State employees in Pennington County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Pennington County, fiscal year 2025.
Employees
284
FY 2025
Total paid
$17.6M
in FY 2025
Median paid
$66,483
base rate median $78,070
Average paid
$65,560
across 269 with pay
Highest paid
$204,138
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 2025, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$94,186
$80,805
$75,319
$69,766
$66,185
$2,844
Everyone, FY 2025
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olson-Nikunen, Shari L | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV | $8,352 /2 wk | $204,138 | — |
| Yon, Tamara L | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Millette, Luke D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $63.17 /hr | $181,582 | $11,171 |
| Norland, Bradley R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $65.72 /hr | $172,658 | $14,083 |
| Johnson, Richard A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,636 /2 wk | $165,208 | $37,817 |
| Ketring, Brian Marcus | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior Administrative | $74.54 /hr | $158,456 | — |
| Samuelson, Linda J | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,636 /2 wk | $156,698 | $50,422 |
| Simmers, Michael J | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,240 /2 wk | $154,105 | $43,696 |
| Boman, Tracy L | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,636 /2 wk | $148,456 | $47,271 |
| Bommersbach, Aaron John | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.78 /hr | $143,289 | $26,358 |
| Weems, Joseph Allen | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.78 /hr | $141,630 | $27,777 |
| Robertson, Nicholas A | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $55.18 /hr | $138,099 | $19,221 |
| Nelson, ADawn M | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,402 /2 wk | $136,763 | $44,232 |
| Groven, Shawn A | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $62.17 /hr | $136,560 | $4,974 |
| Dvergsten, Gregory S | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,713 /2 wk | $136,174 | — |
| Cheney, Janelle M | Corrections Dept Corr Field Serv Dist Supv | $64.69 /hr | $136,158 | — |
| Seyfried, Candace M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $133,897 | $28,363 |
| Hron, Stacey L | MN St Colleges & Universities Management Info Syst Supv 2 | $64.29 /hr | $133,551 | — |
| Anderson, Alexander Stephens | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $132,437 | $25,421 |
| Rominski, Shawn D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.78 /hr | $131,242 | $16,381 |
| Herding, Jesse J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.78 /hr | $129,047 | $15,197 |
| Castle, Clinton F | MN St Colleges & Universities Physical Plant Director +1 more | $56.10 /hr | $126,526 | — |
| Roisland, Casey | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $125,249 | $15,400 |
| Larson, Kristopher Douglas | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $124,622 | $15,615 |
| Wiseth, Kalen George | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 6 | $4,753 /2 wk | $123,324 | — |
| Michalke, Kirsten A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 5 | $4,671 /2 wk | $122,580 | — |
| Koland, Heather Nicole | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 6 | $4,055 /2 wk | $121,812 | — |
| Nelson, Stephen M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $3,399 /2 wk | $121,429 | $17,673 |
| Znajda, Taylor Joseph | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $121,113 | $15,406 |
| Tjosaas, Josh D | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,309 /2 wk | $119,787 | — |
| Trevino, Gilberto Manuel | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $119,325 | $15,351 |
| Carlson, Cody Daniel | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $118,764 | $8,982 |
| Klein, Garrett Michael | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $116,826 | $6,640 |
| Bottem, Lisa M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3 | $54.16 /hr | $116,821 | — |
| Donarski, Robert Wayne | Transportation Dept Transp Specialist | $37.83 /hr | $115,015 | $26,524 |
| Benitt, Michelle L | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 5 +1 more | $4,858 /2 wk | $114,774 | $19,553 |
| Ziegler, Joel E | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,727 /2 wk | $113,948 | $15,142 |
| Beck, Jonathan Matthew | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 3 | $4,350 /2 wk | $112,859 | — |
| Fletcher, Christopher Leigh | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $48.07 /hr | $111,529 | $12,153 |
| Vanderport, Stephen J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $110,500 | $1,723 |
| Johnson, Sara Jo | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 5 +1 more | $4,406 /2 wk | $110,311 | — |
| Aamodt, Randall John | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Senior | $51.50 /hr | $108,532 | $1,545 |
| Berg, Gavinn Lee | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.62 /hr | $108,365 | $1,231 |
| Paulson, Adam B | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,319 /2 wk | $108,327 | $17,261 |
| Nelson, Shannon M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $3,003 /2 wk | $107,737 | $23,290 |
| Murphy, Tom | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Career | $47.05 /hr | $107,458 | $3,754 |
| Curfman, Caleb M | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $2,607 /2 wk | $107,272 | $18,073 |
| Gust, Rapheal Lynn | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Senior | $51.50 /hr | $106,980 | — |
| Koepsell, Alex Nicholas | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $51.92 /hr | $106,806 | — |
| Sather, Mei-Wen W | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,636 /2 wk | $105,776 | — |
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.