State employees in Clay County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Clay County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
1,155
FY 2026
Total paid
$75.4M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$64,229
base rate median $71,229
Average paid
$66,638
across 1,132 with pay
Highest paid
$374,158
Downs, Timothy Michael
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 Clay County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$88,129
$83,104
$79,345
$65,947
$64,141
$53,636
$49,170
$18,539
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downs, Timothy Michael | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V | $14,077 /2 wk | $374,158 | — |
| Lall, Vinod | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,145 /2 wk | $274,822 | $39,371 |
| Bradbury, Boyd L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $266,700 | $12,830 |
| Lee, Ok-Hee | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 14 | $9,387 /2 wk | $237,711 | — |
| Singh, Jitendra | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $228,668 | $37,526 |
| Haugo, Gary James | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | $8,440 /2 wk | $228,490 | — |
| Elbannan, Mohamed | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $225,157 | $42,132 |
| Tippens, Georges | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 13 | $8,031 /2 wk | $216,612 | — |
| Trainer, Jason S | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $8,031 /2 wk | $214,203 | — |
| Osmani, Atif M | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $208,856 | $17,127 |
| Jasperse, Craig P | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $207,165 | — |
| Sherman, Peter | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | $7,617 /2 wk | $202,454 | — |
| Stone, Mary Frances | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,861 /2 wk | $200,680 | $30,775 |
| Kristjansson-Nelson, Kyja K | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | $7,194 /2 wk | $194,796 | — |
| Pablo, Eduardo | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,724 /2 wk | $191,262 | $20,090 |
| Leeser, Michael Damon | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Merkins, Tammy Lynn | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Rosenfeldt, Jade Marie | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| duCharme, Leah Jo | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Wright, Tracy Lee | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $185,934 | $6,926 |
| Markuson, Chad A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 8 | $6,778 /2 wk | $183,392 | — |
| Nelson, Karla | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $6,121 /2 wk | $177,379 | — |
| Nawrot, Elizabeth Shannon | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $6,749 /2 wk | $175,328 | — |
| Morrow, Annette K | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,108 /2 wk | $175,159 | $14,421 |
| Coquyt, Michael Charles | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $174,086 | $11,449 |
| Ng, Geok Lian | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $172,865 | — |
| Davies, Heidi Margaret Fisher | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Zhu, Siwei | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $170,325 | $21,787 |
| Vigilant, Lee G | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 +2 more | $6,471 /2 wk | $170,282 | — |
| Gorsline, Denise | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,650 /2 wk | $168,638 | $27,912 |
| Fagerstrom, Ellen F | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | $6,229 /2 wk | $168,535 | — |
| Laqua, Steven D | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $5,702 /2 wk | $166,548 | — |
| Hong, Chang-Seong | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,207 /2 wk | $166,401 | $14,766 |
| Wisenden, Brian D | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,207 /2 wk | $163,260 | $19,688 |
| Reed, Amber L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | — | $163,059 | $6,559 |
| Kim, Wooyang | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,724 /2 wk | $162,802 | $10,045 |
| Gracyk, Theodore | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,736 /2 wk | $160,125 | $2,770 |
| Holmstrom, Jill Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $159,235 | $4,477 |
| Blunsom, Laurie K | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $158,410 | — |
| Gravley-Stack, Kara E | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $5,881 /2 wk | $156,737 | — |
| Johnson, Shirley Ann | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $155,865 | $14,205 |
| Enger, Lin J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,308 /2 wk | $155,231 | $20,130 |
| Olson, David D | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,730 /2 wk | $155,175 | $34,891 |
| Balluff, Mark Allen | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,650 /2 wk | $154,149 | $38,751 |
| Winkler, Linda I | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $151,741 | — |
| Kemp, Jason Allen | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,702 /2 wk | $151,291 | — |
| Borcherding, Matthew John | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $5,822 /2 wk | $151,249 | — |
| East, Sandra | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 8 | $5,681 /2 wk | $150,942 | — |
| Gardner, Rebecca Lynn | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $150,752 | $7,041 |
| Hest, Theresa L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $150,646 | — |
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.