State employees in Pennington County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Pennington County, fiscal year 2018.
Employees
343
FY 2018
Total paid
$15.3M
in FY 2018
Median paid
$52,685
base rate median $59,155
Average paid
$48,784
across 313 with pay
Highest paid
$183,075
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 2018, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$64,522
$63,282
$57,712
$56,749
$49,930
Everyone, FY 2018
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bona, Dennis J | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV | $6,973 /2 wk | $183,075 | — |
| Marben, Kurt J | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $6,045 /2 wk | $153,345 | — |
| Dahlen, Andrew E | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +3 more | $2,909 /2 wk | $132,544 | $7,251 |
| Cox, Ralph John | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,909 /2 wk | $128,997 | $24,491 |
| Castle, Carey W | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 8 | — | $128,351 | — |
| Jesme, Shannon M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 7 | $4,628 /2 wk | $123,245 | — |
| Johnson, Richard A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,838 /2 wk | $120,958 | $45,276 |
| Halsa, Norman P | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | — | $115,194 | — |
| Groven, Shawn A | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $48.16 /hr | $110,932 | $5,779 |
| Norland, Bradley R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $44.64 /hr | $109,882 | $7,989 |
| Hron, Stacey L | MN St Colleges & Universities Management Info Syst Supv 2 | $51.79 /hr | $106,620 | — |
| Wedin, Michael John | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Captain | $48.21 /hr | $106,573 | $2,334 |
| Wiseth, Terry L | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,979 /2 wk | $105,629 | $5,281 |
| Beck, Jonathan Matthew | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $2,767 /2 wk | $105,579 | — |
| Nikunen, Richard H | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,864 /2 wk | $104,405 | $10,562 |
| Retka, James A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 5 | $3,997 /2 wk | $102,298 | — |
| Stauss-Stassen, Jodi M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 5 | $3,997 /2 wk | $102,298 | — |
| Millette, Luke D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $37.40 /hr | $101,568 | $24,301 |
| Bibich, Brandon R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $43.79 /hr | $100,500 | $1,948 |
| Dvergsten, Gregory S | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,306 /2 wk | $100,033 | $14,056 |
| Nelson, Stephen M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $2,555 /2 wk | $97,075 | $26,610 |
| Samuelson, Linda J | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,697 /2 wk | $96,987 | $26,290 |
| Mueller, Scott A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $2,697 /2 wk | $95,607 | $7,170 |
| Jorstad, Cynthia A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,909 /2 wk | $94,693 | — |
| Lane, Kristi A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 4 | $3,700 /2 wk | $94,055 | — |
| Leopold, John W | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $2,626 /2 wk | $93,885 | $9,309 |
| Sorvig, Dorinda K | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $2,767 /2 wk | $93,499 | $13,796 |
| Curfman, Michael G | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 5 | $3,719 /2 wk | $93,174 | — |
| Zoller, Curtis James | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 3 | $3,599 /2 wk | $91,950 | — |
| Michalke, Kirsten A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3 | $43.64 /hr | $90,683 | — |
| Biller, Thomas Joseph | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $2,414 /2 wk | $90,195 | — |
| Tjosaas, Josh D | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $2,959 /2 wk | $89,797 | $12,761 |
| Novacek-Olson, Aliza M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | — | $89,555 | — |
| Fjerstad, Douglas | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $2,630 /2 wk | $89,104 | — |
| Hufnagle, Stephen Duane | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 2 | $37.79 /hr | $88,421 | $3,666 |
| Jesme, James O | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $2,909 /2 wk | $87,687 | $10,102 |
| Gabor, Timothy M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,626 /2 wk | $87,466 | $18,619 |
| Lemonds, Lisa Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $2,838 /2 wk | $87,296 | $13,135 |
| Maurstad, Sylvia D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $35.67 /hr | $87,172 | $8,630 |
| Gust, Rapheal Lynn | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Senior | $40.01 /hr | $86,029 | — |
| Giffen, Travis E | Transportation Dept Transp Specialist | $30.28 /hr | $85,968 | $20,527 |
| Boman, Tracy L | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,555 /2 wk | $85,013 | $11,324 |
| Schulte, Gerald B | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3 | $42.09 /hr | $84,889 | — |
| Wagner, Kent A | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $2,767 /2 wk | $84,832 | $9,198 |
| Danielson, Jack A | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $39.48 /hr | $84,647 | $4,745 |
| Paulson, Adam B | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,343 /2 wk | $84,642 | $16,614 |
| Johnson, Mark A | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $2,838 /2 wk | $83,912 | — |
| Rominski, Shawn D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $35.67 /hr | $83,672 | $7,076 |
| Murphy, Tom | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $37.90 /hr | $83,632 | $3,032 |
| Griffin, Joseph A | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | — | $83,529 | — |
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.