State employees in Chisago County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Chisago County, fiscal year 2025.
Employees
548
FY 2025
Total paid
$36.6M
in FY 2025
Median paid
$68,528
base rate median $66,040
Average paid
$67,122
across 545 with pay
Highest paid
$190,117
Dowdal, Bridgid E
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 Chisago County
FY 2025, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$107,099
$84,114
$70,424
$69,382
$43,899
$24,797
Everyone, FY 2025
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowdal, Bridgid E | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Seabrooks II, Jesse L | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Trevino, Catherine A | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Stenseth, Lisa A | Corrections Dept Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt | $82.71 /hr | $171,979 | — |
| Murawski, Rob O | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.07 /hr | $165,925 | $82,642 |
| Erdman, Randy C | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $42.23 /hr | $150,836 | $62,725 |
| Talberg, Peter R. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $44.44 /hr | $150,012 | $55,239 |
| Wanchena, Victor A | Corrections Dept Corr Facility Oper Dir | $69.48 /hr | $147,801 | — |
| Halfacre, Cassandra E | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Admin-Supv | $69.48 /hr | $143,148 | — |
| Peterson, Kenneth M. | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $51.53 /hr | $140,757 | $27,396 |
| Orvis, Rachel | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $58.16 /hr | $140,608 | $19,686 |
| Saari, Michelle M | Corrections Dept Psychological Services Dir | $64.69 /hr | $134,388 | — |
| Ibrahim, Dauda D | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Behavior Modification Asst | $30.43 /hr | $130,126 | $44,873 |
| Kurvers, Paul | Natural Resources Dept NR Supv | $56.10 /hr | $129,934 | — |
| Winiecki, Joseph | Corrections Dept Dir Corrections Industries | $62.41 /hr | $129,641 | — |
| Cunningham, Kristin J | Trial Courts Jud Court Administrator III | $60.61 /hr | $128,132 | — |
| Berts, Ashlee E | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $57.04 /hr | $127,781 | — |
| Steele, Bradley A. | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $51.53 /hr | $127,476 | $18,700 |
| Steiner, Nicole T | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $58.16 /hr | $127,343 | $1,212 |
| Beiring, Thomas A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.07 /hr | $126,268 | $42,550 |
| Rasmussen, Erik J | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $57.04 /hr | $125,673 | — |
| Bongaarts, Tawny D | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $60.50 /hr | $124,414 | $12,806 |
| Bartz, Nathan A | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $57.04 /hr | $124,379 | — |
| Kingsbury, Bernadette M | Corrections Dept Corr Facility Admin Dir | $57.73 /hr | $123,808 | $5,926 |
| Olson, Gene O. | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $51.53 /hr | $123,686 | $16,323 |
| Rehn, Valarie M | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Supervisor | $60.24 /hr | $123,343 | — |
| Jensen, Nick T | Corrections Dept Dir Corrections Industries | $62.41 /hr | $123,098 | — |
| Johnson, Amy S | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $58.16 /hr | $121,014 | $567 |
| Giese, Brian D | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $40.82 /hr | $118,364 | $35,641 |
| Vang, Scott Y | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $49.78 /hr | $118,342 | $15,227 |
| Tabolich, Brian Thomas | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 3 | $54.06 /hr | $117,188 | $4,892 |
| Huckell, Scott T | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $46.46 /hr | $117,027 | $19,352 |
| Lee, Myunggil | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.07 /hr | $116,401 | $30,886 |
| Chard, Jason M | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $51.53 /hr | $116,375 | $8,344 |
| Kunze, Michael S | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $44.44 /hr | $115,249 | $24,022 |
| Johnson, Matthew J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $37.15 /hr | $115,130 | $37,764 |
| Sullivan, Wade M | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $60.50 /hr | $114,765 | $5,638 |
| Traczyk, Jill M | Corrections Dept Human Resources Director 1 +1 more | $56.09 /hr | $114,390 | — |
| Sass, Trevor O | Corrections Dept Investigation Specialist | $47.05 /hr | $113,490 | $2,436 |
| Oetterer, Jason | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $51.53 /hr | $113,413 | $3,392 |
| Scherer, Tracee L. | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $51.53 /hr | $112,865 | $4,445 |
| Kaminski, Nicholas J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $44.44 /hr | $112,631 | $20,164 |
| Scott, Stephen F | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.40 /hr | $112,583 | $39,795 |
| Melby, P Eric | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 4 | $50.69 /hr | $112,570 | $7,274 |
| Foss, Sheryl L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.07 /hr | $112,100 | $27,727 |
| Temte, Matthew M | Corrections Dept Special Teacher:MA/MS+Lic+30gr | $53.39 /hr | $110,904 | — |
| Schmidt, Chad A | Corrections Dept Special Teacher:MA/MS+Lic+30gr | $53.39 /hr | $110,904 | — |
| Knies, Teresa M | Corrections Dept Corr Program Director | $54.16 /hr | $110,846 | — |
| Goebel, Darryl A | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $51.53 /hr | $110,223 | $3,195 |
| Backlund, Kristin A | Natural Resources Dept NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails | $52.26 /hr | $108,848 | $1,280 |
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.