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State employees in Lake County

State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Lake County, fiscal year 2023.

Employees
260
FY 2023
Total paid
$13.3M
in FY 2023
Median paid
$52,637
base rate median $52,853
Average paid
$51,335
across 260 with pay
Highest paid
$169,264
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 2023, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year

Employees, FY 2023
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Cuzzo, Michael JamesTrial Courts
Jud District Court Judge
$7,031 /2 wk$169,264—
Chalupsky, PaulinaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Advanced Prac
$68.57 /hr$167,770—
Thomasen, Daniel JNatural Resources Dept
NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
$57.30 /hr$137,330$7,573
Fisher, JenniferVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$50.73 /hr$129,502$16,357
Hagen, Brenda LouVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$54.64 /hr$125,631$3,622
Johansen, Christine MVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$54.64 /hr$124,107$880
Anselment, AlbertaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$50.73 /hr$122,237$7,753
Hendrickson, Jon JNatural Resources Dept
Engineer Princ
$56.39 /hr$117,410—
Reineccius, Jill RVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$50.73 /hr$115,875$5,960
Tedrick, Luanne EVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$50.73 /hr$115,246$4,710
Berntson, Kirstin KateVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$43.35 /hr$114,354$13,039
Goutermont, Heather MVeterans Affairs Dept
Rehabilitation Therapies Dir
$52.79 /hr$114,179$740
Bzdok, Karen JeanVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$41.68 /hr$112,699$14,134
Donner, Danelle JanineVeterans Affairs Dept
Veterans Home Admin
$51.47 /hr$109,787—
Maxwell, Christa LNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv
$50.88 /hr$109,731—
Havlick, Amber RoseVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$40.08 /hr$105,466$14,174
Osmundson, Kimberly AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$45.82 /hr$104,970$4,920
Johnson, Kevin GNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails
$47.40 /hr$104,854$1,609
Butts, Audrey LNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails
$47.40 /hr$103,014$1,138
Frericks, BozenaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$50.73 /hr$102,871$1,945
Shirley, Crystal CarolVeterans Affairs Dept
Occup Therapist Senior
$45.98 /hr$101,703$538
Young, Michael JNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Supv
$45.82 /hr$99,926$1,100
Smedstad, Patricia AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Admin-Supv
$60.78 /hr$98,062—
Hansen, NancyNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Wildlife
$44.13 /hr$96,434$883
McDonald, Sean MVeterans Affairs Dept
Building Maintenance Foreman
$39.54 /hr$96,323$9,206
Cooper, LaurettaVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$30.70 /hr$95,875$24,950
Westerbur, Amber ANatural Resources Dept
State Prog Admin Supv Prin
$44.13 /hr$95,174—
Reichensperger, Jennifer ENatural Resources Dept
Engineering Specialist
$41.71 /hr$95,066$1,562
Tourtelotte, Maryn JoiVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$43.35 /hr$94,834$14,466
Holland, Brent LTransportation Dept
Transp Operations Supv 2
$42.55 /hr$92,909$1,021
Bushmaker, Jason ANatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$38.38 /hr$91,509$3,994
Hoffmann, Nicholas PNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 2 Parks & Trails
$41.03 /hr$90,165$2,646
Bautch, Jena MVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$29.08 /hr$89,819$21,501
Poyhonen, Trevor KarlNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$33.30 /hr$89,100$13,894
Warnecke, Codi LynVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$48.78 /hr$88,829$9,508
Bonander, Christopher LeeHuman Services Dept
Human Svcs Prog Rep 2
$41.24 /hr$88,387—
Payment, Crystal LynnNatural Resources Dept
Engineer 2 Graduate
$40.01 /hr$88,145—
Foshay, KatieNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails
$39.54 /hr$85,678$2,216
Ward, GeorgeVeterans Affairs Dept
Accounting Supervisor Senior
$39.54 /hr$85,276—
Carey, Mark WayneNatural Resources Dept
Facilities Bldg & Maint Adv
$39.74 /hr$83,208—
Carlson, John AVeterans Affairs Dept
Building Utilities Mechanic
$33.26 /hr$83,106$5,485
Wallin, WardNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
$38.08 /hr$82,127—
Frey, Karen MNatural Resources Dept
Retail Operations Supervisor
$38.08 /hr$82,126—
Rosha, Kathryn RoseVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$38.53 /hr$81,995$5,396
Kieffer, Andrew JNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
$38.08 /hr$79,976$1,421
Little, Clinton JNatural Resources Dept
State Prog Admin Sr
$37.02 /hr$79,841—
Reimer, SarahVeterans Affairs Dept
Human Resources Specialist 2
$35.66 /hr$78,312$816
McDonnell, Julie ANatural Resources Dept
Planner Principal State
$38.38 /hr$76,480—
McCarthy, Elizabeth JNatural Resources Dept
NR Spec Sr Parks & Trails
$34.45 /hr$75,770—
Martin, Samuel BenjaminNatural Resources Dept
Hydrologist 2
$35.69 /hr$75,687—

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.