State employees in Pennington County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Pennington County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
281
FY 2026
Total paid
$17.8M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$68,626
base rate median $74,140
Average paid
$66,683
across 267 with pay
Highest paid
$221,882
Olson-Nikunen, Shari L
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 Pennington County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$104,762
$87,161
$75,117
$66,728
$62,628
$2,107
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olson-Nikunen, Shari L | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc III | $8,540 /2 wk | $221,882 | — |
| Yon, Tamara L | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Norland, Bradley R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $65.72 /hr | $175,669 | $18,385 |
| Millette, Luke D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $65.72 /hr | $164,310 | $8,766 |
| Ketring, Brian Marcus | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior Administrative | $75.66 /hr | $161,075 | — |
| Weems, Joseph Allen | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.78 /hr | $146,401 | $25,664 |
| Bommersbach, Aaron John | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.78 /hr | $142,570 | $25,258 |
| Robertson, Nicholas A | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $55.18 /hr | $142,247 | $20,920 |
| Rominski, Shawn D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.62 /hr | $140,129 | $26,894 |
| Cheney, Janelle M | Corrections Dept Corr Field Serv Dist Supv | $65.66 /hr | $139,786 | — |
| Hron, Stacey L | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 6 +1 more | $5,373 /2 wk | $139,387 | $310 |
| Anderson, Alexander Stephens | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $138,684 | $22,742 |
| Dvergsten, Gregory S | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,794 /2 wk | $137,790 | — |
| Samuelson, Linda J | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,715 /2 wk | $136,971 | $34,487 |
| Groven, Shawn A | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $63.10 /hr | $135,305 | — |
| Znajda, Taylor Joseph | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $132,929 | $22,256 |
| Castle, Clinton F | MN St Colleges & Universities Physical Plant Director +1 more | $56.94 /hr | $131,879 | — |
| Herding, Jesse J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.78 /hr | $131,353 | $13,848 |
| Sather, Mei-Wen W | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,715 /2 wk | $131,165 | $32,200 |
| Paulson, Adam B | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,399 /2 wk | $131,143 | $42,504 |
| Larson, Kristopher Douglas | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $131,007 | $18,889 |
| Seyfried, Candace M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $130,282 | $23,850 |
| Wiseth, Kalen George | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 6 | $4,860 /2 wk | $129,826 | — |
| Trevino, Gilberto Manuel | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $128,632 | $17,024 |
| Simmers, Michael J | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,478 /2 wk | $128,097 | $33,011 |
| Nelson, Stephen M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,478 /2 wk | $128,062 | $17,844 |
| Michalke, Kirsten A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 5 | $5,211 /2 wk | $127,730 | — |
| Curfman, Caleb M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $2,686 /2 wk | $127,087 | $27,625 |
| Berggren, Daniel | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $125,949 | $13,529 |
| Nelson, ADawn M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 6 +1 more | $4,904 /2 wk | $125,486 | — |
| Boman, Tracy L | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,715 /2 wk | $124,554 | $23,979 |
| Roisland, Casey | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $124,495 | $12,592 |
| Ziegler, Joel E | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,808 /2 wk | $123,387 | $15,279 |
| Tjosaas, Josh D | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,389 /2 wk | $122,836 | — |
| Olson, Kyle James | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $121,300 | $10,503 |
| Carlson, Cody Daniel | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $121,078 | $8,816 |
| Winter, Travis James | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $120,776 | $9,742 |
| Vanderport, Stephen J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $117,877 | $8,707 |
| Klein, Garrett Michael | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $117,164 | $2,510 |
| Bottem, Lisa M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3 | $54.97 /hr | $116,989 | — |
| Beck, Jonathan Matthew | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 3 | $4,448 /2 wk | $115,558 | — |
| Koepsell, Alex Nicholas | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $113,235 | $632 |
| Fletcher, Christopher Leigh | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $112,974 | $8,479 |
| Donarski, Robert Wayne | Transportation Dept Transp Specialist | $38.40 /hr | $111,772 | $25,468 |
| Klinkhammer, Kelly Rae | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,066 /2 wk | $111,239 | — |
| Nelson, Shannon M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,082 /2 wk | $110,284 | $21,019 |
| Griffin, Joseph A | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,808 /2 wk | $110,212 | $6,374 |
| Aamodt, Randall John | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Senior | $52.27 /hr | $109,713 | $1,045 |
| Murphy, Tom | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $47.76 /hr | $109,009 | $3,735 |
| Berg, Gavinn Lee | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $108,942 | — |
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.