State employees in Blue Earth County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Blue Earth County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
2,676
FY 2026
Total paid
$196M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$72,756
base rate median $80,396
Average paid
$74,924
across 2,620 with pay
Highest paid
$389,402
Inch, Edward S
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 Blue Earth County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$113,633
$99,901
$96,476
$90,866
$90,700
$86,481
$83,488
$83,155
$81,374
$76,551
$75,438
$64,997
$54,395
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inch, Edward S | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI | $14,988 /2 wk | $389,402 | — |
| Strand, Luke Samuel | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $13,027 /2 wk | $351,643 | — |
| Hood, David Shaen | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 16 | $10,620 /2 wk | $275,921 | — |
| Pike, Byron John | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $7,255 /2 wk | $273,064 | $19,068 |
| Naatz, Cecil E | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $88.25 /hr | $261,785 | $1,191 |
| Rosacker, Kirsten M | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $7,255 /2 wk | $252,822 | $32,394 |
| Johnson, Steven J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $7,255 /2 wk | $235,919 | $19,068 |
| Bach, Seung | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 13 | $9,026 /2 wk | $234,505 | — |
| Gillespie, Ann Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 14 | $8,834 /2 wk | $233,049 | — |
| Pragman, Claudia | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,919 /2 wk | $228,792 | — |
| Mwavita, Mwarumba | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 +1 more | $7,630 /2 wk | $222,688 | — |
| Kmiech, Joseph John | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $8,850 /2 wk | $222,124 | — |
| Kuzma, Ann | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,919 /2 wk | $221,297 | — |
| Raju, Ritu | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV | $8,621 /2 wk | $216,379 | — |
| Wells, Michael G | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $215,503 | — |
| Marincic, Patricia Zelinski | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | — | $213,991 | — |
| Thul, Travis Michael | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 13 | $8,227 /2 wk | $213,739 | — |
| Cooney, Amy Marie Gintner | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $8,227 /2 wk | $213,739 | — |
| Meng, Juan | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,598 /2 wk | $211,953 | — |
| Jones, Brian Patrick | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 14 +1 more | $8,227 /2 wk | $209,933 | — |
| Poburka, Bruce | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $209,731 | — |
| Chen, Yilin | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $207,795 | $19,735 |
| Li Simonson, Ishuan | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,443 /2 wk | $207,157 | $11,308 |
| Alam, Mohammad Showkat-ul | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $7,909 /2 wk | $205,468 | — |
| Siagian, Ferdinand T | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $7,085 /2 wk | $204,174 | — |
| Jaiprakash, Puneet Kumar | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,756 /2 wk | $203,421 | — |
| Kawatra, Rakesh | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $201,308 | $11,526 |
| Hoffner, Todd C | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,310 /2 wk | $200,479 | — |
| Druschel, Stephen J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,206 /2 wk | $198,892 | $3,992 |
| Swanson, Jacob J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,475 /2 wk | $198,242 | — |
| Marshall, Timothy L | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range D | — | $197,639 | — |
| Habib, Abo-El-Yazeed | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,919 /2 wk | $197,097 | — |
| Kelley, Michael J | Trial Courts Jud District Administrator A | $89.98 /hr | $196,570 | — |
| Kanzenbach, Todd L | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range E | $7,766 /2 wk | $195,909 | — |
| Pfingsten, Todd | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range E +1 more | — | $194,996 | — |
| Kruse, Sarah L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $5,724 /2 wk | $193,730 | $10,045 |
| Moosally, Michelle | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $7,450 /2 wk | $193,560 | — |
| Hashmi, M Anaam | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $190,687 | — |
| Anderson, Gregory J | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Betters, Mark Edward | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Lieser, Andrea Jo | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Rodriguez, Kristine Ann | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Wagner, Dana L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,918 /2 wk | $189,192 | $11,430 |
| Margenthaler, Matthew | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $7,227 /2 wk | $187,807 | — |
| Veltsos, Jennifer R | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 +2 more | $6,963 /2 wk | $187,620 | — |
| deHart, Pieter Andrew Philip | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | — | $186,828 | — |
| Cornish, Gabriel D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $65.72 /hr | $185,056 | $36,261 |
| Sargent, Sheri Lynn | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $7,120 /2 wk | $184,987 | — |
| Budge, Aaron S | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 +1 more | $6,762 /2 wk | $184,417 | — |
| Agarwal, Kuldeep | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,736 /2 wk | $184,344 | — |
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.