State employees in Itasca County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Itasca County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
533
FY 2026
Total paid
$36.9M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$71,719
base rate median $74,506
Average paid
$70,094
across 526 with pay
Highest paid
$295,098
Ulseth, Ronald Richard
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 Itasca County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$117,186
$80,288
$76,584
$76,309
$70,192
$64,394
$53,940
$34,682
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varichak-Toldo, Blake P | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $67,332 | $2,117 |
| Parks, Angela May | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $67,316 | $16,743 |
| Salo, Mary E | Natural Resources Dept Accounting Technician | $32.37 /hr | $66,954 | — |
| Leahy, Benjamin Daniel | Natural Resources Dept NR Tech Wildlife | $31.44 /hr | $66,895 | $1,486 |
| Schmid, Brandon | Natural Resources Dept Heavy Equip Mechanic | $38.98 /hr | $66,485 | $1,675 |
| Francisco, Michael James | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist Senior | $34.49 /hr | $66,416 | $1,321 |
| Person, Lindsey | Corrections Dept Sports Medicine Specialist | $38.55 /hr | $66,079 | — |
| Enfield, Valerie L | Corrections Dept State Prog Admin Tech Spec | $32.37 /hr | $66,032 | — |
| Letsch, Julia Rena | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $65,882 | $6,191 |
| Schaberg, Joel | Natural Resources Dept NR Tech Parks & Trails | $31.44 /hr | $65,789 | — |
| Amdahl, Tenneyson Chloe | Trial Courts Jud Judge Unit Paralegal | $31.36 /hr | $65,487 | — |
| Finlayson, Caitlan Marie | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $65,361 | — |
| Schwochert, Ryan Vincent | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $65,327 | $47 |
| Davis, Melissa Ann | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.23 /hr | $65,254 | $13,440 |
| Leino, Michael Eino | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $65,184 | $140 |
| Johnson, Chelsey Jo | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $2,212 /2 wk | $65,050 | — |
| Vrieze, Clayton William | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $65,007 | $1,601 |
| Hanson, Autumn H | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $64,773 | $1,217 |
| Cormican, Richard Duane | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $27.69 /hr | $64,254 | $7,241 |
| Finken, Karine | Natural Resources Dept NR Spec Sr Parks & Trails | $34.69 /hr | $64,203 | — |
| Aultman, Nathan | Natural Resources Dept General Repair Worker | $30.81 /hr | $64,052 | — |
| McLaughlin, Patrick W | Natural Resources Dept General Repair Worker | $30.81 /hr | $64,052 | — |
| Leeper, Hannah Jane | Natural Resources Dept NR Spec Int WL Research | $30.23 /hr | $63,965 | $878 |
| Fremling, Adam L | Natural Resources Dept General Repair Worker | $30.81 /hr | $63,950 | $319 |
| Duquette, Jacques Paul | Natural Resources Dept Laborer Trades & Equipment | $29.93 /hr | $63,405 | $1,398 |
| Mjolsness, Terri A | Natural Resources Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $30.09 /hr | $63,363 | $1,016 |
| Hansen, Emma | Natural Resources Dept NR Spec Sr WL | $31.26 /hr | $63,303 | — |
| Wilcox, Samuel Clay | Natural Resources Dept Laborer Trades & Equipment | $29.93 /hr | $63,138 | — |
| Anderson, Brandon Charles | MN St Colleges & Universities General Repair Worker | $30.81 /hr | $63,124 | — |
| Fischer, Austin Joseph | Natural Resources Dept NR Spec Int WL | $30.23 /hr | $63,062 | $1,053 |
| Herbert, Daniel J | Natural Resources Dept State Prog Admin Tech Spec | $30.58 /hr | $62,927 | — |
| Nelson, Becky Jeanne | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $30.09 /hr | $62,826 | $271 |
| Novotny, Clay Eric | Natural Resources Dept Laborer Trades & Equipment | $29.93 /hr | $62,657 | $157 |
| Ozanich, Denise E | Natural Resources Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $30.09 /hr | $62,556 | — |
| Hanks, Kristin | Natural Resources Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $30.09 /hr | $62,556 | — |
| Janecek, Alexia Marie | Natural Resources Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $30.09 /hr | $62,556 | — |
| Gadek, Chauncey | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $2,765 /2 wk | $62,123 | $2,396 |
| Farrell, Dillon M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $61,433 | $1,379 |
| Lemahieu, Grant | Natural Resources Dept Laborer Trades & Equipment | $29.14 /hr | $61,369 | $830 |
| Grover, Andrew Steven | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $61,264 | $4,155 |
| Lacki, Jacob | Natural Resources Dept Hydrologist 1 | $30.23 /hr | $61,204 | — |
| Johnson, Maria M | Corrections Dept Corr Chief Cook | $29.22 /hr | $61,022 | $1,551 |
| Schindler, Rachel Michal | Natural Resources Dept Office & Admin Specialist Prin | $32.54 /hr | $60,652 | — |
| Londgren, Justin J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $60,393 | $1,060 |
| Hansen, James Martin | Natural Resources Dept NR Spec Int WL | $29.25 /hr | $60,380 | $541 |
| Bombich, Michella K | Corrections Dept Cook Coordinator | $28.44 /hr | $60,124 | $702 |
| Irvine, Sean Patrick | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $29.39 /hr | $59,959 | $594 |
| Lefebvre, Kara Lynn | Natural Resources Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $29.22 /hr | $59,811 | — |
| Wilde, Kyli M | Corrections Dept Corr Teaching Asst | $28.78 /hr | $59,692 | — |
| Perkio, Jodi Lynn | Natural Resources Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $28.44 /hr | $59,554 | $1,520 |
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.