State employees in Pennington County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Pennington County, fiscal year 2017.
Employees
409
FY 2017
Total paid
$15.4M
in FY 2017
Median paid
$50,851
base rate median $57,335
Average paid
$47,386
across 324 with pay
Highest paid
$178,473
Bona, Dennis 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 Pennington County
FY 2017, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$62,356
$57,179
$56,215
$46,371
$44,412
Everyone, FY 2017
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bona, Dennis J | MN St Colleges & Universities MnScCUPresident/Vice Chanc II | $6,946 /2 wk | $178,473 | — |
| Marben, Kurt J | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $5,898 /2 wk | $149,605 | — |
| Dahlen, Andrew E | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +3 more | $2,967 /2 wk | $132,808 | $12,916 |
| Cox, Ralph John | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,967 /2 wk | $131,344 | $19,335 |
| Castle, Carey W | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 8 | $4,919 /2 wk | $130,350 | — |
| Huschle, Kathleen A S | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $129,416 | $9,937 |
| Jesme, Shannon M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 7 | $4,499 /2 wk | $118,782 | — |
| Johnson, Richard A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,895 /2 wk | $115,612 | $40,245 |
| Wiseth, Terry L | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $3,039 /2 wk | $109,712 | $7,889 |
| Norland, Bradley R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $43.76 /hr | $108,666 | $7,665 |
| Samuelson, Linda J | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $2,751 /2 wk | $106,140 | $35,372 |
| Groven, Shawn A | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $47.22 /hr | $104,180 | $1,157 |
| Novacek-Olson, Aliza M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,431 /2 wk | $103,538 | $4,780 |
| Wedin, Michael John | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Captain | $45.67 /hr | $102,018 | $2,931 |
| Retka, James A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 5 +1 more | $3,920 /2 wk | $101,951 | — |
| Stauss-Stassen, Jodi M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 5 | $3,920 /2 wk | $101,951 | — |
| Nikunen, Richard H | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,864 /2 wk | $101,724 | $7,922 |
| Hron, Stacey L | MN St Colleges & Universities Management Info Syst Supv 2 | $49.02 /hr | $100,864 | — |
| Bibich, Brandon R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $41.48 /hr | $100,274 | $4,633 |
| Dvergsten, Gregory S | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,322 /2 wk | $98,632 | $13,736 |
| Curfman, Michael G | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 5 | $3,856 /2 wk | $98,005 | — |
| Millette, Luke D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $37.40 /hr | $97,609 | $20,126 |
| Sorvig, Dorinda K | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +3 more | $2,823 /2 wk | $96,673 | $14,946 |
| Beck, Jonathan Matthew | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $2,823 /2 wk | $96,613 | — |
| Row, Elise M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,864 /2 wk | $95,584 | $9,133 |
| Leopold, John W | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $2,679 /2 wk | $92,314 | $13,964 |
| Larson, Curtis Albert | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 4 | $42.78 /hr | $92,272 | — |
| Lane, Kristi A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 4 | $3,537 /2 wk | $91,891 | — |
| Zoller, Curtis James | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 3 | $3,524 /2 wk | $91,649 | — |
| Nelson, Stephen M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $2,607 /2 wk | $90,274 | $15,853 |
| Seyfried, Candace M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | — | $90,089 | $15,092 |
| Michalke, Kirsten A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3 | $42.78 /hr | $88,882 | — |
| Tjosaas, Josh D | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,031 /2 wk | $88,520 | $12,604 |
| Batton, Lyle D | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,679 /2 wk | $88,306 | $16,292 |
| Nicklin, Zackary A | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $2,967 /2 wk | $88,201 | $2,381 |
| Maurstad, Sylvia D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $35.67 /hr | $87,992 | $10,167 |
| Jorstad, Cynthia A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $2,967 /2 wk | $87,662 | — |
| Danielson, Jack A | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $36.71 /hr | $87,024 | $6,725 |
| Nelson, ADawn M | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $2,535 /2 wk | $86,954 | $11,967 |
| Hufnagle, Stephen Duane | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 2 | $37.05 /hr | $86,926 | $5,185 |
| Gust, Rapheal Lynn | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Senior | $39.23 /hr | $86,530 | — |
| Rominski, Shawn D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $38.44 /hr | $85,754 | $7,590 |
| Larson, DeLoris P | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +3 more | $2,823 /2 wk | $85,520 | $4,599 |
| Wagner, Kent A | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $2,823 /2 wk | $85,263 | $9,198 |
| Eischens, David N | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $36.71 /hr | $84,715 | $5,819 |
| Mueller, Scott A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $2,751 /2 wk | $83,742 | $4,780 |
| Lemonds, Lisa Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $2,607 /2 wk | $83,214 | $15,924 |
| Bjerken, Christopher S | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $36.71 /hr | $82,334 | $1,819 |
| Phillipe, Aaron William | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $34.63 /hr | $81,376 | $6,910 |
| Ziegler, Joel E | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $2,463 /2 wk | $81,211 | $16,045 |
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.