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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas, Kathleen | Health Department Health Facility Eval Supv Sr | $63.35 /hr | $132,271 | — |
| Volkmuth, Brian | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,808 /2 wk | $132,193 | $6,111 |
| Monson, Joshua R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.62 /hr | $132,086 | $16,307 |
| Seiford, Linda | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $928 /2 wk | $131,989 | — |
| Hennen, Lisa Rae | MN St Colleges & Universities Registered Nurse Advanced Prac | $83.01 /hr | $131,965 | $48 |
| Spanier, Wendy J | Health Department Health Program Manager | $63.35 /hr | $131,700 | — |
| McCullar, Steven L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,650 /2 wk | $131,566 | $8,540 |
| Fellbaum, Russell | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $63.10 /hr | $131,183 | — |
| Bilky, Brett Alexander | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $55.18 /hr | $131,156 | $10,822 |
| Rucker, Julie A | Supreme Court Jud Court Oper Analyst II | $61.60 /hr | $131,126 | — |
| Ramsay, Melissa Beth | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | $6,900 /2 wk | $130,897 | $9,538 |
| Vermillion, Hillary Lynne | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $130,863 | — |
| Wilson, Lucy Jane | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $130,574 | $6,028 |
| Keller, David W | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,517 /2 wk | $130,557 | $9,908 |
| Lepkowski, William | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,308 /2 wk | $130,365 | $5,040 |
| Gold, Debra L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,308 /2 wk | $130,320 | — |
| Salner, Ryan Robert | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,808 /2 wk | $130,064 | $10,602 |
| Baker, Thea D | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,918 /2 wk | $130,042 | $11,461 |
| Fenno, Renelle L | Trial Courts Jud Multi Cnty Court Admin IV | $59.24 /hr | $129,970 | — |
| Ramanathan, Gajendranathan | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,715 /2 wk | $129,931 | $23,846 |
| Hou, Liya | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $129,843 | — |
| Bohlen, Joshua Ben | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $129,812 | $15,774 |
| Christensen, Amy M | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,650 /2 wk | $129,714 | $10,616 |
| Wang, Jieyu | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,308 /2 wk | $129,612 | — |
| Anderson, James A | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,715 /2 wk | $129,398 | $32,498 |
| Lothert, Jordan Quarnstrom | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $48.05 /hr | $129,251 | $33,188 |
| Flaten, Tana | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $62.12 /hr | $129,210 | — |
| Liu, Zengqiang | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $128,856 | $7,210 |
| Andzenge, Dick T | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,965 /2 wk | $128,796 | — |
| Lacourt, Jeanne A | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,625 /2 wk | $128,365 | — |
| Zuo, Lu | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,108 /2 wk | $128,240 | $2,403 |
| Martig, Stacy Lea | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,918 /2 wk | $128,138 | $9,137 |
| Kvaal, Christopher A | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,207 /2 wk | $128,097 | — |
| Trombley, Matthew James | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 +1 more | $6,207 /2 wk | $128,017 | — |
| Peng, Zengjun | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $128,001 | $10,569 |
| Rosacker, Robert E | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,459 /2 wk | $127,859 | — |
| Theisen, Jason T | MN St Colleges & Universities Physical Plant Mgr | $63.35 /hr | $127,847 | — |
| Scholz, Daryl | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,775 | — |
| Smieja, Wade D | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,720 | $611 |
| Lange, Dean M | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.62 /hr | $127,374 | $15,845 |
| Tillman, Edward Matthew | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,557 /2 wk | $127,362 | $18,253 |
| Dvorak, Michael A | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,308 /2 wk | $127,273 | $9,760 |
| Rausch, Jason R | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,259 | $153 |
| Backen, George Jose | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,161 /2 wk | $127,122 | $16,194 |
| Pratt, Benjamin Edward | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,106 | — |
| Abrahamson, Mike | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,106 | — |
| Hoel, Craig David | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,106 | — |
| Jorgensen, Gregory S | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,106 | — |
| Schomer, Michael John | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,106 | — |
| Shahbaz, Muhammad Hassan | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,106 | — |
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.