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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vohler, Stephanie A | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $47,510 | $12,208 |
| Pietz, Alyssa L | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse | $56.77 /hr | $47,269 | $4,400 |
| Eeten, James N | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $46,945 | $1,009 |
| Benson, Andrew N | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $46,779 | $1,471 |
| Phyu, Win T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $46,575 | $1,411 |
| Mounce, Kathleen I | Corrections Dept Library Technician | $22.91 /hr | $46,455 | — |
| Lor, Davis | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $46,428 | $1,245 |
| Waterbury, Erin L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $46,341 | $5,478 |
| Tolefree, Razhan A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $46,300 | $635 |
| Miller, Kelly V | Corrections Dept Corr Mnfctrng Spec-Light Manuf | $35.67 /hr | $46,154 | — |
| Foiles, Derek | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $45,957 | $5,445 |
| Peterson, Latia L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $45,630 | $9 |
| Wallace, Kathryn L | Corrections Dept Office & Admin Specialist Int | $22.23 /hr | $45,520 | $67 |
| Kittleson, Carrie L | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse | $47.79 /hr | $45,511 | $3,778 |
| Ose, John R | Trial Courts Jud District Court Law Clerk | $33.41 /hr | $45,128 | — |
| Swenson, Bradley L | Corrections Dept Institution Mntc Lead Worker | $35.67 /hr | $44,684 | $1,124 |
| Anderson, Benjamin John | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $44,663 | $2,485 |
| Li, Jiayuan | Trial Courts Jud District Court Law Clerk | $33.12 /hr | $43,977 | — |
| Bestgen, Todd M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $37.71 /hr | $43,953 | $2,022 |
| Novak, Amy | Corrections Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $28.44 /hr | $43,755 | — |
| Kurtz, Mary M | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 4 | $51.45 /hr | $43,742 | — |
| Albright, Michelle L | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $43,254 | $2,429 |
| Deaton, Cory L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $36.75 /hr | $42,644 | $282 |
| Walker Jr, Joseph Dean | Transportation Dept Electronic Technician | $26.42 /hr | $42,272 | — |
| Tufenk, Thomas Z | Transportation Dept Transp Materials Technician | $32.37 /hr | $42,256 | $32 |
| Nordick, Kenneth Edward | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist | $30.19 /hr | $42,108 | $4,564 |
| Latham, Gregory D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 1 | $29.10 /hr | $41,757 | $2,795 |
| Charlsen, Darrin | Corrections Dept Corr Mnfctrng Spec-Light Manuf | $35.67 /hr | $41,562 | — |
| Morken, Melissa Joann | Trial Courts Jud Court Operation Supervisor | $41.00 /hr | $40,385 | — |
| Chang, Benjamin | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $39.05 /hr | $40,020 | $5,072 |
| Kaneh, Imogen Favour Ngiyhe | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $26.86 /hr | $39,743 | $1,364 |
| Johnson, Keith E | Corrections Dept Corr Mnfctrng Spec-Engr & Draf | $38.98 /hr | $39,674 | — |
| Schommer, Andrew John | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $43.73 /hr | $39,635 | $10,384 |
| Wurst, Jack D | Corrections Dept General Maintenance Wrkr | $21.91 /hr | $39,107 | — |
| Stepan, William K | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $38,731 | $319 |
| Gruber, Alice Winsor | Natural Resources Dept Office & Admin Specialist Int | $27.53 /hr | $38,638 | $2,354 |
| Guse, Jeffrey D | Corrections Dept Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic | $40.10 /hr | $38,348 | — |
| Martinson, Jaison Andrew | Natural Resources Dept Parks & Trails Associate | $26.16 /hr | $38,239 | $1,565 |
| Saba, William Anthony | Transportation Dept Office & Admin Specialist Int | $21.73 /hr | $37,630 | — |
| Weir, Michael O | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.07 /hr | $36,857 | $625 |
| Lorah, Cory Alexander | Transportation Dept Architectural Drafting Tech 2 | $26.42 /hr | $36,766 | — |
| Wreh, Joseph M | Direct Care and Treatment Skills Development Specialist | $31.26 /hr | $36,422 | — |
| Glenna, Corey Cleon | Transportation Dept Heavy Equip Mechanic | $38.98 /hr | $36,380 | $113 |
| Drews, Rebekka Lillian | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 2 | $30.23 /hr | $36,103 | — |
| Gehrt, Christopher John | Transportation Dept Office & Admin Specialist Sr | $26.12 /hr | $35,941 | — |
| Chaudary, Alexander G | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $35,726 | $2,779 |
| Gaar, Banle James Max | Natural Resources Dept Buildings & Grounds Worker | $21.91 /hr | $35,382 | $649 |
| Wortman, Allison Leigh | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse | $50.46 /hr | $35,331 | $5,037 |
| Tummond, Connor M | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Supervisor | $54.97 /hr | $35,181 | — |
| Nguyen, Duong Thai | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 1 | $29.10 /hr | $34,548 | $4,732 |
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.