State employees in Pine County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Pine County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
385
FY 2026
Total paid
$21.3M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$63,917
base rate median $69,638
Average paid
$58,817
across 362 with pay
Highest paid
$224,299
Mulford, Joseph 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 Pine County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$86,998
$77,235
$56,510
$50,573
$45,844
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitsko, Robert M. | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 3 | $47.76 /hr | $79,120 | — |
| Dahl, Stephani R | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Senior | $38.55 /hr | $79,102 | — |
| Custer, Melanie A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $78,895 | $8,730 |
| Anderson, Eric W | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $37.71 /hr | $78,868 | $893 |
| Kett, Andrew J | Natural Resources Dept NR Forestry Specialist Senior | $42.94 /hr | $78,621 | — |
| King, Robert R | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $2,915 /2 wk | $78,313 | $2,331 |
| Hallamek, Felicia | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $77,987 | $2,301 |
| Altmann, Kristen J | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $2,915 /2 wk | $77,766 | — |
| Hanek, Christine M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $45.11 /hr | $77,641 | $2,520 |
| Seegebarth, Gerald R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $37.71 /hr | $77,470 | $1,892 |
| Paro, Catherine | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 3 | $37.26 /hr | $77,405 | $1,025 |
| Schmidt, Adam J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $76,969 | $5,333 |
| Steinert, Sarah Jane | MN St Colleges & Universities Customized Training Rep | $37.31 /hr | $76,861 | — |
| Novacinski, Rachel J | Corrections Dept Corr Chief Cook | $35.21 /hr | $76,829 | $4,147 |
| Friday, Ramona Renee | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 2 | $37.26 /hr | $76,828 | — |
| Oflanagan, Robert Andrew | Natural Resources Dept Building Utilities Mechanic | $34.52 /hr | $76,788 | $5,023 |
| Gorman, Kimberly | Trial Courts Jud Court Reporter Elect | $36.21 /hr | $76,718 | — |
| Thorhauer, Brittany Lynn | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | — | $76,500 | — |
| Froemke, Michael D | Corrections Dept Corr Program Director | $54.97 /hr | $76,489 | — |
| Muramatsu, Kevin Lee | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $2,642 /2 wk | $76,432 | $3,594 |
| Kowalik, James J | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist Senior | $34.49 /hr | $76,244 | $3,940 |
| Sirleaf, Soko Abrahim | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $76,214 | $12,954 |
| Vogtlin, Matthew J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $76,197 | $7,639 |
| Mix, Travis | Trial Courts Jud District Court Law Clerk | $35.47 /hr | $75,360 | — |
| Sheehan-Lusk, Santhi | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Supervisor 1 | $36.64 /hr | $75,052 | $165 |
| Smellie, David P | Trial Courts Jud District Court Law Clerk | $35.35 /hr | $75,037 | — |
| Hagen, Raymond C | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $74,788 | $1,951 |
| Nelson, Candi A | Natural Resources Dept Accounting Technician | $32.37 /hr | $74,787 | $7,465 |
| Leaf, Dawn Marie | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $34.72 /hr | $74,752 | $1,120 |
| Merrill, Elizabeth Carol | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 2 | $37.26 /hr | $74,265 | — |
| Gaede, Jeffrey R | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $32.62 /hr | $73,892 | $3,985 |
| Doucette, Madelyn | Natural Resources Dept NR Forestry Specialist | $27.35 /hr | $73,741 | $16,112 |
| Skluzacek, Cheryl A | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $34.72 /hr | $73,632 | — |
| Niemi, David A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $73,563 | $1,944 |
| Donoho, Dale A | Natural Resources Dept NR Forestry Specialist | $34.69 /hr | $73,397 | $804 |
| Ring, Elizabeth | Natural Resources Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $24.75 /hr | $73,299 | $17,467 |
| Koecher, Justin A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $73,155 | $4,166 |
| Patzen, Scott Alan | Corrections Dept Building Utilities Mechanic | $34.52 /hr | $72,751 | — |
| Koppy, Katie M | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Officer 2 | $34.69 /hr | $72,162 | $234 |
| Collins, David T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $72,146 | $279 |
| Peterson, Jennifer Lee | MN St Colleges & Universities State Prog Admin | $34.69 /hr | $72,119 | — |
| Kubesh, Annisa Joy | MN St Colleges & Universities State Prog Admin | $34.69 /hr | $72,118 | — |
| Greene, Jeremiah Adrian | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $71,509 | $6,592 |
| Summerland, Wayne Mitchell | Natural Resources Dept Carpenter | $34.52 /hr | $71,463 | — |
| Goepfert, Debra Lea | Direct Care and Treatment Skills Development Specialist | $34.69 /hr | $71,326 | $1,418 |
| Rank, Heather Lynn | MN St Colleges & Universities Exec 2 | $36.12 /hr | $71,088 | $439 |
| Walburg, Wendy K | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 4 | $2,614 /2 wk | $70,883 | — |
| Poulakis, Lisha F | MN St Colleges & Universities Accounting Officer | $33.48 /hr | $70,780 | $2,222 |
| Point, Chasity Jo | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $70,753 | $7,027 |
| Charchenko, Gabriel S | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $70,739 | $1,320 |
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.