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State employees in Lake County

State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Lake County, fiscal year 2016.

Employees
326
FY 2016
Total paid
$11M
in FY 2016
Median paid
$35,310
base rate median $40,123
Average paid
$33,935
across 324 with pay
Highest paid
$143,851
Cuzzo, Michael James

Median pay by fiscal year

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Agencies in Lake County

FY 2016, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year

Employees, FY 2016
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Cuzzo, Michael JamesTrial Courts
Jud Assistant Chief Judge
$5,754 /2 wk$143,851—
Gilbertson, Carol AVeterans Affairs Dept
Veterans Home Admin
$55.44 /hr$117,912—
Alvarez, Julia AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$41.44 /hr$111,852$23,305
Smedstad, Patricia AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Admin-Supv
$49.84 /hr$107,204—
Frericks, BozenaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$43.22 /hr$104,529$17,057
Goutermont, Heather MVeterans Affairs Dept
Rehabilitation Therapies Dir
$44.84 /hr$94,337$202
Kovacovich, Mark HNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv
$43.22 /hr$93,271—
Gomer, LawrenceVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$44.84 /hr$87,378$129
Tedrick, Luanne EVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$38.30 /hr$85,140$6,517
Hendrickson, Jon JNatural Resources Dept
Engineer Princ
$41.83 /hr$84,323—
Butts, Audrey LNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks
$40.25 /hr$83,657—
Johansen, Christine MVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$40.25 /hr$83,294$311
McLaughlin, Robert PVeterans Affairs Dept
Building Maintenance Foreman
$33.59 /hr$83,111—
Reineccius, Jill RVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$39.83 /hr$80,598$684
Russell, Joseph JNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv T & W
$37.49 /hr$79,406—
Manning, Susan BVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$39.83 /hr$78,420$600
Altmann, John RVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$39.83 /hr$76,435$6,976
Fowler, Patricia LNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Hydrologist
$36.25 /hr$75,330—
Bentley, Clifford JNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Hydrologist
$36.25 /hr$75,330—
Paron, Dean GNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Fisheries
$36.15 /hr$75,105—
Stauss, SherryVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$39.83 /hr$74,145$268
Peterson, Ellen DVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$39.83 /hr$73,010$2,151
Johnson, Kevin GNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Sr Trails & Waterways
$32.60 /hr$72,296$3,790
Peterson, Jason ANatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 3 Parks
$36.15 /hr$71,453—
Anselment, AlbertaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$31.48 /hr$71,241$11,613
Hansen, NancyNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Wildlife
$34.86 /hr$70,686$84
Lassila, Catherine JVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$40.25 /hr$70,493—
Fasteland, Robert ONatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$25.99 /hr$70,060$12,748
Woodwick, TeresaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$31.48 /hr$69,416$10,603
Frey, Karen MNatural Resources Dept
Retail Operations Supervisor
$32.35 /hr$67,305—
Wihriala, Dena MichelleVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$27.98 /hr$65,904$13,903
Little, Clinton JNatural Resources Dept
State Prog Admin Sr
$31.45 /hr$65,354—
Hoffmann, Nicholas PNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 1 Parks
$31.20 /hr$64,131—
Bushmaker, Jason ANatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$27.30 /hr$64,059$5,555
Wallin, ColleenVeterans Affairs Dept
Recreation Therapist Coord
$30.02 /hr$62,927$1,099
Ward, GeorgeVeterans Affairs Dept
Accounting Supervisor Senior
$30.02 /hr$62,228$1,175
Young, Michael JNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Supv
$30.02 /hr$61,386—
Westerbur, Amber ANatural Resources Dept
State Prog Admin Supv Prin
$30.02 /hr$61,054—
McQuiston, Kelly JNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Int Fisheries
$29.27 /hr$61,001—
Stauss, Donna RVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$26.09 /hr$60,287$5,919
Midbrod, Dawn RVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$26.09 /hr$59,998$5,123
Jensen, PamelaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$39.83 /hr$59,825$3,734
Moran, Paul RNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$25.99 /hr$59,681$3,275
Wallin, WardVeterans Affairs Dept
State Prog Admin Intermediate
$28.29 /hr$59,326$566
Ward, James HTransportation Dept
Transp Generalist Senior
$27.82 /hr$57,447$468
Bacon, Gwen LVeterans Affairs Dept
Social Worker Senior
$28.29 /hr$56,927$492
King, Sheree LVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
+1 more
$26.09 /hr$56,327$354
Knaffla, MarkVeterans Affairs Dept
Plant Mntc Engineer
$26.20 /hr$56,313$1,811
Osmundson, Kimberly AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$27.98 /hr$55,546$6,346
Youker, Adrea ElizabethTrial Courts
Jud Court Operation Supervisor
$27.75 /hr$54,380—

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.