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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byklum, Shonda J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $947 |
| Gioffre, Diego M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $635 |
| Haberman, Jaylene M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | — |
| Hallet, Joel A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | — |
| McCarthy, Ken J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $1,586 |
| Meemken, Eric J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $2,142 |
| Schnoor, Joseph R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $1,264 |
| Purfeerst, Kristie A | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $82,226 | $23,693 |
| Zrust, Eric T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $81,956 | $317 |
| Sell Jr, Kenneth P | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $81,876 | $12,507 |
| Cramer, Kimberly M | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $81,865 | $5,392 |
| Stachowiak, Adam J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $39.66 /hr | $81,717 | $1,232 |
| Rud, Hunter M | Corrections Dept Plant Mntc Engineer | $38.98 /hr | $81,699 | — |
| Wallace, Maggie Moni | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $81,691 | $18,156 |
| Miller, Hope C | Mn State Academies State Prog Admin Sr | $39.93 /hr | $81,683 | $319 |
| Rux, Patricia L | Mn State Academies Accounting Officer | $34.69 /hr | $81,681 | — |
| Ketzeback, Nikki Kay | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 3 | $39.93 /hr | $81,656 | — |
| Robertson, Chad A | Corrections Dept Electrical/Electronics Spec | $38.98 /hr | $81,462 | — |
| Castro, Vincent Ray Q | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $36.75 /hr | $81,428 | $5,649 |
| White, Tammie J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $81,287 | $3,450 |
| Trowbridge, Judy A | Corrections Dept Special Teacher:MA/MS+Lic+30gr | $52.19 /hr | $81,260 | — |
| Gonzalez, Lance Alex | Mn State Academies Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10gr | $51.47 /hr | $81,258 | $502 |
| Campbell, Patrick | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $81,251 | $5,635 |
| Pritchard, Eugene | Mn State Academies Plant Mntc Engineer | $38.98 /hr | $81,170 | $78 |
| Mullenmeister, Eric D. | Mn State Academies Plant Mntc Engineer | $38.98 /hr | $81,111 | $39 |
| Smith, Krista K | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Representative | $39.93 /hr | $80,960 | — |
| Gullickson, Bonnie J | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $34.36 /hr | $80,856 | $10,142 |
| Breyer, Nathanial J | Corrections Dept Corr Mnfctrng Spec-Light Manuf | $36.67 /hr | $80,779 | $124 |
| Haugen, Natalie Jean | Direct Care and Treatment Community Residential Supv | $44.24 /hr | $80,666 | — |
| Stockfleth, Michael R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $38.65 /hr | $80,647 | $2,870 |
| Schilling, Mary L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $80,612 | $14,758 |
| Krenske, Miranda M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $36.75 /hr | $80,609 | $5,145 |
| Macharia, Peter | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $80,546 | $16,752 |
| Wegman, Shawn M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $80,542 | $11,326 |
| Schmidt, Gregory J | Corrections Dept Corr Mnfctrng Spec-Light Manuf | $36.67 /hr | $80,501 | $135 |
| Woloszyk, Bradley C. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $37.71 /hr | $80,345 | $2,375 |
| Carlson, Daniel S | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $37.71 /hr | $80,256 | $1,892 |
| Zachman, Vanessa | Natural Resources Dept NR Forestry Specialist Senior | $32.40 /hr | $80,221 | $12,021 |
| Linnett, Jason L | Direct Care and Treatment Training & Development Spec 2 | $39.93 /hr | $80,143 | — |
| Quinlan, Lance C | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $37.71 /hr | $80,112 | $3,323 |
| Anderson, Carly C | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $80,107 | $1,939 |
| Gutierrez, Maria Elena | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $80,081 | $18,285 |
| Miles, Sarah Jane | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Spec | $37.42 /hr | $80,074 | $215 |
| Fillbrandt, Travis | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $80,001 | $18,703 |
| Yahner, Erich J | Corrections Dept Library/Info Res Serv Spec | $38.55 /hr | $79,938 | — |
| Heckenliable, Kathleen M | Direct Care and Treatment Community Residential Supv | $39.54 /hr | $79,862 | — |
| Emerson, Nicole Anna | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 2 | $37.26 /hr | $79,824 | $6,132 |
| Willett, Roy Allen | Direct Care and Treatment Skills Development Specialist | $34.69 /hr | $79,791 | $3,430 |
| Hallamek, Shannon M | Direct Care and Treatment Residential Prog Lead | $33.45 /hr | $79,715 | $9,247 |
| Knott, Lisa A. | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $79,700 | $6,683 |
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.