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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luebben, Skylar J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $70,828 | $5,127 |
| Gonzalez, Gabriel | Mn State Academies Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic | $40.70 /hr | $70,818 | — |
| Hansen, Chelsey Marie | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $30.89 /hr | $70,784 | $4,357 |
| Collins, Deanna M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $70,737 | $1,515 |
| Garvey, Aamon | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $70,669 | $4,750 |
| Perez, Shawn M | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $70,643 | $1,553 |
| Estey, Brian Lee | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $70,629 | $8,101 |
| Bultman, Alex J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $70,623 | $3,087 |
| Miller, Creagen Julia | Direct Care and Treatment Group Supervisor Asst | $34.11 /hr | $70,602 | — |
| Krohn, Michael Sean | Corrections Dept Machinery Repair Worker | $33.57 /hr | $70,585 | $932 |
| Dornbach III, Robert A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $38.65 /hr | $70,460 | $2,714 |
| Kusant, Connor T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $70,414 | $6,307 |
| Sutter, Maxwell J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $70,370 | $5,744 |
| Stadler, Jayda Alexena | Direct Care and Treatment Skills Development Specialist | $32.40 /hr | $70,352 | $4,205 |
| Nawrocki, Joshua J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $70,340 | $2,195 |
| Vail, Jarin M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $70,336 | $3,306 |
| Strouth, Lori | Direct Care and Treatment Human Svcs Technician | $28.44 /hr | $70,316 | $6,599 |
| Fernholz, Molly Jo | Direct Care and Treatment Dental Hygienist | $44.16 /hr | $70,077 | — |
| Kirchmann, Ethan W | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $70,008 | $5,821 |
| Murphy, Kyle R | Mn State Academies Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic+10 | $42.77 /hr | $70,008 | — |
| Linnartz, Nicholas | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $69,932 | $4,638 |
| Winsor, Audrey C | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $69,898 | $5,844 |
| COLLETTE, NANCY N | Direct Care and Treatment Human Svcs Technician | $28.44 /hr | $69,882 | $18,389 |
| Thibodeau, Brandon P | Corrections Dept Sentencing To Service Crew Ldr | $31.68 /hr | $69,862 | $3,367 |
| Nordquist I, Andrew Scott | Mn State Academies Carpenter | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Gernandt, Lee Frank | Corrections Dept Locksmith | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Colby, Lisa Rae | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $69,667 | $10,546 |
| Cornelison Sr, Charles D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $69,654 | $3,271 |
| Marenghi, Riccardo Emilio | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $69,638 | $7,512 |
| Recznik, Richard L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $69,590 | $1,809 |
| Novotny, Austin Lee | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $69,582 | $5,857 |
| Evans, Kevin E | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $69,554 | $996 |
| Kietzman, Paul F | Corrections Dept General Repair Worker | $30.81 /hr | $69,507 | $4,755 |
| Seykora, Sean A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $69,436 | $2,225 |
| Fischer, Samantha Joline | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $69,415 | $8,802 |
| Kimmes, Danielle | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $37.03 /hr | $69,407 | $444 |
| Pfeifer, Kyra L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $69,319 | $8,299 |
| Krebs, Mackenzi | Direct Care and Treatment Human Svcs Technician | $28.44 /hr | $69,283 | $13,059 |
| Stoltz, Melissa Lee | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $69,145 | $4,351 |
| Roach, Austin M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $69,112 | $3,307 |
| Gifford, Kayla M | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr | $33.48 /hr | $69,074 | — |
| Barnett, Carrie Ann | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $69,047 | $5,353 |
| Prestegard, Marcia K | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $69,028 | $2,871 |
| Austin, Izabella Kay | Direct Care and Treatment Human Svcs Technician | $27.53 /hr | $69,018 | $6,700 |
| Litton, Robert W | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $68,998 | $4,346 |
| Johnson, Diane Kathleen | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $68,949 | $15,602 |
| Stroud, Stacy | Direct Care and Treatment Skills Development Specialist | $33.48 /hr | $68,824 | $61 |
| Sikorski, Ashley N | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $68,821 | $1,625 |
| Sletten, Jeremy W | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $68,758 | $5,459 |
| Holter, Mikayla M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $68,723 | $1,780 |
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.