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State employees in Lake County

State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Lake County, fiscal year 2017.

Employees
320
FY 2017
Total paid
$11.6M
in FY 2017
Median paid
$37,794
base rate median $41,122
Average paid
$36,521
across 317 with pay
Highest paid
$149,605
Cuzzo, Michael James

Median pay by fiscal year

Paid in year and annual base rate

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Employees by fiscal year

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Agencies in Lake County

FY 2017, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year

Employees, FY 2017
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Cuzzo, Michael JamesTrial Courts
Jud Assistant Chief Judge
$5,898 /2 wk$149,605—
Gilbertson, Carol AVeterans Affairs Dept
Veterans Home Admin
$56.83 /hr$120,914—
Alvarez, Julia AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$42.48 /hr$115,407$25,501
Smedstad, Patricia AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Admin-Supv
$51.09 /hr$108,754—
Thomasen, Daniel JNatural Resources Dept
NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
$43.76 /hr$101,630$5,284
Hendrickson, Jon JNatural Resources Dept
Engineer Princ
$47.22 /hr$97,121—
Kovacovich, Mark HNatural Resources Dept
State Prog Admin Manager
$45.85 /hr$96,460—
Lehn, James MVeterans Affairs Dept
Building Maintenance Foreman
$34.43 /hr$95,308$7,467
Frericks, BozenaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$45.96 /hr$94,039$637
Goutermont, Heather MVeterans Affairs Dept
Rehabilitation Therapies Dir
$45.96 /hr$91,949—
Reineccius, Jill RVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$42.48 /hr$90,318$2,625
Lassila, Catherine JVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$42.78 /hr$89,569—
Johansen, Christine MVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$42.78 /hr$87,772$990
Manning, Susan BVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$40.83 /hr$87,117$2,297
Butts, Audrey LNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks
$41.26 /hr$85,997—
Hedlund, Michael JTransportation Dept
Transp Operations Supv 2
$37.05 /hr$83,223$4,409
Stauss, SherryVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$40.83 /hr$83,135$1,883
Tedrick, Luanne EVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$40.83 /hr$82,936$4,473
Anselment, AlbertaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$33.55 /hr$82,881$12,653
Altmann, John RVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$40.83 /hr$82,461$2,980
Peterson, Jason ANatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks
$38.43 /hr$79,517—
Paron, Dean GNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Fisheries
$38.43 /hr$79,186—
Bentley, Clifford JNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Hydrologist
$37.16 /hr$77,205—
Peterson, Ellen DVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$40.83 /hr$75,424$3,867
Hansen, NancyNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Wildlife
$37.05 /hr$75,224—
Meyer, Nadine MNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 3 Parks
$37.05 /hr$75,214—
Moran, Paul RNatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$26.64 /hr$73,932$120
Johnson, Kevin GNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Sr Trails & Waterways
$35.73 /hr$73,844$2,037
Russell, Joseph JNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv T & W
$38.43 /hr$73,680—
Maxwell, Christa LNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv
$38.43 /hr$73,188$38
Chalupsky, PaulinaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Advanced Prac
$55.21 /hr$70,917—
Frey, Karen MNatural Resources Dept
Retail Operations Supervisor
$33.16 /hr$68,975—
Hoffmann, Nicholas PNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 1 Parks
$34.43 /hr$68,259—
Osmundson, Kimberly AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$29.85 /hr$67,124$9,574
Little, Clinton JNatural Resources Dept
State Prog Admin Sr
$32.24 /hr$66,982—
Young, Michael JNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Supv
$31.98 /hr$65,828$544
Ward, GeorgeVeterans Affairs Dept
Accounting Supervisor Senior
$31.98 /hr$65,705$807
Bushmaker, Jason ANatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$29.00 /hr$65,586$4,074
Westerbur, Amber ANatural Resources Dept
State Prog Admin Supv Prin
$31.98 /hr$64,898—
Wallin, ColleenVeterans Affairs Dept
Recreation Therapist Coord
$30.77 /hr$64,623$1,180
Stauss, Donna RVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$26.74 /hr$64,427$8,059
Twiest, Jennifer ENatural Resources Dept
Engineering Specialist
$29.85 /hr$63,180$5,062
Midbrod, Dawn RVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$26.74 /hr$62,721$6,243
Fasteland, Robert ONatural Resources Dept
NR Tech Forestry
$26.64 /hr$62,505$6,231
Jensen, PamelaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$40.83 /hr$61,047$4,762
Parks, LindaVeterans Affairs Dept
Human Svcs Technician
$22.13 /hr$60,858$14,161
King, Sheree LVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
+1 more
$26.74 /hr$60,774$710
Cooper, Karen JeanVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$28.68 /hr$60,429$9,026
Mayer, Scott StephenVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$34.90 /hr$60,128$1,701
McLaughlin, Robert PVeterans Affairs Dept
Building Maintenance Foreman
$34.43 /hr$59,782$97

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.