State employees in Stearns County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Stearns County, fiscal year 2025.
Employees
2,227
FY 2025
Total paid
$162M
in FY 2025
Median paid
$73,016
base rate median $79,287
Average paid
$74,548
across 2,178 with pay
Highest paid
$449,684
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 2025, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$121,888
$101,770
$99,549
$98,417
$96,447
$95,600
$88,436
$86,911
$80,890
$73,835
$73,740
$67,261
$1,217
Everyone, FY 2025
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larson, Brett H | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $17,319 /2 wk | $449,684 | — |
| Dietz, Larry Herman | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI | $14,368 /2 wk | $362,069 | — |
| Omann, Bernard F | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range D | $8,870 /2 wk | $240,747 | — |
| Pattit, Katherina Glac | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 16 +2 more | $9,392 /2 wk | $239,040 | — |
| Woods, Jason LeVare | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 14 | $9,153 /2 wk | $238,811 | — |
| Kloos, Lori A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV | $8,882 /2 wk | $236,846 | — |
| Haglin, Kevin L | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | — | $236,020 | $30,053 |
| Hudson, William C | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $6,379 /2 wk | $227,518 | $22,304 |
| Bagley, Jane S | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $4,454 /2 wk | $225,424 | $48,110 |
| Shah, Hiral A | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $4,670 /2 wk | $224,331 | $32,785 |
| Fredin, Amy J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | $6,823 /2 wk | $223,640 | $26,323 |
| Strong, Joel M | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $6,354 /2 wk | $221,038 | $22,304 |
| Gulati, Rajesh | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $6,205 /2 wk | $218,567 | $18,151 |
| Schmidt, Mark B | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | — | $217,339 | — |
| Sohn, Changsoo | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,354 /2 wk | $211,614 | $3,717 |
| Katona, Nicholas Stanley | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | — | $211,101 | — |
| Kang, Gerui | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $6,823 /2 wk | $207,218 | $31,932 |
| Sacin, Tina M | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,561 /2 wk | $205,249 | $13,341 |
| Nielsen, Brent A | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range E | $7,712 /2 wk | $202,451 | — |
| Thorson, Philip J | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $7,571 /2 wk | $201,546 | — |
| Carlson, Douglas R. | Public Defense Board Public Defense Chief Publ Def | $96.00 /hr | $199,680 | — |
| Harris, Garth Everett | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $5,918 /2 wk | $198,645 | $27,698 |
| Ali, Adel L | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $7,625 /2 wk | $197,976 | — |
| Ernst, Michael Duane | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +2 more | — | $197,125 | $32,026 |
| Haley, Joseph D | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,354 /2 wk | $196,764 | $11,152 |
| Komai Molle, Mana | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $195,896 | $3,004 |
| Yu, Jin | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $193,146 | — |
| Tomany, Maria-Claudia Christine | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | $7,418 /2 wk | $192,611 | — |
| Li, Huihua | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $6,507 /2 wk | $191,488 | $7,613 |
| Cashman, William John | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,118 | — |
| Engelking, Matthew Edwin | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Mahler, Mary Beth | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Moehrle, Laura Ann Steffes | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Pearson, Andrew Robert | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Schultz, Heidi E | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Wang, Shan C | Trial Courts Jud Assistant Chief Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Welte, Nathaniel David | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $190,117 | — |
| Breaker, Martin | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $5,918 /2 wk | $189,430 | $13,849 |
| Mikolchak, Maria | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $188,731 | — |
| Lee, Ruthann M | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $88.25 /hr | $187,973 | — |
| Baker, Randal G | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $183,507 | — |
| Kim, Konghee | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $6,354 /2 wk | $183,021 | $11,152 |
| Mager, Kelly R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $65.72 /hr | $182,061 | $10,952 |
| Lepkowski, Christine C | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 +1 more | $6,897 /2 wk | $181,432 | — |
| Supanvanij, Janikan | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $180,861 | — |
| Hanzsek-Brill, Melissa B | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 +2 more | $6,897 /2 wk | $180,460 | — |
| Varilek, Matt D. | Employ & Econ Development Dept Commissioner-Empl & Econ Dev | $86.68 /hr | $180,294 | — |
| Meichsner, Jie Hu | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $5,780 /2 wk | $179,775 | $16,906 |
| Vermillion, Terry | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $179,604 | — |
| Schreiner, Holly J | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $6,742 /2 wk | $179,398 | — |
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.