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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knutson, Allison L | Trial Courts Jud Court Reporter Steno | $42.88 /hr | $90,849 | — |
| Brunner, Elana M | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $47.76 /hr | $90,597 | — |
| Ernste, Joseph A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $41.78 /hr | $90,537 | $3,780 |
| Cho, Bum S. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $90,384 | $228 |
| Schultz, Jeffrey A | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,407 /2 wk | $90,324 | — |
| Nordmeyer, Holly M | Mn State Academies Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+Lic | $50.74 /hr | $90,147 | — |
| Burgess, Troy W | Corrections Dept Refrigeration Mechanic | $37.80 /hr | $90,140 | $10,456 |
| Miller, Erin M | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 3 | $44.48 /hr | $90,108 | — |
| Lambert, Miranda L | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse | $46.64 /hr | $90,066 | $7,476 |
| Melchior, Josh M. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $89,967 | $6,973 |
| Jones, Lee P | Mn State Academies Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+Lic | $50.74 /hr | $89,685 | — |
| Trnka, Jeffrey E | Mn State Academies Electrician Master Record | $41.42 /hr | $89,555 | $1,404 |
| Peters, Annette M | Mn State Academies State Prog Admin Prin | $44.45 /hr | $89,543 | $709 |
| Boyle, Amy Lynn | Mn State Academies Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10gr | $49.49 /hr | $89,446 | $742 |
| Schelin, Katherine D | Direct Care and Treatment Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $89,337 | $17,196 |
| Waddell, Zachary J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $89,184 | $7,965 |
| Chmelik, Johnathan A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $89,167 | $7,557 |
| Wolfe, Joel A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $88,777 | $7,451 |
| Zoubek, Rebecca | Employ & Econ Development Dept Workforce Development Spec 3 | $42.94 /hr | $88,672 | — |
| Bonin, Abagail J | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 3 | $42.94 /hr | $88,631 | — |
| Fasching, Andrew K | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $42.86 /hr | $88,586 | $1,684 |
| Zeller, Shane R | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $42.94 /hr | $88,390 | — |
| DeZotell, Rebecca G | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $88,350 | $5,378 |
| Pudas, Russell D | Mn State Academies Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+Lic | $50.74 /hr | $88,069 | — |
| Gustafson, Eric S | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $88,055 | $6,623 |
| Benson, Chelsea R | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $59.03 /hr | $87,969 | $4,686 |
| Lewis, Meghan K | Mn State Academies Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+Lic | $48.12 /hr | $87,943 | — |
| Gilman, Pete A. | Corrections Dept Investigation Specialist 2 | $44.48 /hr | $87,874 | — |
| Muell, Ethan T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $87,854 | $20,778 |
| Homan, Dean | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 1 | $41.09 /hr | $87,702 | $699 |
| Aspelund, Kelcey | Direct Care and Treatment Clinical Program Therapist 3 | $42.94 /hr | $87,665 | — |
| Monahan, Tajha B | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $61.41 /hr | $87,634 | $9,500 |
| Brandt, Jess A. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $87,536 | $6,076 |
| Bettner, Nichole L | Corrections Dept Human Resources Consultant 1 | $42.78 /hr | $87,315 | — |
| Buhrandt, Mark W | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $42.94 /hr | $87,186 | — |
| Hanson, Christy LaNae | Mn State Academies Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+Lic | $50.74 /hr | $87,015 | — |
| Schwartz, Jeremy J | Corrections Dept Corr Ind Prod Supv | $42.61 /hr | $86,846 | — |
| Toledo, Daniel B | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $40.72 /hr | $86,676 | $3,485 |
| Pfarr, Alec J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $34.92 /hr | $86,508 | $14,987 |
| Howard, Scott A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $86,383 | $2,807 |
| Ahlman, Jordan J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $86,325 | $17,973 |
| Ernste, Lisa Marie | Trial Courts Jud Court Operation Supervisor | $40.31 /hr | $86,179 | — |
| Speedling, Isadore E | Corrections Dept State Prog Admin Sr | $41.43 /hr | $86,131 | — |
| Carlson, John E | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $86,111 | $2,345 |
| Simon, Josh C | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $37.71 /hr | $86,053 | $10,614 |
| Jacobs, Nicolette M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $86,021 | $1,711 |
| O'Neal, Patrick F | Corrections Dept Chaplain | $41.43 /hr | $86,012 | — |
| Lay, Justin A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $85,982 | $4,955 |
| Grunklee, Lana | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $85,895 | $11,013 |
| Payne, Jacob H | Corrections Dept Refrigeration Mechanic | $37.80 /hr | $85,825 | $1,985 |
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.