State employees in Becker County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Becker County, fiscal year 2025.
Employees
435
FY 2025
Total paid
$34.5M
in FY 2025
Median paid
$79,787
base rate median $79,872
Average paid
$79,614
across 433 with pay
Highest paid
$337,500
Vene, Margaret A
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
Agencies in Becker County
FY 2025, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$115,234
$104,271
$97,568
$90,510
$83,116
$76,916
$76,352
$70,971
$66,679
Everyone, FY 2025
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vene, Margaret A | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $47.05 /hr | $337,500 | $565 |
| Brady-Santwire, Colleen Ann | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | — | $210,573 | $16,928 |
| Backes, Charles J. | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $64.43 /hr | $200,392 | $25,407 |
| Fritz, Michael David | Trial Courts Jud District Court Chief Judge | $7,678 /2 wk | $199,622 | — |
| Pausch, Corey M | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $65.72 /hr | $193,502 | $20,880 |
| Lawson, Michelle Winkis | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Thilmony, Gretchen Dee | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Perkins, Jeffrey J | Transportation Dept Transp Division Engineer +1 more | $85.80 /hr | $180,774 | — |
| Wahl, Shiloh D | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ Admin Transp | $79.99 /hr | $169,995 | — |
| Vanderhider, Lori J | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $62.17 /hr | $168,187 | — |
| Knopf, Justin D | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior Administrative | $74.54 /hr | $161,565 | — |
| Lundberg, Thomas J | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior Administrative | $74.54 /hr | $158,454 | — |
| Gannon, Nathan | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior Administrative | $74.54 /hr | $158,453 | — |
| Lhotka, Kami Marie | Pollution Control Agency Agency Chief Financial Officer | $73.16 /hr | $149,063 | — |
| Jepson, Steven L | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $146,074 | $35,979 |
| Erickson, Steven D | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 7 | $5,458 /2 wk | $143,317 | — |
| Yliniemi, Seth A | Transportation Dept Engineer Administrative | $68.91 /hr | $138,205 | — |
| Holden, Matthew Lee | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $135,565 | $24,610 |
| Fultz, Clint D. | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.62 /hr | $134,526 | $23,366 |
| Rubenstein, Brian M | Corrections Dept Corr Field Serv Dist Supv | $64.69 /hr | $134,377 | — |
| Haugen, Kirk Severt | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $132,586 | $23,851 |
| Krog, Andrew Harrison | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $62.17 /hr | $130,742 | — |
| Burrows, Kelsen Alexander | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.62 /hr | $130,304 | $19,431 |
| Flatau, Jeremy A | Transportation Dept Land Surveyor Principal | $62.17 /hr | $129,142 | — |
| Oyster, Kalob Joeb | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $62.17 /hr | $129,142 | — |
| Kordosky, Trudy A | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $62.17 /hr | $129,138 | — |
| Miller, Jesse J | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $62.17 /hr | $129,137 | — |
| Lundeen, Michael P | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $128,837 | $16,998 |
| Skalin, Kohl D | Transportation Dept State Prog Admin Manager | $64.02 /hr | $128,747 | — |
| Newman, Douglas Alexander | Transportation Dept State Prog Admin Manager Sr | $62.41 /hr | $127,563 | — |
| Schwoboda, Gregory A | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 4 | $60.24 /hr | $127,543 | — |
| Grabow, Jesse R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $127,255 | $7,154 |
| Kisor, Cody James | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $57.80 /hr | $127,184 | $11,637 |
| Ophoven, John Jerome | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $126,981 | $24,621 |
| Thompson, Jake Alan | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $125,478 | $15,670 |
| Myren, Aaron M | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $125,022 | $15,101 |
| Scheirer, Lisa M | Pollution Control Agency Pollution Cont Program Admi | $63.20 /hr | $124,500 | — |
| Safgren, Mary A | Transportation Dept Planning Dir Transportation | $58.20 /hr | $123,815 | — |
| Lacher, Marcus J | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $3,551 /2 wk | $123,229 | $7,994 |
| Riggle, Daniel L | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.62 /hr | $122,559 | $10,453 |
| McArthur, Lucas R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.62 /hr | $122,343 | $16,212 |
| Coley, Amy Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,551 /2 wk | $122,288 | $11,064 |
| Yliniemi, Scott Arthur | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | — | $122,251 | — |
| Vatsaas, Matthew Christian | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $121,752 | $18,499 |
| Scheirer, Paul C | Pollution Control Agency Pollution Cont Spec Prin | $58.20 /hr | $120,900 | — |
| Bell-Pfeifer, Ann Eileen | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,389 /2 wk | $120,606 | $16,863 |
| Lachowitzer, Kevin Jay | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $62.17 /hr | $120,454 | — |
| Lindberg, Eric John | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.62 /hr | $120,429 | $8,044 |
| Ray, Isaac Renaldo | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $120,189 | $12,248 |
| Lamski, Joshua J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $120,139 | $10,742 |
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.