State employees in Rice County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Rice County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
1,243
FY 2026
Total paid
$82.9M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$70,338
base rate median $70,678
Average paid
$67,379
across 1,230 with pay
Highest paid
$282,555
Rivas, Katie Marie
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 Rice County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$106,099
$93,818
$83,061
$74,720
$66,187
$66,147
$63,797
$48,208
$43,689
$18,358
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivas, Katie Marie | Direct Care and Treatment Special Care Dentist | $127.41 /hr | $282,555 | — |
| Vaughan, Katherine Rose | Direct Care and Treatment Special Care Dentist | $113.62 /hr | $220,976 | — |
| Long, Christine Anne | Trial Courts Jud District Court Chief Judge | $7,678 /2 wk | $199,622 | — |
| Carleton, Bryan Ricardo | Direct Care and Treatment Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse | $93.37 /hr | $194,110 | — |
| Moegi, Daniel Obaigwa | Direct Care and Treatment Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse | $93.37 /hr | $191,816 | — |
| Anderson, Karie M | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Johnson, Jeffrey M | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Wilding, Terrence T | Mn State Academies MN Academies Administrator | $84.16 /hr | $180,472 | — |
| Beltz, Tracy S | Corrections Dept Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt +1 more | $84.16 /hr | $179,110 | — |
| Jaberi, Jolyn R | Corrections Dept Dentist | $104.35 /hr | $172,903 | — |
| Harper, John Nehemiah | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 7 | — | $163,382 | — |
| Brooks, Charles | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $61.41 /hr | $160,671 | $25,178 |
| Markham, Kelly B | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Admin-Supv | $70.52 /hr | $159,582 | — |
| Peitzman, Carol Joan | Direct Care and Treatment Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse | $93.37 /hr | $158,514 | — |
| Haight, Robert J | Direct Care and Treatment Pharmacist | $76.10 /hr | $158,198 | — |
| Viskocil, Kimberly C | Mn State Academies Registered Nurse Supervisor | $65.66 /hr | $155,515 | — |
| Moehlmann, Scott James | Corrections Dept Minncor Vice-Pres Operations | $73.03 /hr | $154,805 | — |
| Koch-Myer, Noreen S | Direct Care and Treatment State Prog Admin Manager Sr | $63.35 /hr | $149,195 | — |
| Ohnstad, Jody A. | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Supervisor | $65.66 /hr | $148,638 | — |
| Hughes, Suzanne A. | Corrections Dept Corr Facility Oper Dir | $70.52 /hr | $146,607 | — |
| Richer, Melissa A | Corrections Dept Psychological Services Dir | $65.66 /hr | $144,776 | — |
| Goodnough, Jamie L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $45.11 /hr | $141,425 | $44,237 |
| Thomforde, Brittany Renae | Mn State Academies MN Academies Director | $68.02 /hr | $141,409 | — |
| Davis, John C | Mn State Academies MN Academies Director | $68.02 /hr | $141,409 | — |
| Wehe, Mark J | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,794 /2 wk | $137,544 | — |
| Hughes, Kelly J | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $61.41 /hr | $136,765 | $6,376 |
| Nesset, Rebecca K | Education Department Education Supervisor 2 | $65.66 /hr | $136,503 | — |
| Jager, Karla J | Corrections Dept Psychological Services Dir | $63.35 /hr | $135,981 | — |
| Ritter, Naomi Lenore | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $61.41 /hr | $135,251 | $138 |
| Paquette, Melissa A | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $57.90 /hr | $135,077 | — |
| Halloran, Chris E | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $2,935 /2 wk | $135,051 | $11,822 |
| Quindt, Jeremy D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $134,502 | $51,726 |
| Bauer, Rick Alan | Corrections Dept Dir Corrections Industries | $63.35 /hr | $134,234 | — |
| Edwards, David L | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,730 /2 wk | $134,124 | $3,179 |
| Kaisershot, Wendi R | Direct Care and Treatment Dir Care and Treatment Mgr 2 | $63.35 /hr | $133,582 | — |
| Dahlen, Martin W | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $57.90 /hr | $133,043 | — |
| Schmidt, Larry D. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $132,931 | $52,964 |
| Hanson, Heather M. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $43.95 /hr | $132,882 | $40,862 |
| Petrie, Garrett | Education Department Education Supervisor 2 | $65.66 /hr | $132,310 | — |
| Mitchell, Christopher M | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $57.90 /hr | $132,182 | — |
| Chut, Nyabuay | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Supervisor | $63.35 /hr | $131,700 | — |
| O'Banion, Anne M | Direct Care and Treatment Dir Care and Treatment Mgr 2 | $63.35 /hr | $131,700 | — |
| Hall, David M | Corrections Dept Psychologist 3 | $59.35 /hr | $131,100 | $5,223 |
| Smith, John Jason | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,253 /2 wk | $130,918 | $36,319 |
| Bleninger, Karlene M | Mn State Academies Registered Nurse | $59.03 /hr | $130,222 | $4,073 |
| Mugo, Simon | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $37.71 /hr | $129,484 | $49,360 |
| Bauer, Ashley N | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $61.41 /hr | $128,244 | $461 |
| Paulson, Michelle L | Corrections Dept Nurse Specialist | $59.03 /hr | $127,878 | $5,158 |
| Strand, Amy L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $127,556 | $42,790 |
| Knutson, Timothy J. | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,106 | — |
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.