State employees in Stearns County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Stearns County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
2,205
FY 2026
Total paid
$162M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$73,365
base rate median $80,184
Average paid
$75,167
across 2,154 with pay
Highest paid
$356,113
Larson, Brett H
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 Stearns County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$119,398
$100,119
$99,527
$99,139
$97,610
$93,311
$93,114
$76,835
$75,631
$75,067
$71,581
$70,106
$1,060
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larson, Brett H | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $356,113 | — |
| Woods, Jason LeVare | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 14 | — | $312,761 | — |
| Kang, Gerui | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $7,255 /2 wk | $294,198 | $46,566 |
| Ali, Adel L | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | — | $286,668 | — |
| Fredin, Amy J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $7,255 /2 wk | $259,931 | $38,196 |
| Pattit, Katherina Glac | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 16 +1 more | $9,604 /2 wk | $249,509 | — |
| Dietz, Larry Herman | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI | — | $242,816 | — |
| Shah, Hiral A | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,965 /2 wk | $240,884 | $47,318 |
| Kloos, Lori A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV | $9,082 /2 wk | $235,961 | — |
| Li, Huihua | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,598 /2 wk | $235,484 | $17,303 |
| Yu, Jin | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $234,919 | $7,539 |
| Omann, Bernard F | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range D | $8,999 /2 wk | $233,850 | — |
| Strong, Joel M | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,443 /2 wk | $233,224 | $37,694 |
| Haglin, Kevin L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $231,537 | $27,588 |
| Siminoe, Judith Penrod | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 8 | — | $231,122 | — |
| Harris, Garth Everett | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,001 /2 wk | $230,092 | $20,919 |
| Schmidt, Mark B | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | — | $222,344 | $3,769 |
| Gulati, Rajesh | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,598 /2 wk | $209,364 | $27,019 |
| Supanvanij, Janikan | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $207,140 | $14,152 |
| Thorson, Philip J | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $7,742 /2 wk | $206,429 | — |
| Nielsen, Brent A | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range E | $7,712 /2 wk | $200,512 | — |
| Zhang, Li | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $200,405 | — |
| Golombiecki, Daniel Robert | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 14 | $7,951 /2 wk | $197,142 | — |
| Tomany, Maria-Claudia Christine | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | $7,585 /2 wk | $197,064 | — |
| Ernst, Michael Duane | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $2,247 /2 wk | $196,895 | $23,649 |
| Bagley, Jane S | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,517 /2 wk | $196,467 | $13,986 |
| Petzold, Mark C | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,965 /2 wk | $195,613 | $23,238 |
| Parsons, Mark Frederick | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | — | $193,726 | — |
| Hudson, William C | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,155 /2 wk | $192,282 | — |
| Julius, Matthew L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $192,099 | $25,135 |
| Meichsner, Jie Hu | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,861 /2 wk | $190,683 | — |
| Cashman, William John | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Engelking, Matthew Edwin | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Mahler, Mary Beth | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Moehrle, Laura Ann Steffes | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Pearson, Andrew Robert | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Schultz, Heidi E | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Tvedten, Carl Ole | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Wang, Shan C | Trial Courts Jud Assistant Chief Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Welte, Nathaniel David | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Herath, Susantha | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,001 /2 wk | $189,608 | $7,021 |
| Lee, Ruthann M | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $88.25 /hr | $188,855 | — |
| Varilek, Matt D. | Employ & Econ Development Dept Commissioner-Empl & Econ Dev | $90.06 /hr | $187,081 | — |
| Chen, Qingjun Jim | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,443 /2 wk | $185,947 | — |
| Wang, Zhan | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,084 /2 wk | $184,545 | $23,713 |
| Yao, Aiping | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,331 /2 wk | $184,326 | $20,801 |
| Towner, Emil B | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,331 /2 wk | $184,201 | $3,119 |
| Schreiner, Holly J | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $6,893 /2 wk | $183,810 | — |
| Hanzsek-Brill, Melissa B | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | $7,052 /2 wk | $183,205 | — |
| Lepkowski, Christine C | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 +1 more | $7,052 /2 wk | $183,205 | — |
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.