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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Tiffany Ann | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam & Insp Spec | $32.37 /hr | $74,844 | $7,696 |
| Ambrus, Nicholas M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $74,840 | $4,221 |
| Indrelie, Matthew Craig | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $74,792 | $11,724 |
| Hua, Emma M | Mn State Academies Registered Nurse Senior | $56.77 /hr | $74,788 | — |
| Sather, Justin | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $36.75 /hr | $74,761 | $2,570 |
| Stocker, Matthew R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $74,722 | $4,642 |
| Moots, William L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $74,685 | $4,527 |
| Schauls, Elizabeth Ann | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.09 /hr | $74,662 | $9,548 |
| Callahan, Shannon M. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $35.82 /hr | $74,623 | $1,540 |
| Sahagian, Mary A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $74,555 | $842 |
| Lohrmann, Andrew M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $36.75 /hr | $74,467 | $1,715 |
| Smolen Schaefer, Ariane J | Mn State Academies Sign Language Interpreter Spec | $38.55 /hr | $74,454 | — |
| Ellendson, Brian K | Corrections Dept Corr Mnfctrng Spec-Light Assem | $34.52 /hr | $74,338 | $2,790 |
| Mchugh, Joshua J | Corrections Dept Corr Mnfctrng Spec-Light Manuf | $35.67 /hr | $74,330 | — |
| Beckman, Camron David | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $74,264 | $11,487 |
| Mentz, Rebecca | Direct Care and Treatment Human Svcs Technician | $28.44 /hr | $74,261 | $16,714 |
| Ingram, Leticia | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $74,258 | $11,465 |
| DeCoux, Matthew J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $74,227 | $2,384 |
| Rosen, Jessica | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 2 | $37.26 /hr | $74,220 | — |
| Hullett, Christine A | Direct Care and Treatment Human Svcs Technician | $28.44 /hr | $74,200 | $14,250 |
| Dekker, Jason T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $74,167 | $3,004 |
| Jechort, Jasmine A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $74,151 | $5,683 |
| Pemrick, Connor J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $74,092 | $8,255 |
| Dalland, Austin O | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $74,026 | $3,982 |
| Hutchinson, Samantha Jo | Direct Care and Treatment Skills Development Specialist | $34.69 /hr | $73,954 | $1,479 |
| Cassidy, Lucas J | Corrections Dept Corr Ind Prod Supv | $38.16 /hr | $73,916 | $394 |
| Banyai, Michael Joshua | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $73,906 | $10,996 |
| Roessler, Peter L | Corrections Dept Electrician | $40.20 /hr | $73,869 | $588 |
| Parker, Dakota J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $73,845 | $4,885 |
| Andros, Krista | Direct Care and Treatment Dental Hygienist | $44.16 /hr | $73,761 | $298 |
| Forcelle, Arianna M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $73,690 | $7,801 |
| Burns, Preston L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $73,667 | $3,409 |
| Westphal, Scott Titus | Corrections Dept Chaplain | $42.94 /hr | $73,640 | — |
| McGuire, Darrell Jay | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $73,572 | $11,576 |
| Jefferies, John Alan | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.09 /hr | $73,494 | $10,995 |
| Johnson, Robin L | Mn State Academies Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+Lic | $42.77 /hr | $73,494 | — |
| Vandal, Waco Allen | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $73,479 | $9,593 |
| Underdahl, Crystal J | Mn State Academies Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10gr | $51.47 /hr | $73,461 | — |
| Reed, Shawn D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $73,440 | $3,540 |
| Parchem, Courtney M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $73,409 | $9,485 |
| Romero, Renee Frances | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $73,380 | $7,913 |
| Ready, Tyree' D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $73,373 | $10,112 |
| DeGroot, Joshua M | Corrections Dept Corr Mnfctrng Spec-Light Manuf | $35.67 /hr | $73,317 | $428 |
| Palacios, Kevin | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $73,273 | $3,070 |
| Balausky, Tammy L | Corrections Dept Dental Hygienist | $44.16 /hr | $73,271 | — |
| Kimutai, Silah | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $29.83 /hr | $73,247 | $11,254 |
| Piri, Amber L | Corrections Dept Accounting Officer | $31.26 /hr | $73,237 | $879 |
| Hansen, Kaitlyn M | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr | $34.69 /hr | $73,218 | — |
| Watkins, Jessica Lynn | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $73,172 | $6,982 |
| Gonzalez, Justine Barbara | Mn State Academies Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10gr | $51.47 /hr | $73,149 | — |
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.