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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon, Nathaniel Michael | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $26.12 /hr | $57,337 | $961 |
| Schaan, Jonathan S | MN St Colleges & Universities Customer Svcs Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $57,316 | $83 |
| Albaugh, Cindy Sue | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $57,233 | — |
| Hage, Tasha M | Corrections Dept Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $57,233 | — |
| Howard, Melissa K | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $57,233 | — |
| Heng, Shelly R | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $57,233 | — |
| Lindell, Joy M | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $57,233 | — |
| Rowland, Rhona Lynn | Public Safety Dept Customer Svcs Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $57,233 | — |
| Krause, Denise A | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $57,233 | — |
| Hall, Carol Lynn | MN St Colleges & Universities Central Svcs Admin Spec Inter | $27.53 /hr | $57,233 | — |
| Larry, Nicole Dianna | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range C | $2,114 /2 wk | $57,181 | $2,275 |
| Haugen, Erin N | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $57,123 | — |
| Rogers, Franci Jo | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range B +1 more | $2,303 /2 wk | $56,895 | — |
| Bray, Kevin Thomas | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range C +1 more | $2,175 /2 wk | $56,822 | — |
| McKeever, Laurie E | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $56,820 | — |
| Fofana, Sidi | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $26.12 /hr | $56,771 | $17,736 |
| Bien, Alyssa Nicole Allen | Trial Courts Jud District Court Law Clerk | $31.91 /hr | $56,559 | — |
| Grommesh, Kristin A | Corrections Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $27.53 /hr | $56,537 | — |
| Fimreite, Amanda Kay | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $56,483 | — |
| Jordahl, Austin Bernard | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $56,480 | $372 |
| Gilbery, John W | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr Lead | $26.86 /hr | $56,361 | $222 |
| Rust, Holly Ann | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 1 | $27.35 /hr | $56,286 | — |
| Smith, Gabrielle | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $56,169 | $631 |
| Loomer, James | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $56,128 | — |
| Strandlien, Joanne Mary | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $30.09 /hr | $56,055 | — |
| Meland, David Allen | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $56,055 | — |
| Anderson, David Arlyn | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr Lead | $26.86 /hr | $56,049 | $398 |
| Carlson, Daulton James Thomas | MN St Colleges & Universities Management Analyst 2 | $27.35 /hr | $55,823 | — |
| Zavadil, Kymberly Kay | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $55,657 | $1,617 |
| Stelljes, Dorene Kay | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $26.21 /hr | $55,559 | — |
| Johnson, Germond | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $55,415 | $633 |
| Krause, Gregory John | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $55,356 | $2,460 |
| Rose, Andrew David | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $29.39 /hr | $55,339 | $1,667 |
| Offutt, Jeffrey Littleton | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 1 | $27.35 /hr | $55,307 | — |
| Sorum, Megan Elizabeth | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 3 | $32.40 /hr | $55,187 | — |
| Amedi, Imad | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $54,980 | $324 |
| Swenson, Meloni J | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $54,936 | $935 |
| Pupo, Agnes | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $54,911 | $5,299 |
| Von Bank, Micah | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range C | $2,114 /2 wk | $54,906 | — |
| Hernandez, Christopher | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $54,672 | $1,335 |
| Bauer, Joshua T | Direct Care and Treatment Skills Development Specialist | $25.67 /hr | $54,438 | $1,276 |
| Sadeddin, Jordan A | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $54,409 | $993 |
| Johnson, Julia Megan | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 2 | $26.43 /hr | $54,376 | — |
| Nygard, Deborah A | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $54,359 | — |
| Burke, Jamie | Human Services Dept Sign Language Interpreter Spec | $33.48 /hr | $54,340 | — |
| Brown, Cheryl M | MN St Colleges & Universities College Laboratory Srvc Spec | $34.69 /hr | $54,325 | — |
| Stange, Carolyn Anna | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | — | $54,234 | — |
| Lemus, Yadira | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Int | $26.12 /hr | $54,218 | — |
| Nygard, David A | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $54,150 | — |
| Klinkhammer, Hannah Martha Rose | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 2 | $27.35 /hr | $54,043 | — |
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.