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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dusosky, Joseph W | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $21.91 /hr | $47,766 | — |
| Lengyel, Amanda Marie | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,666 | $17 |
| Probasco, Melanie Felicia | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,666 | $17 |
| Pilles, Tierra | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,666 | $17 |
| Benoit, Sara Mary | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,649 | — |
| Blake, Christine Louise | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,649 | — |
| Edralin, Kirstin Chua | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,649 | — |
| Guggenberger, Alysa Marie | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,649 | — |
| Leither, Isabelle Ann | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,649 | — |
| Lindmeier, Abby Elizabeth | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,649 | — |
| Smith-Drontle, Molly Noelle | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,649 | — |
| Tschida, Shantel Lenore | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,649 | — |
| Johnson, Kimberly Dawn | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,649 | — |
| Fahnhorst, Heather Rebecca | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,649 | — |
| Bauer, Kristen J | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | — | $47,413 | — |
| Dean, Hannah Lee | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,399 | — |
| Buerman, Nancy Ann | MN St Colleges & Universities Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $47,352 | — |
| MacDonald, Elizabeth | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range C | $2,114 /2 wk | $47,242 | $741 |
| Sjoquist, Justin Blaine | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $27.69 /hr | $47,241 | $994 |
| Aguirre, Omar | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range C +1 more | — | $47,161 | — |
| Robbins, Lyric Orion | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $47,046 | — |
| Yager, Alison Nicole | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $47,030 | — |
| Schmitz, Thomas J | Public Safety Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $30.09 /hr | $46,918 | — |
| VanVickle, Mikayla Rose | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $22.94 /hr | $46,916 | $397 |
| Trobec, Gretchen Joy | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Associate | $22.48 /hr | $46,814 | — |
| Hess, Mitchell Scott | MN St Colleges & Universities Hockey Rink Ice Maker | $24.21 /hr | $46,731 | $570 |
| Goerdt, Sonja Lee | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $46,707 | — |
| Chen, Yiwei | Trial Courts Jud District Court Law Clerk | $35.38 /hr | $46,684 | — |
| George, Dannika Janene | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range B | — | $46,502 | — |
| Martins, Stephanie | MN St Colleges & Universities Customer Svcs Specialist Int | $26.12 /hr | $46,500 | $705 |
| Chang, Bin | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,918 /2 wk | $46,236 | — |
| Kowalski, Christopher Joshua | MN St Colleges & Universities State Prog Admin Intermediate | $27.35 /hr | $45,941 | $103 |
| LaFavor, Shaunna Mary-Lee | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $22.94 /hr | $45,923 | $275 |
| Langhoff, Jason Gregory | MN St Colleges & Universities Hockey Rink Ice Maker | $24.79 /hr | $45,884 | $1,376 |
| Hellermann, Eric | MN St Colleges & Universities Machinery Repair Worker | $33.57 /hr | $45,697 | $3 |
| Lopez Gutierrez, Jose Imanol | Trial Courts Jud Court Reporter Steno | $30.00 /hr | $45,600 | — |
| Adler, Michelle Dawn | Health Department Nursing Evaluator | $52.49 /hr | $45,191 | $79 |
| Morgan, Ted Duane | MN St Colleges & Universities Groundskeeper Inter | $28.44 /hr | $45,191 | $693 |
| Skoczen, Hayley Ann | MN St Colleges & Universities College Laboratory Asst 2 +1 more | $25.71 /hr | $45,125 | — |
| Lopez, Juanita Ann | MN St Colleges & Universities Central Svcs Admin Spec Inter | $25.41 /hr | $44,860 | $705 |
| Kludt, Kenneth | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $4,572 /2 wk | $44,807 | — |
| Welle, Abby Rose | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Academic Professional 1 | $28.26 /hr | $44,744 | — |
| Meyer, Bonnie M | Employ & Econ Development Dept Unemployment Ins Oper Analyst | $37.26 /hr | $44,404 | $42 |
| Beede-James, Kimberly Faye | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range C | $2,114 /2 wk | $44,387 | — |
| Solinger, Melissa Katherine | MN St Colleges & Universities College Laboratory Asst 2 | $30.58 /hr | $44,280 | — |
| Fredrickson, Eric | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr | $25.43 /hr | $44,253 | $64 |
| Hollenstein, Cynthia Lee | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $1,440 /2 wk | $43,602 | — |
| Antunez, Hector Giovanni | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $43,011 | — |
| Weyer, Marissa Martha | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $25.48 /hr | $42,939 | $495 |
| Wiechmann, Kyle Allen | MN St Colleges & Universities General Maintenance Wrkr Lead | $26.16 /hr | $42,611 | — |
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.