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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatge, Michael K | Corrections Dept Delivery Van Driver | $26.86 /hr | $62,755 | $6,550 |
| Meyers, Austin Shawn | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $62,746 | $1,014 |
| Tapp, Amy J | Employ & Econ Development Dept Workforce Development Rep | $34.69 /hr | $62,720 | — |
| Drengenberg, Kristen Alise | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $27.53 /hr | $62,646 | $9,879 |
| Cole, Heidi J | Mn State Academies Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $30.09 /hr | $62,556 | — |
| Deaton, Christian S | Mn State Academies Groundskeeper Inter | $28.44 /hr | $62,389 | $1,472 |
| Voss, Kristin N | Corrections Dept Corr Teaching Asst | $36.03 /hr | $62,211 | — |
| Williams, Lisa | Corrections Dept Painter | $33.57 /hr | $61,931 | $2,573 |
| Walker, Cosuella Ashley | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $28.44 /hr | $61,902 | $3,308 |
| Tomlinson, Diana Christian | Direct Care and Treatment Human Svcs Technician | $28.44 /hr | $61,836 | $13,782 |
| Oldfather, Jessica | Mn State Academies Special Education Program Asst +1 more | $28.44 /hr | $61,752 | — |
| Neumann, Corine M. | Corrections Dept Library Technician | $29.68 /hr | $61,750 | — |
| Chambers, Sean C | Corrections Dept Corr Teaching Asst | $29.68 /hr | $61,703 | — |
| Abdi, Abdifatah Ahmed | Direct Care and Treatment Human Svcs Technician | $27.53 /hr | $61,573 | $7,058 |
| Busch, Cassidy C | Corrections Dept Medical Assistant, Certified | $32.54 /hr | $61,572 | $3,922 |
| Story, Nancy A | Direct Care and Treatment Human Svcs Technician | $28.44 /hr | $61,568 | $8,124 |
| Olarinde, Ajibola S | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $50.53 /hr | $61,544 | — |
| Carey, Scott | Corrections Dept Central Svcs Admin Spec Prin | $30.09 /hr | $61,512 | — |
| Wenker, Kelly Marie | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $61,502 | $6,156 |
| Schouviller, Joseph T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $61,460 | $3,488 |
| Greeney, Kassidy A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $61,432 | $3,893 |
| Lippert, Janie Leigh | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $29.22 /hr | $61,368 | $3,507 |
| Tobon, Kayley Ann | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $61,233 | $3,061 |
| White, Andrea Marie | Direct Care and Treatment Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $30.09 /hr | $61,192 | — |
| Sunde, Jessica Kay | Corrections Dept Human Resources Technician 2 | $30.68 /hr | $61,142 | — |
| Christensen, Karen E | Corrections Dept Corr Teaching Asst | $29.68 /hr | $60,983 | — |
| Weamer, Mehgan C | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $60,980 | $4,732 |
| Schulthes, Sallie J | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse | $54.59 /hr | $60,897 | $3,448 |
| Garcia, Marco D R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $60,819 | $4,497 |
| Richards, Kimberly Melisa | Direct Care and Treatment Work Therapy Technician | $28.44 /hr | $60,760 | $7,275 |
| Gerbozy, Patricia A | Corrections Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $30.09 /hr | $60,750 | — |
| Reuvers, Kristine K | Corrections Dept Accounting Technician | $29.68 /hr | $60,704 | $368 |
| Kolterman, Jason James | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $60,696 | $5,106 |
| Deml, Jacob K | Mn State Academies Grounds & Roads Mntc Coord | $29.22 /hr | $60,639 | — |
| Nolte, Tiffany A | Corrections Dept Central Svcs Admin Spec Senior | $30.09 /hr | $60,630 | — |
| Larson, Shauna Linn | Direct Care and Treatment Work Therapy Technician | $28.44 /hr | $60,618 | $7,127 |
| Sietsema, Andrea M | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $30.09 /hr | $60,551 | — |
| Beucler, Amanda R | Mn State Academies State Prog Admin Supervisor | $32.81 /hr | $60,349 | — |
| Erickson, Ethan B | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $60,150 | $5,849 |
| Hanson, Nicholas Robert | Direct Care and Treatment Human Svcs Technician | $22.84 /hr | $59,989 | $11,780 |
| Larson, Carolyn E | Corrections Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $28.44 /hr | $59,845 | — |
| Krause, Garette R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $59,825 | $2,123 |
| Franek, Stephanie E | Mn State Academies Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $59,618 | — |
| Taylor, Lisa M | Corrections Dept Corr Program Director | $47.61 /hr | $59,498 | — |
| Rademacher, Jessica G | Mn State Academies Office & Admin Specialist Int +1 more | $26.12 /hr | $59,475 | — |
| LeMieux, Sarah L | Mn State Academies Special Education Program Asst | $30.89 /hr | $59,384 | $12,463 |
| Adams, Cora | Corrections Dept Cook Coordinator | $26.86 /hr | $59,341 | $3,552 |
| Ferrell, Jake E | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $59,315 | $4,139 |
| Hardy, Aaron J. | Corrections Dept General Repair Worker | $30.81 /hr | $59,259 | $774 |
| Kariuki, Grace Nyawira | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $59,191 | $3,522 |
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.