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State employees in Lake County

State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Lake County, fiscal year 2020.

Employees
301
FY 2020
Total paid
$13.2M
in FY 2020
Median paid
$47,057
base rate median $47,507
Average paid
$44,126
across 300 with pay
Highest paid
$161,108
Cuzzo, Michael James

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 Lake County

FY 2020, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year

Employees, FY 2020
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Cuzzo, Michael JamesTrial Courts
Jud District Court Chief Judge
$6,669 /2 wk$161,108—
Chalupsky, PaulinaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Advanced Prac
$61.24 /hr$143,780—
Gilbertson, Carol AVeterans Affairs Dept
Veterans Home Admin
$60.60 /hr$128,873—
Thomasen, Daniel JNatural Resources Dept
NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
$47.07 /hr$115,546$12,021
Smedstad, Patricia AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Admin-Supv
$54.48 /hr$114,947—
Alvarez, Julia AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$45.30 /hr$114,023$17,543
Altmann, John RVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$43.55 /hr$104,889$19,132
Hendrickson, Jon JNatural Resources Dept
Engineer Princ
$50.35 /hr$104,613—
Johansen, Christine MVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$49.01 /hr$103,509—
Goutermont, Heather MVeterans Affairs Dept
Rehabilitation Therapies Dir
$49.01 /hr$103,396—
Frericks, BozenaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$49.01 /hr$102,436—
Keller, RebeccaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$43.55 /hr$101,882$17,530
Friesner, Brenda LouVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$49.01 /hr$101,867$294
Reineccius, Jill RVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$45.30 /hr$101,213$6,419
Lehn, James MichaelVeterans Affairs Dept
Building Maintenance Foreman
$36.72 /hr$96,565$7,463
Fisher, JenniferVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$38.70 /hr$96,476$14,879
Stover, JoleneVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$28.51 /hr$95,604$34,377
Anselment, AlbertaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$43.55 /hr$94,037$4,335
Maxwell, Christa LNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv
$45.62 /hr$91,568—
Butts, Audrey LNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails
$44.01 /hr$91,451—
Peterson, Jason ANatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails
$44.01 /hr$91,439—
Tedrick, Luanne EVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$43.55 /hr$89,378$4,213
Johnson, Kevin GNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails
$42.55 /hr$88,868$3,237
Shirley, Crystal CarolVeterans Affairs Dept
Occup Therapist Senior
$42.70 /hr$88,750$32
Sukumaran, BanurekhaVeterans Affairs Dept
Human Svcs Technician
$21.08 /hr$87,932$44,454
Peterson, Ellen DVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$43.55 /hr$87,681$8,215
Hansen, NancyNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Wildlife
$40.98 /hr$85,497—
Paron, Dean GNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Fisheries
$40.98 /hr$85,159—
Berntson, Kirstin KateVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$35.78 /hr$82,647$10,389
Holland, Brent LTransportation Dept
Transp Operations Supv 2
$39.51 /hr$82,522$1,442
Bentley, Clifford JNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Hydrologist
$39.62 /hr$82,319—
Osmundson, Kimberly AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$35.78 /hr$80,679$11,139
Hoffmann, Nicholas PNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 2 Parks & Trails
$38.10 /hr$79,721—
Young, Michael JNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Supv
$38.10 /hr$78,753$914
Westerbur, Amber ANatural Resources Dept
State Prog Admin Supv Prin
$38.10 /hr$77,397—
Ward, GeorgeVeterans Affairs Dept
Accounting Supervisor Senior
$36.72 /hr$76,293—
Bushmaker, Jason ANatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$34.38 /hr$76,195$4,651
Havlick, Amber RoseVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$34.42 /hr$75,645$9,568
Tourtelotte, Maryn JoiVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$35.78 /hr$74,039$4,450
Brown, Gene JosephVeterans Affairs Dept
Plant Mntc Engineer
$28.65 /hr$73,796$5,701
Frey, Karen MNatural Resources Dept
Retail Operations Supervisor
$35.36 /hr$73,468—
Reichensperger, Jennifer ENatural Resources Dept
Engineering Specialist
$35.75 /hr$72,495$959
Payment, Crystal LynnNatural Resources Dept
Engineer 2 Graduate
$37.15 /hr$71,434—
Little, Clinton JNatural Resources Dept
State Prog Admin Sr
$34.38 /hr$71,431—
Boldrey, Amber JeanVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$24.24 /hr$71,261$23,230
Wallin, WardNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
$34.10 /hr$69,929—
Stauss, SherryVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$43.55 /hr$68,724$943
Midbrod, Dawn RVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$28.51 /hr$67,372$6,505
Scott, JoyceVeterans Affairs Dept
State Prog Admin Intermediate
$32.10 /hr$66,768—
Carey, Mark WayneNatural Resources Dept
Facilities Bldg & Maint Adv
$33.14 /hr$66,742—

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.