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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salas, Mercedes L | Corrections Dept Corr Captain | $48.83 /hr | $127,462 | — |
| Armstrong, Justin | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $127,358 | $16,408 |
| Hosfield, Justin M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $45.11 /hr | $127,261 | $34,468 |
| Goebel, John Thomas | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $127,106 | — |
| Southward, Jeffrey Carl | Transportation Dept Proj Functional Manager +1 more | $61.14 /hr | $127,106 | — |
| Sunderland, Ryan Coy | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.21 /hr | $126,196 | $10,298 |
| Reichel, Kaitlin MS | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $59.03 /hr | $125,953 | $17,673 |
| Rock, David Joseph | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $123,971 | $12,036 |
| Swalve, Nolan | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $43.73 /hr | $123,893 | $34,748 |
| Sample, Charles E | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $56.77 /hr | $123,852 | $16,958 |
| Egan, Brent Wallace | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $54.61 /hr | $123,753 | $7,434 |
| Miller, Jacob Vernon | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.21 /hr | $123,700 | $8,624 |
| Jackson Jr, Peter Wagnild | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $123,502 | $13,531 |
| Heideman, Kurt E | Corrections Dept Physical Plant Director | $56.94 /hr | $123,158 | — |
| Wilson, Peter Lanning | Transportation Dept Transp Prog Supervisor Sr | $59.07 /hr | $122,803 | — |
| Hoy, Derrik James | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.21 /hr | $122,639 | $7,084 |
| Coolidge, Van W | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $52.30 /hr | $122,426 | $396 |
| Cederstrom, Blake E | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $54.61 /hr | $122,408 | $10,317 |
| Lindemoen, Brandon | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $52.91 /hr | $122,229 | $22,002 |
| Ostertag, Aaron A | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $122,012 | $7,175 |
| Ankiabom, Ephraim | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $121,528 | $49,478 |
| Kampa, Erin | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Couns Supv | $56.94 /hr | $121,222 | — |
| Lemon, Christian Michael | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.21 /hr | $120,698 | $9,296 |
| Cran, Ryan C | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $43.95 /hr | $120,563 | $33,095 |
| Bah, Mohamed Jawo | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $42.09 /hr | $120,407 | $34,240 |
| Lohmann, Joshua Michael | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.21 /hr | $120,400 | $13,209 |
| Meyer, Daniel A | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $52.30 /hr | $120,358 | $2,314 |
| Sterger, Alex | Transportation Dept Transp Specialist | $38.40 /hr | $119,943 | $34,188 |
| Gleason, Dennis F | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $119,105 | $34,103 |
| Gill, Mark Alexander | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $119,105 | $12,392 |
| Van Vooren, Brady P | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $119,060 | $36,881 |
| Johnson, Alexander Benjamin | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $118,994 | $4,822 |
| Cyr, Braden Nathaniel | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $58.69 /hr | $118,426 | — |
| Ellingboe, Andrew J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $117,840 | $44,403 |
| Hodapp, Nathan Milan | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $117,441 | $2,978 |
| Wressell, Joseph Robert | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $117,433 | $6,902 |
| Crisp, Casey RC | Transportation Dept Land Surveyor Senior | $56.48 /hr | $117,419 | — |
| Jakober, Keith R | Transportation Dept Land Surveyor Senior | $56.48 /hr | $117,419 | — |
| Day, Brandon Lee | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior | $56.48 /hr | $117,419 | — |
| Hu, Yuying | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior | $56.48 /hr | $117,419 | — |
| Pavek, Carter Michael | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $42.09 /hr | $117,322 | $32,415 |
| Gibbs, Andrew Wayne | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $117,294 | $4,297 |
| Anderson, Christopher J | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Senior | $52.27 /hr | $117,247 | $7,814 |
| Karras, Richard John | Transportation Dept Transp Prog Supervisor | $54.97 /hr | $117,028 | — |
| Moris, Jarod D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $54.61 /hr | $117,001 | $3,708 |
| Kincannon, Teresa L | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $61.41 /hr | $116,807 | $990 |
| Wilson, Don | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $116,775 | $34,329 |
| Okougbo, Ebediale B | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $43.95 /hr | $116,522 | $24,036 |
| Wren, Michael A | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.21 /hr | $116,233 | $1,333 |
| Patnaude, Shelly Ann | Corrections Dept Licensed Practical Nurse | $35.21 /hr | $116,027 | $47,039 |
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.