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State employees in Cook County

State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Cook County, fiscal year 2023.

Employees
36
FY 2023
Total paid
$1.6M
in FY 2023
Median paid
$43,719
base rate median $51,698
Average paid
$43,628
across 36 with pay
Highest paid
$99,972
Rak, David John

Median pay by fiscal year

Paid in year and annual base rate

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Employees by fiscal year

People on the payroll at any time in the year

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Agencies in Cook County

FY 2023, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year

Employees, FY 2023
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Rak, David JohnHealth Department
Planning Program Supv
$45.82 /hr$99,972—
Mielke, Aaron JNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Asst Supv
$41.03 /hr$99,277$7,767
Heruth, Anna KNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$38.38 /hr$85,454$2,062
Novitsky, Travis JNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 2 Parks & Trails
$35.34 /hr$76,231$822
Weberg, Matthew AaronNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Int Fisheries
$32.13 /hr$72,913—
Roy, James ATransportation Dept
Transp Generalist Senior
$30.60 /hr$71,090$4,165
Kimball, Jesse LTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$27.53 /hr$70,169$10,273
Dowling, Scott WilliamNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$30.60 /hr$67,520—
Clemons, Christopher CTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$27.53 /hr$65,869$6,295
Jungclaus, SteveNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Fisheries
$29.74 /hr$65,277$1,138
Baker, Robert MTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$27.53 /hr$64,943$5,389
Klesser, Mathew BNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
$29.33 /hr$62,468$469
Rexrode, Justin OwenNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$26.52 /hr$59,457$1,945
Mott, Peter AnthonyNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 3 Parks & Trails
$44.13 /hr$49,950$177
Viren, Daniel ScottTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$21.90 /hr$48,605$2,404
Ross, Kelli AnnTrial Courts
Jud Court Operations Associate
$20.86 /hr$47,694$23
Winje, Annalisa MarieTrial Courts
Jud Court Operations Associate
$20.82 /hr$47,580—
Futterer, Karen AnnTrial Courts
Jud Court Operations Associate
$22.07 /hr$46,552—
Deschampe, Daniel PaulNatural Resources Dept
Parks & Trails Associate
$20.50 /hr$40,887$978
Hire, TawakalRevenue Dept
Revenue Tax Specialist Senior
$42.57 /hr$36,738$64
Everson, Clarence EllwoodVeterans Affairs Dept
Veterans Claims Rep
$33.30 /hr$36,653—
Dahl, Corey RNatural Resources Dept
Parks & Trails Associate
$18.33 /hr$30,656$1,906
Neilsen, Amy ElizabethNatural Resources Dept
Parks & Trails Associate
$21.63 /hr$29,828$1,260
James, Leland RogerNatural Resources Dept
Interpret Naturalist 2
$22.94 /hr$27,344—
Miller, Jamie ENatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$17.54 /hr$25,717$756
Spieker, Terry SNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$22.15 /hr$25,387$525
Gee, Robert BradleyNatural Resources Dept
Parks & Trails Associate
$18.73 /hr$20,734$889
Adams, Meadow LilyNatural Resources Dept
Parks & Trails Associate
+1 more
$18.73 /hr$20,442$445
Lewis, Daniel SNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$17.54 /hr$19,001$639
Isaac, Edmund JNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Fisheries
$39.54 /hr$12,653—
Smitke, Jason AllenTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$23.19 /hr$12,368—
Schleppenbach, BenjaminNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Fisheries
$22.94 /hr$10,461—
Sinclair, CraigNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$17.94 /hr$8,728$53
Martin, Misha TNatural Resources Dept
Parks & Trails Associate
$18.73 /hr$4,901—
Lehtinen, Dennis PaulNatural Resources Dept
Buildings & Grounds Worker
$16.84 /hr$3,912—
Turner, Erin MNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 3 Parks & Trails
$39.54 /hr$3,163—

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.