State employees in Pennington County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Pennington County, fiscal year 2022.
Employees
287
FY 2022
Total paid
$15.7M
in FY 2022
Median paid
$62,483
base rate median $66,592
Average paid
$57,789
across 272 with pay
Highest paid
$186,973
Kiddoo, Sandra Rae
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 2022, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$76,459
$72,601
$71,217
$63,273
$61,502
$1,151
Everyone, FY 2022
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiddoo, Sandra Rae | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV | $7,663 /2 wk | $186,973 | — |
| Yon, Tamara L | Trial Courts Jud District Court Chief Judge | $6,582 /2 wk | $177,726 | — |
| Maurstad, Sylvia D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $45.64 /hr | $148,805 | $47,292 |
| Millette, Luke D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $51.10 /hr | $147,926 | $17,831 |
| Norland, Bradley R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $54.71 /hr | $146,490 | $11,886 |
| Jesme, Shannon M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 8 +1 more | $5,310 /2 wk | $143,142 | — |
| Mattfield, Scott D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $45.64 /hr | $131,893 | $32,647 |
| Ketring, Brian Marcus | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior Administrative | $61.48 /hr | $130,577 | — |
| Rominski, Shawn D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $49.18 /hr | $127,868 | $30,307 |
| Robertson, Nicholas A | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $45.64 /hr | $127,608 | $23,384 |
| Curfman, Michael G | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 5 | $4,399 /2 wk | $120,180 | — |
| Vanderport, Stephen J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $47.85 /hr | $118,374 | $21,208 |
| Hron, Stacey L | MN St Colleges & Universities Management Info Syst Supv 2 | $56.89 /hr | $118,153 | — |
| Nicklin, Zackary A | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $3,238 /2 wk | $118,069 | $1,316 |
| Mueller, Scott A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $3,088 /2 wk | $114,918 | $13,380 |
| Bottem, Lisa M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3 +1 more | $47.93 /hr | $112,025 | — |
| Wiseth, Terry L | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $3,238 /2 wk | $111,777 | $8,419 |
| Carlson, Cody Daniel | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $47.85 /hr | $111,261 | $11,695 |
| Dvergsten, Gregory S | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,076 /2 wk | $111,209 | — |
| Nelson, ADawn M | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $2,787 /2 wk | $111,077 | $22,372 |
| Cox, Ralph John | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $1,369 /2 wk | $110,853 | $9,822 |
| Herding, Jesse J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $47.85 /hr | $110,535 | $11,860 |
| Groven, Shawn A | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $51.61 /hr | $110,413 | — |
| Batton, Lyle D | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $3,013 /2 wk | $108,383 | $20,887 |
| Sorum, Anthony D | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | — | $107,634 | $2,631 |
| Jesme, James O | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | — | $106,345 | $18,864 |
| Samuelson, Linda J | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,088 /2 wk | $105,691 | $21,409 |
| Gabor, Timothy M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,088 /2 wk | $105,507 | $20,525 |
| Boman, Tracy L | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,013 /2 wk | $105,010 | $21,749 |
| Sorvig, Dorinda K | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,163 /2 wk | $103,575 | $12,850 |
| Shikwambi, Shamani-Jeffrey | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 6 | $3,946 /2 wk | $102,605 | — |
| Braun, Paul Daniel | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $40.96 /hr | $102,255 | $16,759 |
| Bommersbach, Aaron John | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $40.55 /hr | $102,154 | $16,587 |
| Dvergsten, Ron | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | — | $101,830 | — |
| Johnson, Richard A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,238 /2 wk | $101,030 | $16,838 |
| Nikunen, Richard H | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,238 /2 wk | $101,030 | $16,838 |
| Murphy, Tom | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $41.63 /hr | $100,506 | $10,199 |
| Zoller, Curtis James | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 3 | $3,841 /2 wk | $100,503 | — |
| Pietruszewski, Donovan G | Natural Resources Dept State Prog Admin Director | $47.93 /hr | $99,545 | — |
| Michalke, Kirsten A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3 | $47.93 /hr | $99,543 | — |
| Chamma, Abdul Nour J | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 1 +1 more | $30.24 /hr | $98,747 | $10,872 |
| Stechmann, Bonny L | Employ & Econ Development Dept Wkfrce Dev Fld Opns Area Mgr 4 | $46.24 /hr | $98,339 | — |
| Tjosaas, Josh D | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $2,701 /2 wk | $98,170 | — |
| Simmers, Michael J | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $2,787 /2 wk | $98,046 | $4,831 |
| Beck, Jonathan Matthew | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 3 +1 more | $3,745 /2 wk | $97,934 | — |
| Schmidt, Trevor Neal | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $39.37 /hr | $97,098 | $11,863 |
| Jorstad, Cynthia A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,238 /2 wk | $96,501 | — |
| Lahren, Roderick D | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,238 /2 wk | $95,374 | $11,182 |
| Olson, Lisa Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,163 /2 wk | $94,379 | $10,665 |
| Donarski, Robert Wayne | Transportation Dept Transp Specialist | $31.58 /hr | $93,828 | $27,519 |
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.