Corrections Dept salaries
Pay for everyone employed by Corrections Dept, a State of Minnesota agency, in fiscal year 2026. Open any person for their full pay history.
Employees
4,614
FY 2026
Total paid
$353M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$76,621
base rate median $76,440
Average paid
$76,866
across 4,591 with pay
Highest paid
$318,772
Amsterdam, James T
Median pay by fiscal year
Paid in year and annual base rate
Median paid in yearMedian annual base rate
Employees by fiscal year
People on the payroll at any time in the year
Job titles at Corrections Dept
FY 2026, largest job titles by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
1,498
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$119,542
$100,257
$94,671
$92,096
$90,132
$86,134
$73,397
$72,141
$59,141
$57,327
$52,581
$44,957
$23,250
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Job title | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam, James T | Medical Specialist 4 DOC Asst Com Hlth, Rec, & Prog | $153.45 /hr | $318,772 | — |
| Werner, Jared R | Corr Officer 3 SCL Lieutenant-J | $42.86 /hr | $233,413 | $144,003 |
| Piccolino, Adam L. | Behavioral Med Practitioner Sr FRB Prog Admin-Mental Health | $110.82 /hr | $232,952 | — |
| Ramotar, Robert N. | Dentist STW RN Admin Supervisors Staff | $116.69 /hr | $231,488 | — |
| Schnell, Paul P | Commissioner-Corrections DOC Commissioner | $90.06 /hr | $191,584 | — |
| Khan, Safia | Deputy Commr Corrections DOC Commissioner's Staff | $90.12 /hr | $187,354 | — |
| Brakke, Crystal D | Deputy Commr Corrections DOC Commissioner's Staff | $90.12 /hr | $186,791 | — |
| Koderick, Mark J | Corr Investigation Ass't Dir 2 DOC Investigations Manager | $74.43 /hr | $184,884 | — |
| Ludmer, Ivan M | General Counsel 3 DOC Dep Com Chief of Staff | $90.12 /hr | $184,870 | — |
| Melvin, John P | Corr Investigation Manager DOC Commissioner's Staff | $86.74 /hr | $184,664 | — |
| Lor, Chong | Registered Nurse Senior OPH RN Supervisor A | $61.41 /hr | $184,262 | $56,397 |
| Graff, Paula Ann | Asst Commr Corrections DOC Dep Com Chief of Staff | $84.16 /hr | $180,933 | — |
| Mitchell, Kelly L | Asst Commr Corrections DOC Dep Comm Client Svs & Supp | $84.16 /hr | $180,933 | — |
| Miles, Eddie | Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt DOC Asst Comm Facilities B | $84.16 /hr | $179,460 | — |
| Bolin, William J | Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt DOC Asst Comm Facilities B | $84.16 /hr | $179,172 | — |
| Reimann, Shannon L | Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt DOC Asst Comm Facilities A | $84.16 /hr | $179,172 | — |
| Beltz, Tracy S | Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt DOC Asst Comm Facilities B +1 more | $84.16 /hr | $179,110 | — |
| Diers, Carter | Corr Field Serv Dir DOC Asst Com Com Svs & Reentry | $84.16 /hr | $178,936 | — |
| Stenseth, Lisa A | Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt DOC Asst Comm Facilities A | $84.16 /hr | $178,936 | — |
| Taly, Jack E | Minncor Vice-Pres Business Dev DOC MINNCOR CEO | $71.65 /hr | $178,655 | — |
| Halvorson, Kathryn | Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt DOC Asst Comm Facilities A | $84.16 /hr | $174,964 | — |
| Jandro, Laurie A | Human Resources Director 5 DOC Asst Comm Agency SVS & Sup | $84.16 /hr | $174,964 | — |
| Thieren, Shon L | Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt DOC Asst Comm Facilities B +1 more | $84.16 /hr | $174,964 | — |
| Doeden, Jamison A | Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt DOC Asst Comm Facilities B | $84.16 /hr | $174,963 | — |
| Rish, Kristin N | Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt DOC Asst Comm Facilities A | $84.16 /hr | $174,728 | — |
| Tran, Kevin | Dentist OPH RN Admin Supervisors Staff | $104.35 /hr | $174,599 | — |
| Pathagamage, Thakshila L | Dentist SHK Health Services Director | $104.35 /hr | $172,929 | — |
| Jaberi, Jolyn R | Dentist FRB RN Admin Supervisors Staff | $104.35 /hr | $172,903 | — |
| Ramler, Patricia | Registered Nurse Advanced Prac SCL Medical Specialist | $83.01 /hr | $172,821 | $249 |
| Rebertus, Jolene I | Health Services Director DOC Dep Comm Client Svs & Supp | $81.19 /hr | $172,788 | — |
| Nosbush, Keri A | Registered Nurse Advanced Prac ML RN Admin Supervisors Staff | $83.01 /hr | $172,575 | — |
| Mishkin Gleyzer, Tatyana | Registered Nurse Advanced Prac SHK RN Supervisor A | $83.01 /hr | $172,575 | — |
| Neba, Felix C | Registered Nurse Advanced Prac SCL Medical Specialist | $83.01 /hr | $172,572 | — |
| Mokaya, Eileen K | Registered Nurse Senior SHK RN Supervisor | $61.41 /hr | $171,607 | $50,989 |
| Pugh, Jesse L | Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt DOC Asst Comm Facilities A | $84.16 /hr | $171,548 | — |
| Valerius, Julie Anna | Registered Nurse Advanced Prac DOC Health Program Director | $83.01 /hr | $170,286 | — |
| Hansen, Trisha K | Corr Field Serv Dist Supv DOC Comm Svcs Reg Dir-North | $65.66 /hr | $166,050 | — |
| Hanbury, Jennifer | Registered Nurse Senior SHK Health Services Director | $61.41 /hr | $165,900 | $38,715 |
| Hecht, Matthew | Corr Officer 2 ML Security Lieutenant 1 | $39.66 /hr | $165,189 | $82,103 |
| Nielsen, Bradley J | Corr Officer 2 STW Lieutenant-Control Unit | $39.66 /hr | $164,894 | $80,972 |
| Asafor, Stanley B | Registered Nurse Senior OPH RN Supervisor A | $56.77 /hr | $163,650 | $54,434 |
| Weiss, Jonathon P | Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+Lic OPH Education Director's Staff | $50.74 /hr | $163,624 | — |
| Pankratz, Ryan J | Corr Investigation Supv DOC Investigatn Supv-Fugitive | $64.57 /hr | $163,620 | — |
| Sullivan, Wade M | Registered Nurse Senior RC RN Supervisor | $61.41 /hr | $163,157 | $28,280 |
| Orvis, Rachel | Registered Nurse Senior RC RN Supervisor | $61.41 /hr | $162,884 | $27,167 |
| Edwards, Adijat | Registered Nurse Senior SHK RN Supervisor | $61.41 /hr | $161,873 | $42,033 |
| Brooks, Charles | Registered Nurse Senior FRB RN Supervisor-Linden | $61.41 /hr | $160,671 | $25,178 |
| Holzapfel, Stephenie L | Registered Nurse Senior SCL RN Supervisor A | $61.41 /hr | $160,502 | $29,182 |
| Bienusa, April L | Registered Nurse Admin-Supv SCL RN Admin Supervisor | $70.52 /hr | $160,397 | — |
| Ecker, Joel T. | Corr Officer 3 STW Lieutenant 2nd Watch - B | $45.11 /hr | $159,759 | $64,783 |
Each person counts once per fiscal year, agency and county (multiple positions combined, shown as “+ more”). “Paid” is the total paid during the fiscal year, including overtime and other pay; it is lower than the base rate for anyone who started, left or worked part time. “Base pay” is the rate on record.