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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atteberry, Jennifer A | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,827 /2 wk | $139,835 | $14,551 |
| Khalil, Jalal | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,012 /2 wk | $139,747 | $14,051 |
| Johnson, David T | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,808 /2 wk | $139,603 | $36,291 |
| Hintz Klein, Anne Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,020 /2 wk | $139,240 | $7,326 |
| Vesely, Barbara N | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,736 /2 wk | $139,069 | — |
| Tomso, Gregory Joseph | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI | $11,877 /2 wk | $138,965 | — |
| Turner, Jason C | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | — | $138,900 | — |
| Van Koevering, William Eric | Transportation Dept Transp Prog Specialist 3 | $42.94 /hr | $138,749 | — |
| Torguson, Jeffrey S | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,849 /2 wk | $138,716 | — |
| Rieland, Dillon Dean | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.62 /hr | $138,682 | $22,902 |
| Ratha, Artatrana | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $138,405 | $3,046 |
| Tilstra, Janet S | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,827 /2 wk | $138,300 | $19,128 |
| Banaian, King | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,206 /2 wk | $138,088 | $3,046 |
| Miller, James A | Veterans Affairs Dept State Prog Admin Manager Prin | $67.64 /hr | $138,057 | — |
| Welch, Kyle Matthew | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Mgmt Officer | $65.66 /hr | $138,056 | — |
| MacDonald, Lynn C | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,965 /2 wk | $137,987 | — |
| Rigopoulou-Melcher, Aspasia | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,207 /2 wk | $137,887 | $19,620 |
| Rebeck, Kenneth C | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,206 /2 wk | $137,852 | — |
| Weigel, Anthony J | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $66.21 /hr | $137,717 | — |
| Sczepanski, Braden | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $66.21 /hr | $137,717 | — |
| Rolling, Gregory A | MN St Colleges & Universities Systems Supervisor | $67.92 /hr | $137,412 | — |
| Hemmesch Breaker, Amanda Rose | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $3,918 /2 wk | $137,358 | $2,292 |
| Stanislawski, Jodi R | Trial Courts Jud Accounting Manager | $66.00 /hr | $137,256 | — |
| Protolipac, Daren S | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,012 /2 wk | $137,211 | $11,671 |
| Aldinger, Karen L | Health Department Health Facility Eval Supv Sr | $63.35 /hr | $137,149 | — |
| Hossain, Md M | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,206 /2 wk | $136,971 | — |
| Akubue, Anthony I | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $136,427 | — |
| Spence, Rebecca L | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $75.91 /hr | $136,277 | — |
| Moniri, Mojtaba | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | — | $136,056 | — |
| Paul, Timothy G | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Princ | $56.48 /hr | $135,836 | $18,424 |
| Pesta, James J | MN St Colleges & Universities Management Info Syst Supv 2 | $65.25 /hr | $135,651 | — |
| Zhang, Shiju | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,308 /2 wk | $135,572 | $10,045 |
| Vossen, Darin James | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $135,571 | $24,726 |
| Rangaswami, Raja | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 5 | $65.60 /hr | $135,559 | — |
| Evens, Jennifer Donna | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,715 /2 wk | $135,330 | $9,538 |
| Blinnikov, Mikhail S | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,207 /2 wk | $135,306 | $9,195 |
| Schimek, Sandra Ann | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,636 /2 wk | $134,683 | $34,493 |
| Gangopadhyay, Partha | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,146 /2 wk | $134,614 | — |
| U'Ren, Paula J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,827 /2 wk | $134,389 | $13,431 |
| Scheel-Keita, Elizabeth D | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,411 /2 wk | $133,858 | — |
| McClure, Lee S | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $133,846 | $16,908 |
| Wells, Scott D | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $3,737 /2 wk | $133,543 | $6,559 |
| Finch, Laura Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,084 /2 wk | $133,460 | — |
| Collins, Brett Lee | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $133,293 | $25,906 |
| Prescott, Melissa Kalpin | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,108 /2 wk | $132,930 | — |
| Johnson, Brandon Lee | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 7 | $5,115 /2 wk | $132,878 | — |
| Hasbrouck, Michael D | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,411 /2 wk | $132,783 | — |
| Zhao, Yongli | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,206 /2 wk | $132,732 | $1,959 |
| Anderson, Jacob Wayne | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.21 /hr | $132,496 | $22,598 |
| Cavalcanti, Adriano | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $132,352 | $8,311 |
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.