State employees in Rice County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Rice County, fiscal year 2025.
Employees
1,259
FY 2025
Total paid
$83.5M
in FY 2025
Median paid
$68,224
base rate median $68,619
Average paid
$67,034
across 1,246 with pay
Highest paid
$232,475
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 2025, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$106,446
$92,722
$83,780
$73,098
$61,630
$57,576
$50,413
$49,268
$24,048
$19,035
Everyone, FY 2025
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivas, Katie Marie | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Special Care Dentist | $121.29 /hr | $232,475 | — |
| Vaughan, Katherine Rose | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Special Care Dentist | $108.16 /hr | $191,438 | — |
| Anderson, Karie M | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,118 | — |
| Johnson, Jeffrey M | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Long, Christine Anne | Trial Courts Jud District Court Chief Judge | $7,678 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Brooks, Charles | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $60.50 /hr | $185,320 | $51,741 |
| Carleton, Bryan Ricardo | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse | $91.99 /hr | $184,582 | — |
| Moegi, Daniel Obaigwa | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse | $88.45 /hr | $181,566 | — |
| Beltz, Tracy S | Corrections Dept Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt +1 more | $82.92 /hr | $176,391 | — |
| Wilding, Terrence T | Mn State Academies MN Academies Administrator | $82.92 /hr | $174,195 | — |
| Jaberi, Jolyn R | Corrections Dept Dentist | $102.81 /hr | $170,093 | — |
| Haight, Robert J | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Pharmacist | $74.98 /hr | $155,732 | — |
| Peitzman, Carol Joan | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse | $91.99 /hr | $155,137 | — |
| Viskocil, Kimberly C | Mn State Academies Registered Nurse Supervisor | $64.69 /hr | $152,599 | — |
| Hughes, Suzanne A. | Corrections Dept Corr Facility Oper Dir | $69.48 /hr | $147,801 | — |
| Schmidt, Larry D. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.07 /hr | $147,121 | $63,159 |
| Hughes, Kelly J | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $60.50 /hr | $146,486 | $18,094 |
| Markham, Kelly B | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Admin-Supv | $69.48 /hr | $145,908 | — |
| Bleninger, Karlene M | Mn State Academies Registered Nurse | $58.16 /hr | $142,542 | $5,195 |
| Richer, Melissa A | Corrections Dept Psychological Services Dir | $64.69 /hr | $141,622 | — |
| Thomforde, Brittany Renae | Mn State Academies MN Academies Director | $67.01 /hr | $139,196 | — |
| Davis, John C | Mn State Academies MN Academies Director | $67.01 /hr | $139,196 | — |
| Allen, Brian D | Minnesota IT Services Systems Analysis Unit Supv | $66.92 /hr | $138,474 | — |
| Delaney, Thomas J | Education Department Education Supervisor 2 | $64.69 /hr | $137,070 | — |
| Smith, John Jason | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +2 more | $3,159 /2 wk | $136,615 | $35,933 |
| Wehe, Mark J | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty +1 more | $3,713 /2 wk | $136,460 | — |
| Ohnstad, Jody A. | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Supervisor | $64.69 /hr | $136,418 | — |
| Paquette, Melissa A | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $57.04 /hr | $136,198 | $5,900 |
| Chut, Nyabuay | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Supervisor | $62.41 /hr | $136,071 | $7,119 |
| Kaisershot, Wendi R | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Dir Care and Treatment Mgr 2 | $62.41 /hr | $132,761 | — |
| Bauer, Rick Alan | Corrections Dept Dir Corrections Industries | $62.41 /hr | $132,761 | — |
| Quindt, Jeremy D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.07 /hr | $132,698 | $50,717 |
| Dahlen, Martin W | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $57.04 /hr | $131,950 | $4,563 |
| Ritter, Naomi Lenore | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $60.50 /hr | $131,427 | $1,988 |
| Schmidtke, Matthew J. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $44.44 /hr | $131,282 | $39,215 |
| Edwards, David L | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +2 more | $3,636 /2 wk | $130,782 | $18,908 |
| Koch-Myer, Noreen S | Direct Care and Treatment Dept State Prog Admin Manager Sr | $62.41 /hr | $130,641 | — |
| Harper, John Nehemiah | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 7 | $5,011 /2 wk | $130,064 | — |
| Nesset, Rebecca K | Education Department Education Supervisor 2 | $64.69 /hr | $129,953 | — |
| Hall, David M | Corrections Dept Psychologist 3 | $58.47 /hr | $129,847 | $8,390 |
| Westphal, Laura | Corrections Dept Corr Facility Admin Dir | $62.41 /hr | $129,641 | — |
| O'Banion, Anne M | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Dir Care and Treatment Mgr 2 | $62.41 /hr | $129,518 | — |
| Mitchell, Christopher M | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $57.04 /hr | $128,097 | $827 |
| Jager, Karla J | Corrections Dept Psychological Services Dir | $60.24 /hr | $128,095 | — |
| Kasten, Jeremiah A. | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $51.53 /hr | $127,290 | $15,581 |
| Cunningham, Arthrea S | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $57.04 /hr | $125,673 | — |
| Petrie, Garrett | Education Department Education Supervisor 2 | $62.41 /hr | $125,654 | — |
| Gimpl, John M | Education Department Education Supervisor 2 | $62.41 /hr | $125,601 | — |
| Massmann, Justin J | Revenue Dept Appraisal Supervisor | $60.24 /hr | $125,139 | — |
| Knutson, Timothy J. | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 4 | $60.24 /hr | $125,133 | — |
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.