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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodnett, Dean W | Trial Courts Jud District Court Law Clerk | $39.00 /hr | $83,094 | — |
| Lewis, Aaron M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $83,070 | $1,110 |
| Tannhauser, William Michael | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $83,059 | $10,512 |
| Novak, Heidi L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $83,045 | $595 |
| Gribble, John Lafayette | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $83,007 | $5,458 |
| Sawyer, Michael R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,986 | $853 |
| Coffey Jr, James B | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,926 | $2,596 |
| Ehlenz, Anthony J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,892 | $1,076 |
| Mfinanga, Eileen Isaac | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $82,817 | $34,841 |
| Trog, Daniel | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $82,781 | $13,840 |
| Ward, Jay B | Trial Courts Jud Court Reporter Steno | $39.07 /hr | $82,777 | — |
| Johnson, Kasey L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,774 | $312 |
| Hatch Jr, David A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,662 | $595 |
| Leary, Robert Steven | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $31.06 /hr | $82,656 | $18,914 |
| Hinneh, John B | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $82,631 | $11,941 |
| Shypulski, Brian D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,599 | $603 |
| Turner, Joshua R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,554 | $808 |
| Oliveras, Michael J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,535 | $540 |
| Schissel, Shane E | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,525 | $74 |
| Amsden Jr, Lawrence E | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $188 |
| Johnson, Brian K | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $313 |
| Witte, Douglas W | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $769 |
| Corrado, Anthony L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | — |
| Fortney, Brandon M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $2,221 |
| Horvath, Daniel S | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | — |
| Palumbo, David A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $317 |
| Thor, Jerry | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | $1,264 |
| Vars, Jeffrey T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $82,450 | — |
| Dosunmu, Paul A | Corrections Dept Chaplain | $42.94 /hr | $82,416 | — |
| Kinneman, Kristen P. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $82,415 | $13,248 |
| Collazo, Laurel S | Trial Courts Jud Court Reporter Steno | $40.36 /hr | $82,281 | — |
| Salfer, Diana J | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $82,225 | $27,756 |
| Kruschke, Callie N | Corrections Dept Management Analyst Supv 1 | $39.54 /hr | $82,201 | — |
| Titus, Anthony | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $37.71 /hr | $82,155 | $5,196 |
| Pyfferoen, Jonathan M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $82,136 | $12,287 |
| Winberg, Jacob L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $38.65 /hr | $82,129 | $1,586 |
| Sprehn, Scott William | Transportation Dept Architectural Drafting Tech 3 | $42.37 /hr | $82,087 | $1,554 |
| Thacker, Craig T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $37.71 /hr | $82,080 | $6,537 |
| Scheid, James H | Transportation Dept Transp Specialist | $38.40 /hr | $82,069 | $2,238 |
| Hannig, Colin Michael | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $30.84 /hr | $82,025 | $22,029 |
| Duffy, Kahley A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $82,015 | $12,706 |
| Her, Moua P | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $39.66 /hr | $82,001 | $946 |
| Barnum, Patrick J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $39.66 /hr | $81,875 | $1,447 |
| Sakamoto, Midori | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 3 | $41.43 /hr | $81,845 | — |
| Giannini, John A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $81,839 | $2,917 |
| DeWitt, Nolan J | Corrections Dept Plant Mntc Engineer | $38.98 /hr | $81,817 | — |
| Kwamong, Francis A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $29.83 /hr | $81,808 | $18,443 |
| Cadwell, Christian W | Corrections Dept Plumber | $38.98 /hr | $81,777 | — |
| Yang, Pa | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $81,688 | $7,714 |
| Underwood, Teresa D | Trial Courts Jud Court Administrator IV | $70.28 /hr | $81,683 | — |
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.