State employees in Washington County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Washington County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
1,362
FY 2026
Total paid
$102M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$75,800
base rate median $74,506
Average paid
$75,271
across 1,356 with pay
Highest paid
$231,488
Ramotar, Robert N.
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 Washington County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$112,953
$107,564
$77,355
$77,154
$72,812
$53,250
$43,572
$38,518
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziemer, Chad Edmund | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $40.59 /hr | $86,758 | $5,041 |
| Gilson, Lance A | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $40.59 /hr | $86,387 | $4,280 |
| Sinclair, Ian M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $38.65 /hr | $86,380 | $7,236 |
| Knegendorf, Carrie L | Trial Courts Jud Ct Bus Systems Coordinator | $40.63 /hr | $86,184 | $11 |
| Chernyy, Leonid A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $86,131 | $4,876 |
| Graham, Caprice D | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 2 | $41.43 /hr | $86,131 | — |
| Wieken, Keith R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $38.65 /hr | $86,058 | $7,233 |
| Lynch, Joshua B | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $42.94 /hr | $85,921 | — |
| Clausen, Kory A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $39.66 /hr | $85,624 | $5,855 |
| Sprague, Amanda L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $41.78 /hr | $85,604 | $660 |
| Lammie Jr, James R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $85,571 | $1,631 |
| Christian, Shane C | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $85,564 | $4,302 |
| Armanfar, Noushin | Transportation Dept Architectural Drafting Tech 3 | $41.12 /hr | $85,487 | — |
| Fonseca Torres, Pedro | Transportation Dept Architectural Drafting Tech 3 | $41.12 /hr | $85,486 | — |
| Woldeyesus, Helen Asfaw | Transportation Dept Architectural Drafting Tech 3 | $41.12 /hr | $85,486 | — |
| Anderson, Todd J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $85,348 | $3,845 |
| Hatlestad, Alec Wayne | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $40.59 /hr | $85,297 | $2,800 |
| Leese, Jordan D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $38.65 /hr | $85,272 | $3,311 |
| Sanyaolu, Alfred O | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $36.75 /hr | $85,116 | $12,059 |
| Steinberg, Justin P | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $85,067 | $5,656 |
| Stenhaug, Paul D | Trial Courts Jud District Court Law Clerk | $39.00 /hr | $85,024 | — |
| Klaers, Amanda | Transportation Dept Engineer 2 Graduate | $43.09 /hr | $85,009 | — |
| Berglund-Villadiego, John H | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $85,000 | $14,503 |
| Plote, Todd J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $39.05 /hr | $84,961 | $12,831 |
| Lemon, Joseph J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $40.59 /hr | $84,711 | $2,994 |
| Johnson II, Ole J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $84,656 | $17,222 |
| Nelson, Calin Leigh | Transportation Dept Engineer 2 Graduate | $43.09 /hr | $84,605 | — |
| Alejo, Kamaldeen Ad | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $84,573 | $10,779 |
| Regner, Benjamin P | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $39.66 /hr | $84,541 | $2,767 |
| Peterson, Austin J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $40.72 /hr | $84,219 | $1,446 |
| Sugranis, Joseph L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $84,201 | $1,527 |
| Gravley, Wendy L | Transportation Dept Transp Materials Supv | $42.61 /hr | $84,017 | — |
| Plaszcz, Steve F | Transportation Dept Heavy Equip Field Mech | $40.20 /hr | $83,938 | — |
| Johannsen, Russell L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $83,901 | $1,780 |
| Johns, Tia M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $83,895 | $516 |
| Curtis, Colton | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 1 | $41.09 /hr | $83,738 | — |
| Moss, De'Andre C.A. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $36.75 /hr | $83,688 | $5,364 |
| Estrem, Benjamin A | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $41.08 /hr | $83,684 | $2,370 |
| Denver, Bobbi J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $83,623 | $16,959 |
| Kommer, James Fredrick | Transportation Dept Heavy Equip Field Mech | $40.20 /hr | $83,574 | — |
| Lynch, Jeffrey A | Corrections Dept Electrician | $40.20 /hr | $83,574 | — |
| Freund, Molly E | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $38.30 /hr | $83,496 | $3,156 |
| Meineke, Joshua D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $83,432 | $1,299 |
| Evitch, Tara M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $83,426 | $622 |
| Peterson, Brent E | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $40.72 /hr | $83,328 | $2,722 |
| Wurtinger, Lisa Gabriel | Trial Courts Jud Court Reporter Steno | $39.07 /hr | $83,277 | — |
| Butterfield Jr, Allan Leroy | Transportation Dept Architectural Drafting Tech 3 | $41.12 /hr | $83,262 | $6,908 |
| Burt, Blaine Ryan | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist Senior | $34.49 /hr | $83,204 | $3,964 |
| Scibak, Brad Stephen | Corrections Dept Training & Development Supv 2 | $41.09 /hr | $83,156 | — |
| Stone, Stanley William | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $83,112 | $12,034 |
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.