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State employees in Koochiching County

State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Koochiching County, fiscal year 2024.

Employees
88
FY 2024
Total paid
$4.8M
in FY 2024
Median paid
$60,850
base rate median $60,902
Average paid
$55,029
across 87 with pay
Highest paid
$182,805
Shermoen, Jerrod A

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 Koochiching County

FY 2024, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year

Employees, FY 2024
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Shermoen, Jerrod ATrial Courts
Jud District Court Judge
$7,312 /2 wk$182,805—
Chlebecek, Joseph DMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
+2 more
$3,441 /2 wk$119,489$7,512
Ettestad, Donita RMN St Colleges & Universities
Tech College Faculty
+2 more
—$104,256$7,478
Koenig, Joshua JMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
+1 more
$3,287 /2 wk$102,771$17,226
Franz, Molly EMN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Academic Professional 3
$39.06 /hr$96,944—
Krasaway, Bradley JMN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Academic Supervisor 2
$46.56 /hr$96,689—
Talmage, Philip JNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Fisheries
$46.56 /hr$96,684—
Adams, Trevor AlanNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist
$28.50 /hr$96,231$31,105
Wickstrom, Jeffrey DMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
$3,441 /2 wk$89,545—
Pollard, Matthew TNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$40.49 /hr$89,183$2,072
Sjerven, Kelly JMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
+1 more
$2,904 /2 wk$85,366$5,073
Alleman, Bill CNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$27.98 /hr$84,557$25,626
Vondra, Benjamin ANatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
$40.49 /hr$84,307—
Engel, William ThomasMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
+1 more
$2,828 /2 wk$83,866$6,619
McDonald, Jonathan GeorgeNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Asst Supv
$38.74 /hr$83,280$4,441
West, Benjamin ThomasNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Supv
$40.17 /hr$82,375$77
King, Brittney KathleenNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$36.34 /hr$81,627$3,118
Cook, Tammy JKMN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Academic Professional 3
$39.06 /hr$81,114—
Pichen, Tyler JordanMN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Academic Professional 1
$24.92 /hr$79,939—
Havluck, Lisa MarieTrial Courts
Jud Court Operation Supervisor
$37.86 /hr$79,534—
L'Amie, Audrey MMN St Colleges & Universities
Community College Faculty
+1 more
—$75,147—
Readman, Kirby MNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$36.34 /hr$74,653—
Goulet, Deseree AMN St Colleges & Universities
Building Maintenance Lead Wrkr
$34.57 /hr$72,313$1,038
Bartkowski, Julie AnnTrial Courts
Jud District Court Law Clerk
$34.80 /hr$71,971—
Williams, Brenden MarcusNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$27.13 /hr$71,077$14,244
O'Brien, Kelly GuyTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist Senior
$32.52 /hr$70,483$2,276
Riley, Nicholas JohnNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Int
$32.71 /hr$69,158$919
Lessard, Matthew JamesTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist Senior
$32.52 /hr$69,119$935
Demenge, Sheila JEmploy & Econ Development Dept
Workforce Development Rep
$33.90 /hr$68,879—
Christopherson, Dustin WalterTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$29.28 /hr$68,040$5,962
Juen, Jacob DTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist Senior
$31.62 /hr$67,941$1,294
Connelly, John JamesNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$24.91 /hr$66,223$12,682
Knaak, Thomas JayNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Int
$25.79 /hr$66,059$11,437
Howe, Adam DTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$29.28 /hr$66,012$3,895
Nelson, Parrish JTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$29.28 /hr$65,317$4,305
Amundsen, Amy JMN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Academic Professional 1
+1 more
$32.71 /hr$64,522—
West, Amanda NNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$31.57 /hr$64,319$368
Tomczak, Zachary MichaelTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$29.28 /hr$64,268$2,489
Knaeble, Keith ACorrections Dept
Sentencing To Service Crew Ldr
$29.87 /hr$62,036—
Ufford, Steven ATransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$30.76 /hr$61,789$388
Leino, Michael EinoTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$29.28 /hr$61,549$132
Gouin, Leann MarieTrial Courts
Jud Ct Operation Leadworker II
$31.43 /hr$61,325—
Zortman, Amanda KayTrial Courts
Jud Court Operations Associate
$29.41 /hr$61,122—
Doebler, Tammie LynnTrial Courts
Jud Court Reporter Elect
$29.33 /hr$60,850—
Wood, Tammy SMN St Colleges & Universities
Office & Admin Specialist Prin
$30.68 /hr$60,833—
Bovitz, PeriNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist
$24.92 /hr$60,162$7,766
Wallace, MindyNatural Resources Dept
Office & Admin Specialist Sr
$27.55 /hr$59,904—
Long, Stanley RTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist
$29.28 /hr$59,589$220
Vaske, Michael F.Natural Resources Dept
NR Spec Fisheries
$28.50 /hr$59,150—
Bender, Richard ChaseNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$27.13 /hr$57,598—

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.