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State employees in Lake County

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

Employees
269
FY 2024
Total paid
$13.7M
in FY 2024
Median paid
$50,108
base rate median $55,224
Average paid
$51,074
across 269 with pay
Highest paid
$167,207
Chalupsky, Paulina

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

Employees, FY 2024
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Chalupsky, PaulinaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Advanced Prac
$75.26 /hr$167,207—
Thomasen, Daniel JNatural Resources Dept
NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
$57.30 /hr$147,992$21,702
Houle Burns, Rennae AnnVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Admin-Supv
$66.49 /hr$135,845—
Fisher, JenniferVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$55.66 /hr$127,876$14,795
Hendrickson, Jon JNatural Resources Dept
Engineer Princ
$59.49 /hr$123,541—
Hagen, Brenda LouVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$59.72 /hr$120,982$1,139
Anselment, AlbertaVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$55.66 /hr$119,816$7,445
Bzdok, Karen JeanVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$45.73 /hr$115,946$13,745
Goutermont, Heather MVeterans Affairs Dept
Rehabilitation Therapies Dir
$55.69 /hr$115,651—
McLaughlin, Danelle JanineVeterans Affairs Dept
Veterans Home Admin
$56.20 /hr$114,739—
Tedrick, Luanne EVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$55.66 /hr$113,963$8,728
Owiny, Ruby LMN St Colleges & Universities
State University Faculty
+2 more
$2,645 /2 wk$113,317$8,559
Reineccius, Jill RVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Senior
$55.66 /hr$112,502$1,666
Maxwell, Christa LNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv
$53.68 /hr$111,475—
Berntson, Kirstin KateVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$47.57 /hr$111,001$8,152
Young, Michael JNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Supv
$50.01 /hr$105,557$1,300
Butts, Audrey LNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails
$50.01 /hr$105,438$1,150
Johnson, Kevin GNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails
$50.01 /hr$104,524$150
Osmundson, Kimberly AVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$50.01 /hr$103,430$288
Tourtelotte, Maryn JoiVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$47.57 /hr$103,028$12,133
Shirley, Crystal CarolVeterans Affairs Dept
Occup Therapist Senior
$48.51 /hr$101,321$582
Rosha, Kathryn RoseVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse Supervisor
$48.34 /hr$100,553$2,717
Havlick, Amber RoseVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$43.97 /hr$98,988$19,734
Hanke, Steven BradleyTrial Courts
Jud District Court Judge
$7,312 /2 wk$98,434—
Reichensperger, Jennifer ENatural Resources Dept
Engineering Specialist
$44.00 /hr$98,323$6,949
Hansen, NancyNatural Resources Dept
NR Area Supv Wildlife
$46.56 /hr$98,167$1,467
King, Pamela SVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$33.20 /hr$97,593$25,563
Westerbur, Amber ANatural Resources Dept
State Prog Admin Supv Prin
$46.56 /hr$96,689—
Bushmaker, Jason ANatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$40.49 /hr$95,596$3,426
Holland, Brent LTransportation Dept
Transp Operations Supv 2
$44.89 /hr$93,861$404
Bautch, Jena MVeterans Affairs Dept
Licensed Practical Nurse
$31.54 /hr$93,803$25,497
Bonander, Christopher LeeHuman Services Dept
Human Svcs Prog Rep 2
$45.02 /hr$92,035—
Carlson, John AVeterans Affairs Dept
Building Utilities Mechanic
$33.26 /hr$91,007$7,114
Hoffmann, Nicholas PNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 2 Parks & Trails
$43.29 /hr$89,991$1,385
Warnecke, Codi LynVeterans Affairs Dept
Registered Nurse
$53.52 /hr$89,308$7,923
Wallin, WardNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 2 Parks & Trails
$43.29 /hr$89,261$346
Rude, Alexander MichaelNatural Resources Dept
Engineer Senior
$43.86 /hr$88,461—
Ward, GeorgeVeterans Affairs Dept
Accounting Supervisor Senior
$41.71 /hr$88,286—
Foshay, KatieNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails
$43.29 /hr$87,871$970
Payment, Crystal LynnNatural Resources Dept
Engineer 2 Graduate
$42.21 /hr$87,657—
Carey, Mark WayneNatural Resources Dept
Facilities Bldg & Maint Adv
$43.51 /hr$87,643$63
McDonnell, Julie ANatural Resources Dept
Planner Principal State
$41.93 /hr$85,548—
Poyhonen, Trevor KarlNatural Resources Dept
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
$36.34 /hr$85,108$2,619
Frey, Karen MNatural Resources Dept
Retail Operations Supervisor
$40.17 /hr$83,420—
Little, Clinton JNatural Resources Dept
State Prog Admin Sr
$39.06 /hr$81,114—
McDonald, Sean MVeterans Affairs Dept
Building Maintenance Supv 1
$43.29 /hr$80,998$1,437
Martin, Samuel BenjaminNatural Resources Dept
Hydrologist 2
$39.06 /hr$79,610—
Anderson, Scott AVeterans Affairs Dept
General Repair Worker
$29.04 /hr$79,554$7,114
Kieffer, Andrew JNatural Resources Dept
NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails
$38.74 /hr$78,919$988
Thompson, Erin LVeterans Affairs Dept
Group Supervisor Asst
$38.74 /hr$77,652—

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.