State employees in Stearns County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Stearns County, fiscal year 2024.
Employees
2,321
FY 2024
Total paid
$157M
in FY 2024
Median paid
$67,697
base rate median $74,672
Average paid
$69,529
across 2,257 with pay
Highest paid
$427,544
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 2024, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$111,630
$94,799
$87,223
$85,850
$83,950
$83,470
$80,351
$75,887
$67,556
$65,478
$54,003
$49,828
Everyone, FY 2024
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larson, Brett H | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $16,558 /2 wk | $427,544 | — |
| Wacker, Robbyn Renee | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI | $14,247 /2 wk | $383,613 | — |
| Lee, Larry Keith | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 14 | $9,339 /2 wk | $245,192 | — |
| Fredin, Amy J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $6,451 /2 wk | $231,747 | $10,901 |
| Kang, Gerui | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $6,152 /2 wk | $229,348 | $18,063 |
| Kloos, Lori A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV | $8,487 /2 wk | $228,918 | — |
| Zink, Abbey L | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 16 | $8,870 /2 wk | $223,529 | — |
| Omann, Bernard F | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range D | $8,393 /2 wk | $222,903 | — |
| Rodriguez, Katrina Lane | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | — | $221,171 | — |
| Towner, Emil B | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $4,970 /2 wk | $218,829 | — |
| Haglin, Kevin L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | — | $216,192 | $28,523 |
| Nielsen, Brent A | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range E | $8,305 /2 wk | $215,347 | — |
| Hudson, William C | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $5,730 /2 wk | $207,446 | — |
| Gulati, Rajesh | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $5,867 /2 wk | $202,228 | $20,672 |
| Katona, Nicholas Stanley | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $7,715 /2 wk | $200,244 | — |
| Schmidt, Mark B | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | — | $197,365 | — |
| Woods, Jason LeVare | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 14 | $8,654 /2 wk | $195,438 | — |
| Ali, Adel L | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $7,285 /2 wk | $194,057 | — |
| Kim, Konghee | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $6,007 /2 wk | $192,769 | $14,112 |
| Li, Huihua | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $6,152 /2 wk | $191,257 | — |
| Pattit, Katherina Glac | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $7,345 /2 wk | $190,599 | — |
| Kalia, Sneh Lata | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | — | $190,466 | — |
| Thorson, Philip J | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $7,179 /2 wk | $190,356 | — |
| Carlson, Douglas R. | Public Defense Board Public Defense Chief Publ Def | $96.00 /hr | $189,936 | — |
| Valdes, Leslie A | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | — | $187,480 | — |
| Herath, Susantha | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $5,595 /2 wk | $187,417 | — |
| Meerschaert, JoAnn | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $184,951 | — |
| Ulferts, Lori K | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | — | $184,761 | $26,900 |
| Tomany, Maria-Claudia Christine | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | $7,088 /2 wk | $183,633 | — |
| Cashman, William John | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $182,805 | — |
| Engelking, Matthew Edwin | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $182,805 | — |
| Mahler, Mary Beth | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $182,805 | — |
| Moehrle, Laura Ann Steffes | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $182,805 | — |
| Pearson, Andrew Robert | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $182,805 | — |
| Schultz, Heidi E | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $182,805 | — |
| Wang, Shan C | Trial Courts Jud Assistant Chief Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $182,805 | — |
| Welte, Nathaniel David | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $182,805 | — |
| Supanvanij, Janikan | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $180,047 | — |
| Lee, Ruthann M | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $88.25 /hr | $180,037 | — |
| Varilek, Matt D. | Employ & Econ Development Dept Commissioner-Empl & Econ Dev | $86.68 /hr | $179,345 | — |
| Komai Molle, Mana | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | — | $178,471 | — |
| Shah, Hiral A | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $4,415 /2 wk | $178,217 | $31,116 |
| Zhang, Li | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $177,577 | — |
| Roberts, Brent Louis | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $5,595 /2 wk | $176,738 | $19,716 |
| Eller, John F | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $4,211 /2 wk | $175,596 | $14,838 |
| Breaker, Martin | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $174,387 | $6,572 |
| Chen, Qingjun Jim | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $6,007 /2 wk | $172,370 | — |
| Lo, Chong | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $84.93 /hr | $172,281 | — |
| Harris, Garth Everett | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $5,595 /2 wk | $172,153 | $16,430 |
| Yu, Jin | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $5,867 /2 wk | $171,774 | — |
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.