Minnesota / Trial Courts

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Trial Courts

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

The Trial Courts operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2025, this agency had 3,104 employees with median total compensation of $61,906; the highest distinct record was $211,699.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $222M
Employees: 3,104
Median total: $61,906
Highest record: $211,699

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$250$190,118+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,104 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($61,906) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $70,796 (99%)
Overtime — $75 (0%)
Other — $660 (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

$17,238

$46,127

$61,906

$82,862

$158,775

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $158,775 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $17,238. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Jud Court Operations Associate

1,005 · $47,550

Jud District Court Law Clerk

427 · $61,903

Jud District Court Judge

282 · $190,117

Jud Court Reporter Steno

152 · $84,682

Jud Court Operation Supervisor

149 · $82,000

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	$210.8M —	3,118 —	$58,520 —
2025	$222M ▲ 5.3%	3,104 ▼ 0.4%	$61,906 ▲ 5.8%

Record list

Employees

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Amanda Schoenbauer

Jud Court Operations Associate/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$40,141

Sub-department: 1st Scott
Base pay: $40,000
Overtime: $141
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,141
Hire date: 2024-09-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Courts:Teamsters Adm/Clr/Tech
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Scott

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 331
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Trial Courts, Amanda Schoenbauer serves as a Jud Court Operations Associate within 1St Scott. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,141. They are represented by Courts:Teamsters Adm/Clr/Tech.

Nancy Solberg

Jud Court Operations Associate/Trial Courts

2024 total comp

$40,100

Sub-department: 5th District Brown
Base pay: $36,269
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,831
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,100
Hire date: 2017-08-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Courts: AFSCME65 Adm/Cler/Tech
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Brown

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 330
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nancy Solberg works as a Jud Court Operations Associate for Trial Courts within 5Th District Brown. They have served since 2017 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. Nancy earned $40,100 in 2024. They are represented by Courts: AFSCME65 Adm/Cler/Tech.

Kristine Medina

Jud Court Operations Associate/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$40,045

Sub-department: 9th Polk
Base pay: $38,100
Overtime: $3
Other pay: $1,941
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,045
Hire date: 2023-11-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Courts: AFSCME65 Adm/Cler/Tech
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Polk

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 330
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kristine Medina works as a Jud Court Operations Associate for Trial Courts within 9Th Polk. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Kristine earned $40,045 in 2025. They are represented by Courts: AFSCME65 Adm/Cler/Tech.

Hannah Turpin

Jud Court Operations Associate/Trial Courts

2024 total comp

$39,926

Sub-department: 4th District Housing Court
Base pay: $39,816
Overtime: $110
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,926
Hire date: 2023-07-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 334
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Hannah Turpin holds the role of Jud Court Operations Associate at Trial Courts within 4Th District Housing Court. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $39,926. They are represented by Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5.

Anna Frye

Jud Court Operations Associate/Trial Courts

2024 total comp

$39,898

Sub-department: 4th District Probate MntlHlth
Base pay: $39,648
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,898
Hire date: 2018-09-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 334
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Trial Courts, Anna Frye serves as a Jud Court Operations Associate within 4Th District Probate Mntlhlth. Hired in 2018, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $39,898. Union affiliation: Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5.

Amber Lewis

Jud Court Operations Associate/Trial Courts

2024 total comp

$39,875

Sub-department: 4th Dist Criminal Ridgedale
Base pay: $38,546
Overtime: $8
Other pay: $1,320
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,875
Hire date: 2019-11-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 334
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Amber Lewis holds the role of Jud Court Operations Associate at Trial Courts within 4Th District Criminal Ridgedale. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 5 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $39,875. Union affiliation: Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5.