State employees in Pennington County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Pennington County, fiscal year 2023.
Employees
287
FY 2023
Total paid
$17.3M
in FY 2023
Median paid
$65,741
base rate median $66,337
Average paid
$63,143
across 274 with pay
Highest paid
$215,878
Wiseth, Terry 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 2023, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$89,028
$78,545
$74,970
$62,370
$46,455
Everyone, FY 2023
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiseth, Terry L | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | — | $215,878 | $17,065 |
| Kiddoo, Sandra Rae | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV | $7,663 /2 wk | $210,728 | — |
| Cox, Ralph John | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | — | $205,830 | — |
| Sorvig, Dorinda K | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | — | $205,758 | $18,789 |
| Yon, Tamara L | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,031 /2 wk | $177,726 | — |
| Mueller, Scott A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | — | $177,330 | $2,676 |
| Chapman, Richard E | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | — | $169,859 | — |
| Gabor, Timothy M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $159,952 | — |
| Lahren, Roderick D | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | — | $157,280 | $10,737 |
| Norland, Bradley R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $57.30 /hr | $154,278 | $16,531 |
| Millette, Luke D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $54.21 /hr | $139,112 | $13,471 |
| Ketring, Brian Marcus | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior Administrative | $63.02 /hr | $139,068 | — |
| Robertson, Nicholas A | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $48.14 /hr | $131,303 | $17,356 |
| LeDuc, Stephanie L | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 6 | $4,425 /2 wk | $129,659 | — |
| Rominski, Shawn D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $50.41 /hr | $129,079 | $19,306 |
| Nicklin, Zackary A | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $3,304 /2 wk | $127,431 | — |
| Nelson, ADawn M | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $2,928 /2 wk | $127,351 | $4,353 |
| Stauss-Stassen, Jodi M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 6 | — | $127,074 | — |
| Dvergsten, Gregory S | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,291 /2 wk | $127,069 | — |
| Groven, Shawn A | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $56.39 /hr | $126,643 | — |
| Herding, Jesse J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $46.78 /hr | $126,051 | $14,371 |
| Hron, Stacey L | MN St Colleges & Universities Management Info Syst Supv 2 | $58.31 /hr | $125,754 | — |
| Johnson, Richard A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,304 /2 wk | $119,041 | $24,054 |
| Kizer Cole, Kristel S | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,228 /2 wk | $118,835 | $16,734 |
| Carlson, Cody Daniel | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $45.42 /hr | $115,758 | $7,751 |
| Nikunen, Richard H | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $2,095 /2 wk | $115,613 | $17,150 |
| Dvergsten, Ron | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $3,141 /2 wk | $115,477 | — |
| Vanderport, Stephen J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $45.42 /hr | $115,067 | $8,922 |
| Simmers, Michael J | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $2,928 /2 wk | $113,982 | $15,223 |
| Klein, Garrett Michael | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $49.05 /hr | $111,834 | $6,025 |
| Bommersbach, Aaron John | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $44.07 /hr | $111,160 | $15,173 |
| Tjosaas, Josh D | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $2,927 /2 wk | $109,850 | — |
| Zoller, Curtis James | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 3 | $3,918 /2 wk | $108,535 | — |
| Znajda, Taylor Joseph | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $41.13 /hr | $108,013 | $9,799 |
| Bottem, Lisa M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3 | $49.13 /hr | $107,923 | — |
| Nelson, Shannon M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | — | $107,050 | $25,040 |
| Pietruszewski, Donovan G | Natural Resources Dept State Prog Admin Director | $49.13 /hr | $105,958 | — |
| Michalke, Kirsten A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3 | $49.13 /hr | $105,955 | — |
| Beck, Jonathan Matthew | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 3 | $3,857 /2 wk | $105,816 | — |
| Weems, Joseph Allen | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $45.42 /hr | $105,299 | $16,843 |
| Franke, Douglas C | Natural Resources Dept NR Area Supv Wildlife | $47.66 /hr | $104,785 | $1,954 |
| Johnson, Corey I | Transportation Dept Transp Specialist | $34.09 /hr | $104,127 | $30,593 |
| Dahlen, Aaron Peder | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $2,551 /2 wk | $102,358 | — |
| Stechmann, Bonny L | Employ & Econ Development Dept Wkfrce Dev Fld Opns Area Mgr 4 | $47.40 /hr | $102,226 | — |
| Aamodt, Randall John | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Senior | $46.71 /hr | $101,530 | $32 |
| Gust, Rapheal Lynn | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Senior | $46.71 /hr | $101,498 | — |
| Paulson, Adam B | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $2,928 /2 wk | $100,060 | $1,269 |
| Murphy, Tom | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $42.67 /hr | $99,618 | $4,897 |
| Sather, Mei-Wen W | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,304 /2 wk | $99,413 | $8,589 |
| Dyrud, Lars O | MN St Colleges & Universities Exec Assistant | $45.82 /hr | $98,817 | — |
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.