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State employees in Dakota County

State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Dakota County, fiscal year 2026.

Employees
1,697
FY 2026
Total paid
$107M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$66,089
base rate median $67,392
Average paid
$65,417
across 1,642 with pay
Highest paid
$421,176
Frawley, 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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Employees, FY 2026
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
VandeBerg, Judith AVeterans Affairs Dept
Supported Employment Worker
$19.62 /hr$19,635—
Reed, SherrellVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$58.16 /hr$19,521$1,294
Wunderlich, Marissa RuthMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
—$19,464—
Lannon, Kelly KTransportation Dept
Transp Prog Specialist 3
$42.31 /hr$19,463—
Nelson, Blaire ElaineMinnesota Zoological Garden
Zoo Keeper
$27.24 /hr$19,425$959
Zell, Aparna NoelMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
$1,133 /2 wk$19,349—
Cadry Sr, David JMinnesota Zoological Garden
Customer Svcs Specialist
$21.73 /hr$19,145$589
Hunter, Trina WinetteVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$39.89 /hr$18,966$1,182
Nelson, Roy TheodorePublic Safety Dept
Law Compliance Rep 2
$37.58 /hr$18,898$14
Morrison, Chelsea AnneMinnesota Zoological Garden
Interpret Naturalist 2
$37.26 /hr$18,824$400
Cadry, Debra KayMinnesota Zoological Garden
Customer Svcs Specialist
$22.23 /hr$18,351$705
McGaffey, Jennifer MichelleMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
—$18,286—
Bendickson, Justine BakkeMinnesota Zoological Garden
State Prog Admin Intermediate
$32.40 /hr$18,152$24
Tegart, Grey KateMinnesota Zoological Garden
Interpret Naturalist 1
$28.26 /hr$18,073$327
Itkin, Ora SvetlanaMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
—$17,982—
Shypulski, Erin MarieVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$35.21 /hr$17,910$1,156
Somes, Michael StevenMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
—$17,774—
Brown, Amaray DajuanMinnesota Zoological Garden
General Maintenance Wrkr
$22.94 /hr$17,675$809
Danisch, Christopher JosephTrial Courts
Jud District Court Law Clerk
$31.55 /hr$17,100—
Wallace Jr, Michael AnthonyDirect Care and Treatment
Behavior Modification Asst
$30.89 /hr$17,042$2,338
Jacobson, Matthew AlanTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$26.21 /hr$16,951$3,322
Alexander, Amanda LaneMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
—$16,775—
Gohr, Jeremy EugeneMinnesota Zoological Garden
Groundskeeper Inter
$28.44 /hr$16,550—
Leifheit, Theo ThomasMN St Colleges & Universities
College Laboratory Asst 1
$22.91 /hr$16,484—
Sangye, Fochid NjuDirect Care and Treatment
Behavior Modification Asst
$26.86 /hr$16,215$50
Hartmann, James HaroldTransportation Dept
Transp Associate
$23.16 /hr$16,044$1,615
Hilgenkamp, Lydia AnneMinnesota Zoological Garden
Customer Svcs Specialist
$22.23 /hr$15,622$1,206
LaRock, Heather LMinnesota Zoological Garden
Zoo Keeper
$29.24 /hr$15,001$44
Duclos, Jonathon AndrewVeterans Affairs Dept
General Maintenance Wrkr
$22.40 /hr$14,929$377
Williams, CarioDirect Care and Treatment
Skills Development Specialist
$28.26 /hr$14,869—
Gilbert, Wayne EMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
—$14,785—
Greenfield, Owen Michael PatrickTrial Courts
Jud District Court Law Clerk
$33.41 /hr$14,742—
Olschlager, Chad LPublic Safety Dept
Law Compliance Rep 2
$38.14 /hr$14,671$113
Mayes, MelvinDirect Care and Treatment
Behavior Modification Asst
$30.09 /hr$14,661$2,884
O'Donnell, Laura AnneMN St Colleges & Universities
Customer Svcs Specialist Int
$22.84 /hr$14,618—
Erickson, Danney EllsworthMinnesota Zoological Garden
Stationary Engineer
$38.98 /hr$14,530$234
McArdell, Thomas LMN St Colleges & Universities
College Laboratory Asst 1
$28.35 /hr$14,485—
Knaresboro, James PMinnesota Zoological Garden
Interpret Naturalist 1
$34.69 /hr$14,280$410
Bishop, Rebecca AMinnesota Zoological Garden
Zoo Keeper
$34.24 /hr$14,273$431
Hegna, EmilyPublic Defense Board
Public Defense Law Clerk
$20.00 /hr$14,200—
Nulty, William EdwardTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$31.06 /hr$14,152$9
Vincent, AbigailMinnesota Zoological Garden
Interpret Naturalist 1
$26.43 /hr$14,119$303
Juliar, Paige LindseyMinnesota Zoological Garden
Student Worker Clerical
$19.85 /hr$14,024$190
Rossow, DelaneyMN St Colleges & Universities
Customer Svcs Specialist Int
$23.54 /hr$13,936—
Holker, Vickie MMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
—$13,868—
Gonsalez, Nicole RaneeMinnesota Zoological Garden
Customer Svcs Specialist
$21.73 /hr$13,715—
Moore, Sara RebeccaMinnesota Zoological Garden
Student Worker Clerical
$19.85 /hr$13,623$171
Smith, LoriMinnesota Zoological Garden
Customer Svcs Specialist
$24.12 /hr$13,272$152
Kringle, TristiMinnesota Zoological Garden
Interpret Naturalist 2
+1 more
$37.26 /hr$13,249$112
Poppy, Jeremy ScottVeterans Affairs Dept
Cook
$29.22 /hr$13,220$300

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.