Jury Pay by State

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Jury duty pay in Minnesota

$20a day to start

$20 for each day jurors report to the courthouse1

Rate announced for service beginning on or after July 5, 2016. A later change was not found in the sources opened.

Your rights as a juror

Mileage
54 cents a mile round trip. Child care up to $50 a day per family1
Job protection
Employers may not fire or threaten an employee over jury service and must release them from shifts. Criminal contempt. A fired employee may sue within 30 days2
The daily rate comes from a 2016 court announcement. Check with the court for the current rate.
Many counties pay more than the state minimum, and your summons usually says what you will be paid. If something here is not covered, your summons or the court clerk can tell you.

Sources

  1. Juror per diem and mileage reimbursement to double beginning July 5, Minnesota Judicial Branch, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Minn. Stat. 593.50, Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a copy of the law we used because the official site could not be read.