State employees in Mille Lacs County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Mille Lacs County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
95
FY 2026
Total paid
$5.8M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$63,727
base rate median $65,021
Average paid
$61,816
across 94 with pay
Highest paid
$190,117
Herzing, Mark J
Median pay by fiscal year
Paid in year and annual base rate
Median paid in yearMedian annual base rate
Employees by fiscal year
People on the payroll at any time in the year
Agencies in Mille Lacs County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzing, Mark J | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Kulick, Gail Theresa | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Quinn, Matthew M | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Gajewski, Robert M | Natural Resources Dept NR Forestry Asst Supv | $45.92 /hr | $109,362 | $10,401 |
| Piepgras, Stephen A | Natural Resources Dept NR Area Supv Wildlife | $49.39 /hr | $106,033 | $790 |
| Grife, Sara Ann | Trial Courts Jud Multi Cnty Court Admin III | $49.50 /hr | $104,241 | — |
| Loftus, Ivory | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $46.15 /hr | $102,284 | $1,823 |
| Feigum, Matthew A | Natural Resources Dept NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails | $53.04 /hr | $101,879 | $1,526 |
| Fosteson, Cara Jo | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Lennox, Wade D | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Rensenbrink, Bryan C | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Slama, Melanie Ann | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist | $46.67 /hr | $98,625 | — |
| Matvick, Katie L | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $47.76 /hr | $97,901 | — |
| Hafvenstein, Stephen | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 3 | $49.20 /hr | $96,673 | — |
| Geiser, Vicki | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $46.15 /hr | $92,471 | — |
| Harrington, Bradley E | Natural Resources Dept State Prog Admin Director | $54.97 /hr | $91,704 | — |
| Busitzky, Michelle Lee | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $44.48 /hr | $90,859 | — |
| Welle, Aric | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $41.43 /hr | $90,505 | $399 |
| Kieffer, Andrew J | Natural Resources Dept NR Supv 2 Parks & Trails | $44.24 /hr | $90,034 | $1,018 |
| Slama, Kevin Michael | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist | $46.67 /hr | $88,618 | $2,170 |
| Schmatz, Todd Alan | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Senior | $42.59 /hr | $88,587 | — |
| Anderson, Valerie A | Trial Courts Jud District Court Law Clerk | $39.00 /hr | $85,044 | — |
| Norberg, Jennifer L | Trial Courts Jud Court Operation Supervisor | $37.96 /hr | $82,893 | — |
| Shields, Willow | Natural Resources Dept NR Supv 1 Parks & Trails | $41.09 /hr | $82,784 | $316 |
| Duvall, Daniel Adam | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 1 | $41.09 /hr | $82,203 | — |
| Saby, Carrie A | Trial Courts Jud Ct Operations Leadworker I | $38.20 /hr | $81,704 | — |
| Fetters, Darren W | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $39.93 /hr | $81,567 | — |
| Abel, Jeremy P | Natural Resources Dept NR Spec Int WL | $38.55 /hr | $80,160 | — |
| Bly, Bartholomew Lloyd | Natural Resources Dept NR Spec Int WL | $38.55 /hr | $80,143 | — |
| Hackbarth, Mikki Marie | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Senior | $38.55 /hr | $78,499 | — |
| Fallon, Erin Marie | Natural Resources Dept Interpret Naturalist 2 | $37.26 /hr | $77,639 | $447 |
| Parmenter, Nicholas R | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Senior | $34.69 /hr | $77,556 | $347 |
| Bok, Amber Rae | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Senior | $38.55 /hr | $77,461 | — |
| Clark, James B | Natural Resources Dept Planner Principal State | $37.26 /hr | $76,797 | — |
| Swanson, Mitchell J | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Senior | $34.69 /hr | $76,686 | $682 |
| Fogel, Janelle A | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $35.44 /hr | $76,497 | $691 |
| Broschofsky, Joline A | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $35.10 /hr | $74,808 | $407 |
| Lock, Heidi Lynn | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $34.80 /hr | $74,404 | — |
| Karels, Derek A | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist Senior | $34.49 /hr | $72,440 | $427 |
| Talberg, Larry Steven | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $32.62 /hr | $71,400 | $4,416 |
| Johnson, Curtis M | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $71,271 | $5,515 |
| Larson, Elizabeth Mary | Trial Courts Jud Court Reporter Elect | $33.56 /hr | $71,103 | — |
| Mitchell, Jeffrey Kermit | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $68,100 | $186 |
| Steinbrecher, Shawn M | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $33.54 /hr | $67,485 | $3,697 |
| Hayes, Donald | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $66,467 | $777 |
| Goebel, Matthias L | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $66,083 | $272 |
| Hoag, Scott Duane | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $66,064 | — |
| Johnson, Pamela Jean | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $28.66 /hr | $61,390 | — |
| Krugman, Carmen C | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $28.71 /hr | $60,850 | — |
| Rehnke, Tristen Kelsea | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $60,432 | $202 |
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.