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State employees in Aitkin County

State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Aitkin County, fiscal year 2023.

Employees
54
FY 2023
Total paid
$2.9M
in FY 2023
Median paid
$57,630
base rate median $54,267
Average paid
$54,066
across 54 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 2023, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year

Employees, FY 2023
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Hermerding, David FTrial Courts
Jud District Court Judge
$7,031 /2 wk$169,264—
Leitinger, Brian NNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Supv
$47.40 /hr$126,640$22,886
Nyberg, Glendon GNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Asst Supv
$41.03 /hr$110,380$10,611
Sovinski, Steven AnthonyNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$33.30 /hr$102,179$25,989
Holcomb, Troy DNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$42.55 /hr$96,273$9,676
Bruesewitz, Richard ENatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Fisheries
$44.13 /hr$95,174—
Reisz, Russell WilliamNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Wildlife
$44.13 /hr$95,174—
Jones, Thomas SNatural Resources Dept
NR Prog Coordinator
$42.67 /hr$92,026—
Geisen, Ann FNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Sr WL
$38.38 /hr$83,685$1,190
Bender, Ruth MTrial Courts
Jud Court Operation Supervisor
$34.50 /hr$80,567—
James, Adam RobertNatural Resources Dept
Planner Principal State
$37.02 /hr$79,631—
Lyytinen, Nicholas Carl WilhoNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Int
$28.96 /hr$76,710$13,357
Hafvenstein, StephenMinnesota IT Services
Information Technology Spec 2
$36.76 /hr$76,337-$134
Wirth, Alex LNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Int
$27.01 /hr$74,982$16,298
Berg, Gregory JNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Int Fisheries
$34.45 /hr$74,298—
Bergquist, Christopher JNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$32.13 /hr$73,484$4,606
Frost, Derek JonNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Int WL
$34.45 /hr$72,553$203
Wagner, Derek DuaneNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Int
$31.00 /hr$70,820$2,469
Nelson, Bennett CharlesNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech
$28.96 /hr$70,331$11,858
Dowell, CourtneyNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 3 Parks & Trails
$32.75 /hr$69,419$1,369
Dudeck, Victoria SueTrial Courts
Jud Court Reporter Steno
$30.01 /hr$68,581—
Nissen, Kristoffer ANatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Fisheries
$29.74 /hr$66,697$1,071
Emerson, Josiah MichaelNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Int
$28.96 /hr$66,399$1,962
Kostohryz, Raymond JTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$27.53 /hr$61,046$929
Anderson, Nathan JonNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist
$25.25 /hr$59,365$4,175
Gustafson, Nancy RNatural Resources Dept
Office & Admin Specialist Sr
$26.89 /hr$58,307$315
Hofschulte, Kathryn RoseNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
$29.33 /hr$58,283$1,936
Duchow, EvanNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Wildlife
$24.34 /hr$56,976$4,230
Lewis, Todd AndrewNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist
$26.14 /hr$56,765$8,203
Grell, Gene GeordanNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$25.72 /hr$56,240—
Kempe, JohnNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Fisheries
$25.25 /hr$52,986—
Johnson, IsaiahNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$22.36 /hr$51,534$4,255
Graff, Michael AllanTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$23.91 /hr$51,441$1,591
King, Duane LNatural Resources Dept
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
$22.72 /hr$37,790$8,403
Hendrix, JustinTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$26.04 /hr$37,051—
Schiller, Kathleen MNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Support Dispatcher
$21.10 /hr$32,596$7,457
Fredricksen Jr, Matthew VNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$22.15 /hr$32,450$259
Roettger, Krista NaslinTrial Courts
Jud Court Operations Associate
$22.50 /hr$32,254$169
Sipe, John AndrewNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$21.10 /hr$30,537$1,244
Domino, Chad MNatural Resources Dept
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
$22.72 /hr$29,539$136
Matykiewicz, Benjamin RobertNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec WL
$22.15 /hr$21,264—
Arne, Krista RaeNatural Resources Dept
Parks & Trails Associate
$18.73 /hr$18,691$425
McCann, DanielNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Fisheries
$21.10 /hr$18,528$2,288
Bobendrier, Dustin AlanTransportation Dept
Transp Associate
$20.47 /hr$11,229$1,414
Aubid, VictorNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$17.54 /hr$9,685—
Miazzo, SerenaNatural Resources Dept
Office & Admin Specialist
$20.41 /hr$9,634—
Pearson, Kenneth RNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$17.54 /hr$8,394—
Schwartzenberger, Donald GeneTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$22.54 /hr$7,327$180
Vedder, Rhonda MNatural Resources Dept
NR Worker
$10.59 /hr$7,294$248
Longobardi, Gina AnnTrial Courts
Jud Court Operations Associate
$22.50 /hr$7,200—

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.