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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haagenson, Loren M | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,823 /2 wk | $149,730 | $26,429 |
| Sillerud, Brandi April | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,108 /2 wk | $147,674 | $4,749 |
| Swanson, Alicia R | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $3,918 /2 wk | $147,617 | $11,461 |
| Carlson, Kristen Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,320 /2 wk | $147,418 | $9,675 |
| Stewart, Lisa H | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,411 /2 wk | $147,328 | $1,926 |
| Qualey, Karen Joy | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 8 | $5,572 /2 wk | $146,950 | — |
| Flores-Ibarra, Oscar | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,965 /2 wk | $146,648 | — |
| Nava, Roberto | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $5,622 /2 wk | $146,055 | — |
| Bry, Jeff D | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,730 /2 wk | $145,547 | $25,352 |
| Suarez-Sousa, Ximena P | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $145,143 | $14,210 |
| Mehnert-Meland, Ralf J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,331 /2 wk | $144,473 | $3,076 |
| Carney, Jeremy William | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,108 /2 wk | $144,337 | $12,209 |
| Drummond, Donald Gerard | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $143,870 | $35,456 |
| Sturdivant, Elise | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 8 | $5,472 /2 wk | $142,151 | — |
| Anderson, Jason W | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $141,994 | $7,041 |
| Waldera, Michele Lee | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $141,860 | $21,268 |
| Hendrix-Sloan, Geraldine M | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $3,918 /2 wk | $141,524 | $11,351 |
| Lester, Karen K | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Mgmt Officer | $65.66 /hr | $141,403 | — |
| Cabanela, Juan E | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,411 /2 wk | $141,209 | $7,741 |
| Chervenak, Thomas J | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $141,202 | — |
| Stutes, Gregory William | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,625 /2 wk | $139,674 | — |
| Welle, Christopher M | MN St Colleges & Universities Management Info Syst Supv 2 | $65.25 /hr | $138,914 | — |
| Groff, Derrick | MN St Colleges & Universities Management Info Syst Supv 2 | $65.25 /hr | $138,913 | — |
| Reburn, Thomas | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 7 | $5,210 /2 wk | $137,929 | — |
| Lahti, Richard D | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $137,631 | $5,819 |
| Grubb, Darrin F | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,730 /2 wk | $136,299 | — |
| Nelson, Ryan William | MN St Colleges & Universities State Prog Admin Manager Sr | $63.20 /hr | $136,169 | — |
| Whitney, Sara Lynn | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,412 /2 wk | $136,084 | $21,758 |
| Peterson, Terry D | MN St Colleges & Universities Management Info Syst Supv 2 | $65.25 /hr | $135,651 | — |
| Axness, Rachel Michelle | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $3,918 /2 wk | $135,244 | $19,457 |
| Bjerke, M Shawn | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,730 /2 wk | $135,141 | $38,099 |
| Sifuentes, Norman | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $134,515 | $61,105 |
| Shumake, Crystal K | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | — | $134,097 | $2,858 |
| Peltier, Robin T | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,742 /2 wk | $133,577 | $3,821 |
| Norris, Brenda | MN St Colleges & Universities Physical Plant Mgr | $63.35 /hr | $133,366 | — |
| Beuckens, Jill Klein | MN St Colleges & Universities Speech Pathology Clinician +1 more | $51.45 /hr | $133,160 | — |
| Lutgen, Emily R | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,412 /2 wk | $133,064 | $43,440 |
| Dosch, Mary C | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $132,399 | $12,034 |
| Chen, Andrew S | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,517 /2 wk | $132,137 | — |
| Voeller, Stacy | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,012 /2 wk | $130,555 | — |
| Redlin, Jennifer Anne | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,730 /2 wk | $130,235 | $19,092 |
| Arauza, Yolanda Lara | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $130,162 | — |
| Beseler Thompson, Erika Lynne | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 7 +1 more | $4,981 /2 wk | $130,137 | — |
| Short, Wendy Granum | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,308 /2 wk | $129,923 | $5,040 |
| Stock, Nancy Jean | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,012 /2 wk | $129,817 | $7,041 |
| Bergstrom, Rochelle Lea | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,012 /2 wk | $129,530 | $8,145 |
| Petermann, Shana R | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,730 /2 wk | $129,383 | $24,590 |
| Bodwin, Jeffrey J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $129,177 | $2,520 |
| Goyt, Adam M | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,918 /2 wk | $129,105 | $9,169 |
| Kappes, Kayla Jo | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 6 | $5,304 /2 wk | $128,739 | — |
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.