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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorteberg, Anthony J | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,106 | — |
| Hakim, Semya | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,012 /2 wk | $126,850 | $6,572 |
| Fuller, Eric I | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,411 /2 wk | $126,292 | $5,161 |
| Hansen, Thomas A | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,808 /2 wk | $126,266 | $26,021 |
| Ahmad, Sohel | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,027 /2 wk | $126,218 | — |
| Stowe, Amber R | Employ & Econ Development Dept Emp & Econ Devel Spec Prog Mgr | $59.07 /hr | $126,213 | — |
| Athey, Darren Daniel | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.62 /hr | $126,084 | $21,191 |
| Byun, Jeongmin | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,849 /2 wk | $125,783 | — |
| Dolan, Patrick Leo | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,831 /2 wk | $125,535 | — |
| Buchanan, Mark T | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $125,493 | $19,077 |
| Dick, Marie L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,517 /2 wk | $125,362 | — |
| Sellner, Jessica L | Health Department Health Facility Eval Supv | $63.35 /hr | $125,355 | — |
| Yeo, Younsook | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $125,339 | $9,169 |
| Lundblad, Julie R | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,715 /2 wk | $125,157 | $3,179 |
| Moeller, Lynn Marie | Health Department Nursing Evaluator | $56.77 /hr | $124,919 | $6,222 |
| Saha, Suman | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,411 /2 wk | $124,868 | $20,536 |
| Schmutzer, John R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $124,709 | $14,989 |
| Freiberg, Brian Alan | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $124,458 | $15,549 |
| Ericson, Faith Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $124,414 | — |
| Moriarty, Sheila M | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,012 /2 wk | $124,406 | $11,736 |
| Abdulrazzak, Amer | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $63.10 /hr | $124,200 | — |
| Huang, Danrun | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,736 /2 wk | $124,149 | — |
| Lahr, David Andrew | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $123,981 | $11,866 |
| Logeman, Connie J | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,618 /2 wk | $123,923 | — |
| Thompson, Michelle L | Health Department Nursing Evaluator | $56.77 /hr | $123,689 | — |
| Alfano, Anthony | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty +1 more | — | $123,670 | $6,334 |
| Stang, Carrie A | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Couns Supv | $56.94 /hr | $123,438 | — |
| Spencer, Paul Frank | Health Department Health Facility Eval Supv | $59.07 /hr | $123,336 | — |
| Schmitz, Matthew Paul | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $123,150 | $10,033 |
| Reisinger, Jeremy J | MN St Colleges & Universities Community College Faculty | $3,557 /2 wk | $122,954 | $30,366 |
| Bodick-Nord, Christine M | Health Department Nursing Evaluator | $56.77 /hr | $122,951 | $270 |
| Ringer, Ronald Jeffrey | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,736 /2 wk | $122,837 | — |
| Lucht, Troy M | Revenue Dept Revenue Tax Supervisor 4 | $59.07 /hr | $122,804 | — |
| Thorson, Kelly E | Health Department Health Facility Eval Supv | $59.07 /hr | $122,804 | — |
| Nemeth-Grabinski, Lisa A | Revenue Dept Revenue Tax Supervisor 4 | $59.07 /hr | $122,803 | — |
| Argabright, Theodore Richard | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $122,764 | $11,772 |
| Teboh, Consoler | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,012 /2 wk | $122,722 | $9,389 |
| Sprague, Rachel | Health Department Nurse Specialist | $59.03 /hr | $122,720 | — |
| Henderson, Quincy | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,717 /2 wk | $122,595 | — |
| Tokar, Alexander Nathaniel | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $122,517 | $15,794 |
| Kropp, Gregg David | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,402 /2 wk | $122,372 | $16,509 |
| Emerson, Steven | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,242 /2 wk | $122,201 | $7,586 |
| Branam Macauley, Kelly M L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,012 /2 wk | $122,077 | — |
| Vorell, Matthew S | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,737 /2 wk | $121,884 | $12,146 |
| Nelson Crowell, Rebecca L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,308 /2 wk | $121,792 | $7,525 |
| Hoepner, Matthew Scott | MN St Colleges & Universities Tech College Faculty | $3,808 /2 wk | $121,788 | $17,668 |
| Stanek Jr, Edward Michael | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $121,774 | $9,047 |
| Holmquist, David Harland | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.06 /hr | $121,755 | $12,182 |
| Chen, Jiang-Ping Jeff | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,517 /2 wk | $121,587 | $2,642 |
| Ruprecht, Dustin D | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist Senior | $36.48 /hr | $121,566 | $47,061 |
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.