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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clement, Njeri M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 3 +1 more | $41.43 /hr | $88,543 | $122 |
| Dethlefs, Eric James | Transportation Dept Transp Materials Supv | $42.61 /hr | $88,500 | — |
| Ntembe Ewa Mbu, Daniel | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $42.33 /hr | $88,046 | — |
| Bauer, Kaylee Ann Sharp | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $42.33 /hr | $88,046 | — |
| Newcomer, Christian D | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $42.33 /hr | $88,046 | — |
| Selzler, Megan J | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $42.33 /hr | $88,046 | — |
| Stowell, Timothy | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $42.33 /hr | $88,046 | — |
| Zitzewitz, Tyler C | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $42.33 /hr | $88,046 | — |
| Brever, Melisa Shawn | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $2,949 /2 wk | $87,955 | $2,183 |
| Kapitzke, Maria Victoria | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $2,846 /2 wk | $87,892 | — |
| Hemmesch, Nicholas A | MN St Colleges & Universities Human Resources Specialist 2 | $41.43 /hr | $87,763 | — |
| Schmidt, Gail Marie | Trial Courts Jud Court Reporter Steno | $42.88 /hr | $87,762 | — |
| Ashlee, Aeriel Anderson | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,320 /2 wk | $87,558 | $7,715 |
| Juetten, Katy M | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,399 /2 wk | $87,492 | — |
| Pesola, Noah | Public Defense Board Public Defense Investigator | $42.06 /hr | $87,485 | — |
| Croghan, Katrina Adelaida | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $2,747 /2 wk | $87,468 | $13,848 |
| Nierengarten, Peter Joseph | Transportation Dept Radio Technician 3 | $39.11 /hr | $87,461 | $29 |
| Vierzba, Christopher | Corrections Dept Corr Agent Senior | $39.93 /hr | $87,355 | $599 |
| Gately, Michael | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 2 | $42.70 /hr | $87,349 | — |
| Lange, James R | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,020 /2 wk | $87,108 | — |
| Felland, Kristi | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 2 | $42.70 /hr | $87,053 | $128 |
| McDonnell, Kevin John | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range E | $3,350 /2 wk | $87,020 | — |
| Nagel, Amber Rose | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist Senior | $34.49 /hr | $87,017 | $14,893 |
| Miller, Steve L | MN St Colleges & Universities Plumber Chief | $41.42 /hr | $86,627 | — |
| Clark, Sean R | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | — | $86,578 | — |
| Sivaraj, Ramya | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,166 /2 wk | $86,524 | — |
| Carkhuff, Lois M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 2 | $37.26 /hr | $86,515 | $9,054 |
| Beskar, Wesley Charles | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 2 | $41.14 /hr | $86,497 | $1,419 |
| Swanson, Trevor A | Transportation Dept Plumber Master In Charge | $41.42 /hr | $86,375 | $249 |
| Saiko, Sheila D | MN St Colleges & Universities State Prog Admin Prin | $39.93 /hr | $86,350 | $4,474 |
| Delsing, Karen | Employ & Econ Development Dept Unemployment Ins Prog Spec 1 | $41.43 /hr | $86,317 | $186 |
| Beck, Sara Mary | Trial Courts Jud Court Operation Supervisor | $40.53 /hr | $86,147 | — |
| Jorgensen, Ernest Carl | Health Department Public Health Sanitarian 3 | $41.43 /hr | $86,145 | — |
| Uradnik, Kathleen A | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $2,692 /2 wk | $86,141 | — |
| Kuck, Troy Richard | Health Department Well Standard Representative | $41.43 /hr | $86,132 | — |
| Enerson, Danny Duane | Revenue Dept Revenue Tax Specialist Int | $41.43 /hr | $86,131 | — |
| South, Steve | MN St Colleges & Universities Human Resources Specialist 2 | $41.43 /hr | $86,131 | — |
| Bertram, Renee Denise | MN St Colleges & Universities Affirmative Action Off 2 | $41.43 /hr | $86,131 | — |
| Filbert, Kayla Ann | MN St Colleges & Universities Human Resources Specialist 2 | $41.43 /hr | $86,131 | — |
| Spethmann, Lisa | MN St Colleges & Universities Management Analyst 3 | $41.43 /hr | $86,131 | — |
| Jordahl, Susan M | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 3 | $41.43 /hr | $86,130 | — |
| Mann, Mark C | Employ & Econ Development Dept Veterans Employment Rep Senior | $41.43 /hr | $86,130 | — |
| Lamb, Jennifer Y | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,092 /2 wk | $86,129 | — |
| Moua-Yang, Chee Mary | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range D | $3,309 /2 wk | $86,111 | $165 |
| Fesenmaier, Dean M | MN St Colleges & Universities Electrician Master Record | $41.42 /hr | $86,110 | — |
| Bristow, Dennis Neal | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $86,078 | — |
| Montoya, Mikol | Employ & Econ Development Dept Unemployment Ins Prog Spec 1 | $41.43 /hr | $86,058 | $311 |
| Tamte, Kristi Gloria | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,242 /2 wk | $85,992 | $1,897 |
| Holmes, Sean David | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,307 /2 wk | $85,944 | — |
| Baumann-Spooner, Mary | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $2,880 /2 wk | $85,715 | $3,688 |
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.