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State employees in Aitkin County

State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Aitkin County, fiscal year 2022.

Employees
52
FY 2022
Total paid
$3M
in FY 2022
Median paid
$60,977
base rate median $55,869
Average paid
$58,607
across 52 with pay
Highest paid
$169,264
Hermerding, David F

Median pay by fiscal year

Paid in year and annual base rate

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Employees by fiscal year

People on the payroll at any time in the year

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Agencies in Aitkin County

FY 2022, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year

Employees, FY 2022
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Hermerding, David FTrial Courts
Jud District Court Judge
$6,269 /2 wk$169,264—
Gorecki, Robert AndrewNatural Resources Dept
NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
$60.18 /hr$166,400$34,547
Leitinger, Brian NNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Supv
$46.24 /hr$116,753$19,385
Nyberg, Glendon GNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Asst Supv
$40.03 /hr$109,607$12,849
Sovinski, Steven AnthonyNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$31.35 /hr$101,823$29,519
Bruesewitz, Richard ENatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Fisheries
$43.05 /hr$89,410—
Reisz, Russell WilliamNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Wildlife
$43.05 /hr$89,410—
Holcomb, Troy DNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$36.12 /hr$89,366$8,518
Jones, Thomas SNatural Resources Dept
NR Prog Coordinator
$41.63 /hr$86,460—
Lyytinen, Nicholas Carl WilhoNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Int
$27.25 /hr$81,933$23,229
Geisen, Ann FNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Sr WL
$37.44 /hr$77,769—
Wagner, Derek DuaneNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Int
$29.19 /hr$75,731$9,871
Bergquist, Christopher JNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$30.24 /hr$75,405$14,782
Hafvenstein, StephenMN.IT Services Office
Information Technology Spec 2
$34.63 /hr$73,421$3,674
James, Adam RobertNatural Resources Dept
Planner Principal State
$34.82 /hr$73,406$1,280
Bender, Ruth MTrial Courts
Jud Court Operation Supervisor
$34.50 /hr$71,750—
Nissen, Kristoffer ANatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Fisheries
$29.01 /hr$71,452$6,695
Nelson, Bennett CharlesNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech
$25.87 /hr$70,629$16,900
Berg, Gregory JNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Int Fisheries
$33.61 /hr$69,804—
Anderson, Nathan JonNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist
$23.85 /hr$69,634$15,542
Emerson, Josiah MichaelNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Int
$27.25 /hr$69,458$5,773
Lewis, Todd AndrewNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist
$24.63 /hr$68,129$14,439
Frost, Derek JonNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Int WL
$32.49 /hr$68,076$3,278
Skaj, Karen JTrial Courts
Jud Court Reporter Steno
$39.15 /hr$65,934—
Dudeck, Victoria SueTrial Courts
Jud Court Reporter Steno
$30.01 /hr$63,800—
Dowell, CourtneyNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 3 Parks & Trails
$30.85 /hr$62,634$595
Gustafson, Nancy RNatural Resources Dept
Office & Admin Specialist Sr
$26.23 /hr$59,319$4,843
Blakesley, JeffTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$26.86 /hr$56,544$544
Kostohryz, Raymond JTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$26.86 /hr$56,488—
Provost, Jodie LNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Sr WL
$37.44 /hr$54,616—
Grell, Gene GeordanNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$24.33 /hr$51,999$696
Duchow, EvanNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Wildlife
$23.03 /hr$50,950$3,875
Johnson, Melissa DawnTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$26.86 /hr$48,604$2,065
Kempe, JohnNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Fisheries
$23.85 /hr$48,046—
Domino, Chad MNatural Resources Dept
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
$22.17 /hr$47,275$6,805
Schwartzenberger, Donald GeneTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$21.99 /hr$44,046—
Kunz, Kristi LynnNatural Resources Dept
Office & Admin Specialist
$21.02 /hr$41,423$403
Crowley, Heidi MTrial Courts
Jud Court Operations Associate
$24.17 /hr$37,740—
Schiller, Kathleen MNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Support Dispatcher
$20.59 /hr$37,314$11,474
Hofschulte, Kathryn RoseNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
$27.60 /hr$34,833$306
Fredricksen Jr, Matthew VNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$21.61 /hr$30,834$529
King, Duane LNatural Resources Dept
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
$22.17 /hr$25,496$5,886
Sipe, John AndrewNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$20.00 /hr$24,204$943
Jevne, Robert PNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$21.61 /hr$16,575$519
Plotz, Seth JosephNatural Resources Dept
NR Fisheries Census Clerk
$16.89 /hr$14,367$861
Melby, Alyssa DNatural Resources Dept
Parks & Trails Associate
$17.50 /hr$12,336$308
Becker, MatthewNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$16.75 /hr$9,844$222
Hegrenes, Craig EdwardNatural Resources Dept
Parks & Trails Associate
$19.10 /hr$6,184$224
Pearson, Kenneth RNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$16.43 /hr$4,621—
MCCANN, DANIELNatural Resources Dept
NR Fisheries Census Clerk
$16.91 /hr$4,320$203

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.