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$163,012

Sub-department: Information Technology
Base pay: $158,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,579
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,012
Hire date: 2015-11-02
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

Todd Lester holds the role of Jud Inform Technician Mngr at Supreme Court within Information Technology. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $163,012. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.

Sara Kujawski

Jud Human Resources Program Manager/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$162,179

Sub-department: Human Resources & Development
Base pay: $157,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,556
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,179
Hire date: 2004-07-26
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

At Supreme Court, Sara Kujawski serves as a Jud Human Resources Program Manager within Human Resources & Development. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $162,179. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Timothy Burke

Jud Senior Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$159,941

Sub-department: Lawyers Prof Resp Bd
Base pay: $159,441
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,941
Hire date: 1993-01-04
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Timothy Burke holds the role of Jud Senior Attorney at Supreme Court within Lawyers Professional Resp Bd. They have served since 1993 (about 32 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $159,941. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Grant Hoheisel

Jud Research & Evaluation Manager/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$158,017

Sub-department: Strategic Consulting Office
Base pay: $154,176
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,841
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,017
Hire date: 2014-01-27
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

At Supreme Court, Grant Hoheisel serves as a Jud Research & Evaluation Manager within Strategic Consulting Office. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $158,017. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Jessica Bienfang

Jud Human Resources Program Manager/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$157,656

Sub-department: Human Resources & Development
Base pay: $157,656
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,656
Hire date: 2008-03-14
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

Jessica Bienfang works as a Jud Human Resources Program Manager for Supreme Court within Human Resources & Development. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years) as a full-time employee. Jessica earned $157,656 in 2025. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.