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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malek, Michael David | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $85,730 | $17,837 |
| Hunt, Nathan S | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $39.66 /hr | $85,343 | $5,872 |
| Schlick, Michael J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $41.78 /hr | $85,265 | $2,474 |
| Grunklee, Brett | Corrections Dept Plant Mntc Engineer | $38.98 /hr | $85,257 | $3,480 |
| Ringhofer, Karly K | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $85,237 | $15,461 |
| Rech, Jennifer | Corrections Dept Corr Food Svcs Supv | $41.09 /hr | $85,177 | — |
| Hanson, Natalie R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $85,176 | $15,396 |
| Nelson, Gregory R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $85,170 | $2,667 |
| Terry, Keshanna Koshelle | Direct Care and Treatment Community Residential Supv | $39.54 /hr | $85,139 | $3,411 |
| Connolly, Brad J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $42.86 /hr | $85,068 | $4,596 |
| Koch, Timothy E | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $36.75 /hr | $85,064 | $9,322 |
| Tupa, Cristian J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $84,833 | $15,519 |
| Duffney, Eric R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $84,830 | $3,014 |
| Moritz, Robin J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $84,748 | $2,558 |
| Christensen, Jerry W | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $84,741 | $8,249 |
| Sticha, Chastity A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $39.66 /hr | $84,705 | $6,185 |
| Langevin, James Jason | Mn State Academies Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+Lic | $50.74 /hr | $84,663 | — |
| Hewitt, Christopher W | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $84,548 | $15,392 |
| Steele, Robert A | Corrections Dept Stationary Engineer | $38.98 /hr | $84,513 | $2,714 |
| Swenson, Daniel Gerald | Public Safety Dept DVS Exam & Insp Spec | $30.58 /hr | $84,465 | $21,107 |
| Anderson, Kevin R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $84,367 | $1,264 |
| Sisler, Sean T | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 3 | $41.43 /hr | $84,296 | — |
| Kinsley, Eric John | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,309 /2 wk | $84,295 | — |
| Peach, Jamie | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $84,196 | $947 |
| Gengler, Andrew J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $84,187 | $1,582 |
| Bice, Travis W | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $84,116 | $1,666 |
| Deml, Kristin H | Mn State Academies Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+Lic | $50.74 /hr | $84,011 | $1,066 |
| Barthel, Nathan E | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $40.72 /hr | $84,002 | — |
| Taghon, Tyson H | Corrections Dept Corr Detention Facil Insp | $37.26 /hr | $83,712 | $4,392 |
| Brokl, David Allen | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,008 /2 wk | $83,574 | $5,770 |
| Castle, Shelley | Mn State Academies Braillist | $44.48 /hr | $83,543 | — |
| Paquette, Scott T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $83,542 | $2,653 |
| Ciffra, Casey A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $83,417 | $11,158 |
| Lara, Mano | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $83,347 | $17,632 |
| Steinkamp, David James | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $83,345 | $19,166 |
| Johnson, Joshua J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $83,283 | $2,415 |
| Kotek Jr, Ronald J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $83,269 | — |
| Simmons, Thomas M | Corrections Dept Plumber | $38.98 /hr | $83,055 | $1,449 |
| Farnsworth, Penny A. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $83,038 | $586 |
| Rossow, Brandon J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $83,014 | $1,180 |
| Evans, Quenilla J | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $39.93 /hr | $82,813 | — |
| Borchert, Shaun R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,599 | $823 |
| McBrayer, Andrew | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $37.71 /hr | $82,584 | $5,803 |
| Rech, Derrick M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,565 | $119 |
| Brune, Michael J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,490 | $1,944 |
| Mitchell, Dustin T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $82,475 | $15,064 |
| Taylor II, Daniel J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,457 | — |
| Ernste, Christopher T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,452 | — |
| Helgeson, Aaron J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | — |
| Kirkpatrick, Mark R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $2,246 |
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.