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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vollbrecht, Sara D | Mn State Academies Accounting Officer | $33.48 /hr | $68,653 | — |
| Voegele, Cory A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $68,626 | $6 |
| Nelson, Jane M | Corrections Dept Cook Coordinator | $30.89 /hr | $68,610 | $3,437 |
| Smith, Alexa | Natural Resources Dept NR Supv 2 Parks & Trails | $32.81 /hr | $68,525 | $2,153 |
| Sawyer, Debra L | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 3 | $42.94 /hr | $68,496 | — |
| Murphy, Macy E | Corrections Dept Investigation Specialist 2 | $33.48 /hr | $68,368 | — |
| Hubmer, Sabrina | Mn State Academies Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic | $38.04 /hr | $68,336 | — |
| Lucht, Michelle C | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $68,248 | $530 |
| Jacobson, Kari Donna | Trial Courts Jud District Court Law Clerk | $32.16 /hr | $68,235 | — |
| Manthei, Amber Renee | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 2 | $34.69 /hr | $68,223 | — |
| Garcia, Angel Luiz | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $29.83 /hr | $68,205 | $7,782 |
| Linkert, Charles Edward | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $68,179 | $11,484 |
| Kawell, Clarise I | Corrections Dept Cook Coordinator | $30.89 /hr | $68,041 | $2,340 |
| Escamilla, David Robert | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $29.22 /hr | $68,038 | $4,224 |
| Garza, Roman G | Corrections Dept Corr Mnfctrng Spec-Light Manuf | $33.57 /hr | $68,026 | $239 |
| Black, Jennifer Mae Lynn | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.09 /hr | $68,014 | $11,076 |
| McAdam, Tracy L | MN St Colleges & Universities Accounting Technician | $32.37 /hr | $67,878 | $583 |
| Cory, Kevin R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $67,846 | $1,798 |
| Benzick, Alesha M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $67,779 | $3,243 |
| Hern, Craig Andrew | Direct Care and Treatment Skills Development Specialist | $33.48 /hr | $67,763 | $49 |
| Vail, Angel Marie | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $67,748 | $8,076 |
| Miller, Meghan | Corrections Dept Office & Admin Specialist Prin | $32.54 /hr | $67,649 | — |
| Mansfield, Paula Jo | Corrections Dept Office & Admin Specialist Prin | $32.54 /hr | $67,649 | — |
| Vasquez, Johanna Alexandra | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 2 | $33.38 /hr | $67,614 | — |
| Buss, Gaige D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $67,613 | $7,065 |
| Castaneda Ruiz, Martha N | Employ & Econ Development Dept Agricultural Outreach Rep | $32.40 /hr | $67,568 | — |
| Johnson, Ellen Rose | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $67,549 | $5,932 |
| Schnoor, Dennis F | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $67,444 | — |
| Sever-Hall, Aimee | Mn State Academies Lic Ther Teach Prof: Doctoral | $54.19 /hr | $67,415 | — |
| Aaseth, Judd N | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam & Insp Spec | $32.37 /hr | $67,392 | $97 |
| Kerr, Heather K | Corrections Dept Accounting Technician | $32.37 /hr | $67,295 | — |
| Reiter, Elizabeth | Direct Care and Treatment Residential Prog Lead | $31.68 /hr | $67,228 | $2,529 |
| Ellis Sr, Jeffrey Todd | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $67,202 | $4,468 |
| Nellis, Carrie L | Corrections Dept Cook Coordinator | $30.89 /hr | $67,172 | $2,133 |
| Saemrow, Lisa Jean | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $67,009 | $4,042 |
| Bissell, Kali L | Mn State Academies Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10gr | $48.12 /hr | $66,962 | — |
| Thurber, Brenda N | Corrections Dept Medical Assistant, Certified | $32.54 /hr | $66,901 | $2,916 |
| LaCanne, Patrick Steven | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $66,874 | $1,602 |
| Lemke, Randy | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $66,788 | $349 |
| Mitchell, Athena M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $38.65 /hr | $66,696 | $603 |
| Carlson, Erik Virgil | Corrections Dept Corr Mnfctrng Spec-Wood | $33.57 /hr | $66,665 | $88 |
| Sprute, Imelda Marlang | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $66,645 | $8,111 |
| Slimmer, Kara D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $66,642 | $5,479 |
| Wageman, Paula J. | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $47.76 /hr | $66,638 | — |
| Willow, Brianna Stroud | Mn State Academies Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+Lic | $42.77 /hr | $66,611 | — |
| Diekman, Sarah K | Corrections Dept Office & Admin Specialist Prin | $32.54 /hr | $66,596 | — |
| Cisneros, Betty Jean | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $66,576 | $6,519 |
| Zabinski, Brianne | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 2 | $33.48 /hr | $66,520 | — |
| Booze Jr, Willis J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $66,513 | $2,283 |
| Fullerton, Jessica Mae | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $66,463 | $6,446 |
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.