State employees in Hennepin County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Hennepin County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
5,191
FY 2026
Total paid
$39M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$73,574
base rate median $74,797
Average paid
$77,105
across 5,058 with pay
Highest paid
$404,887
Gulrajani, Chinmoy
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 Hennepin County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
742
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$124,107
$102,771
$99,501
$97,272
$87,165
$77,059
$70,960
$67,044
$65,195
$23,670
$12,433
$2,595
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preuss, Janiel Ann | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $5,367 /2 wk | $181,217 | $28,804 |
| Nielson, Tiffani Renee | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $65.72 /hr | $180,969 | $36,228 |
| Devaraj, Melissa M | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $86.92 /hr | $180,794 | — |
| Maturo-Hilt, Kimberly Ann | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Director | $86.69 /hr | $180,223 | — |
| Tingle, Michael T A | Veterans Affairs Dept Pharmacist Supervisor | $84.11 /hr | $180,070 | — |
| Pinoniemi, Jeffrey A | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $179,184 | $13,212 |
| Hand, Patricia | Education Department Director Education Finance | $84.16 /hr | $179,172 | — |
| Dugan, Jennifer P | Education Department Dir Statewide Assessment | $84.16 /hr | $179,110 | — |
| Miranda, Terence Matthew | Public Defense Board Public Defense Info Tech Sp 5 | $85.66 /hr | $178,173 | — |
| Routa, Timothy Neil | Public Defense Board Public Defense Info Tech Sp 5 | $85.66 /hr | $178,173 | — |
| Webster, Bruce Douglas | Public Defense Board Public Defense Info Tech Sp 5 | $85.66 /hr | $178,173 | — |
| Britain, Robert Douglas | Veterans Affairs Dept Veterans Home Admin - Mpls | $81.19 /hr | $177,848 | — |
| Hulden, Maren R | Education Department Deputy Commr Education +1 more | $90.12 /hr | $176,770 | — |
| Mubarak, Muhumed | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $175,619 | $12,264 |
| Nguyen, Ngoc | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $175,352 | — |
| Ogunleye, Joshua Jack | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $175,352 | — |
| Olson, Joel C | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $175,352 | — |
| Stebbins, Richard A | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $175,352 | — |
| Burnham, Roberta J | Education Department Asst Commr Education | $84.16 /hr | $174,964 | — |
| Korte, Daron T | Education Department Asst Commr Education | $84.16 /hr | $174,964 | — |
| Mansfield, Angela L | Education Department Asst Commr Education +1 more | $84.16 /hr | $174,964 | — |
| Traynham, Macarre A | Education Department Asst Commr Education +1 more | $84.16 /hr | $174,964 | — |
| Miller, Laurie J | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $174,821 | — |
| Lindstrom, Derrick D | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 +1 more | $6,698 /2 wk | $174,007 | — |
| Fautsch, Crystal Svoboda | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3 | $54.97 /hr | $173,970 | — |
| Garfinkel, Naomi Shira | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $173,713 | — |
| Hayes, Michelle Margaret | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $83.51 /hr | $173,701 | — |
| Skrzeczkoski-Bzdusek, Lisa | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $83.50 /hr | $173,680 | — |
| Schauer, Caroline J | Veterans Affairs Dept Health Services Director | $81.19 /hr | $172,848 | — |
| Baldwin, Laura | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $83.05 /hr | $172,744 | — |
| Lee, Jung Hee | Veterans Affairs Dept Registered Nurse | $59.03 /hr | $172,120 | $42,339 |
| Hoppenstedt, Jennifer Jean Hasbargen | Education Department Education Director 2 | $78.42 /hr | $171,808 | — |
| Gust, Bradley Edward | Public Defense Board Public Defense Info Tech Sp 5 | $82.19 /hr | $170,955 | — |
| Troup, Patrick | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 8 | $6,430 /2 wk | $170,903 | — |
| Doerner, Hope A | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,808 /2 wk | $170,741 | $12,225 |
| Mercurio, Danielle C | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Chaffee, Rebecca Ann | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Knight, Holly B | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Reed, Franklin E.L. | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Sedillos, Tiffany M W | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Skibbie, Lori Dee | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Snow-Kaster, Christy Lynn | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Neri, Jason Matthew | Veterans Affairs Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $61.41 /hr | $170,183 | $47,386 |
| Bishop, Tanya Marie | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $75.91 /hr | $168,957 | — |
| Hogan, Simone R | Veterans Affairs Dept Health Services Director | $81.19 /hr | $168,789 | — |
| Clyne, Timothy Randall | Transportation Dept Engineer Administrative | $69.94 /hr | $168,660 | $23,799 |
| Snuggerud, Samantha | Education Department Communications Manager 3 | $78.42 /hr | $168,030 | — |
| Ebubeogu, Christian Ndubuisi | Veterans Affairs Dept Human Svcs Technician | $28.44 /hr | $167,955 | $97,246 |
| Culbeaux, Gustavo Ruben | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $167,950 | $53,653 |
| Espana Lopez, Samuel Elias | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,808 /2 wk | $167,643 | $24,456 |
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.