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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, Brandon J B | Transportation Dept Land Surveyor Senior | $56.48 /hr | $115,867 | — |
| Haavisto, Richard G | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Senior | $52.27 /hr | $115,679 | $8,304 |
| Anderson, Dustin | Transportation Dept Transp Specialist | $38.40 /hr | $115,421 | $29,547 |
| Swanson, Seth R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $45.11 /hr | $114,949 | $20,110 |
| Kantola, William R. | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $52.30 /hr | $114,897 | $2,563 |
| Arnett, Thomas D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $45.11 /hr | $114,864 | $22,770 |
| Kummer, Amy Linn | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $50.46 /hr | $114,851 | $12,577 |
| Austreng, Bronson J | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $52.30 /hr | $114,698 | $706 |
| Ledoux, Ryan Thomas | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 2 | $47.61 /hr | $114,485 | $1,689 |
| Ehlert, Michael | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 4 | $54.97 /hr | $114,279 | — |
| Baylen, Tenzin T | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 3 | $54.87 /hr | $114,071 | — |
| Richards, James R | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 3 | $54.87 /hr | $114,071 | — |
| Vicklund-Boylan, Laurie M | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $61.41 /hr | $114,004 | $1,631 |
| Pederson, Andrew R | Trial Courts Jud Court Operations Manager I | $52.63 /hr | $113,848 | — |
| Hamann, Steven D | Corrections Dept Dir Corrections Industries | $63.35 /hr | $113,699 | — |
| Hills, Jason R. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $45.11 /hr | $113,641 | $9,337 |
| Hoy, Brett Lamont | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.21 /hr | $113,369 | $7,699 |
| Jaiteh, Seedia | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $50.53 /hr | $113,129 | $1,318 |
| Arseneau, Michael Bernard | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior | $56.48 /hr | $113,121 | — |
| Fergen, Jessica M | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $52.30 /hr | $112,676 | $1,412 |
| Schmidt, Chad A | Corrections Dept Special Teacher:MA/MS+Lic+30gr | $54.19 /hr | $112,658 | — |
| Carufel, Jenny | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $52.30 /hr | $112,561 | $1,334 |
| Lockman, Ben Jacob | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $112,453 | $2,109 |
| Dostal, Trevor Daniel | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $42.09 /hr | $112,217 | $30,337 |
| Murphy, Michael Thomas | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior | $54.32 /hr | $112,213 | $1,249 |
| Patel, Pratik J | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $54.32 /hr | $111,783 | — |
| Suilabayu, Richard | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $111,627 | $40,963 |
| Sonn, Michael Kenneth | Transportation Dept Land Surveyor Senior | $56.48 /hr | $111,488 | — |
| Bye, Sara Jeanne | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $111,458 | $1,114 |
| Dohman, Luke Terry | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $49.06 /hr | $111,257 | $10,701 |
| DeNuccio, Damian J. | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $52.30 /hr | $111,195 | $1,883 |
| Podobinski, Joseph Michael | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Senior | $52.27 /hr | $110,803 | $2,137 |
| Vekaria, Lakhman | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 2 | $47.61 /hr | $110,758 | $8,281 |
| Paul, Dawn M. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $45.11 /hr | $110,677 | $17,215 |
| Komonash, Pavel | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $42.86 /hr | $110,613 | $21,729 |
| Turman, Mason Orien Bugge | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $43.73 /hr | $110,587 | $26,878 |
| Marks, Samuel J | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $52.30 /hr | $110,586 | $1,569 |
| Brandt, Krista L | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse | $56.77 /hr | $110,469 | $6,646 |
| Fritz, Kyle | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $54.32 /hr | $110,454 | — |
| Stecker, Derek | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior | $54.32 /hr | $110,405 | — |
| Boerner, Wayne M | Natural Resources Dept NR Supv 4 Parks & Trails | $53.04 /hr | $110,366 | $1,697 |
| Barrera, Chaz Lorenzo | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $47.27 /hr | $110,311 | $14,062 |
| Theisen, Scott A | Transportation Dept Engineering Specialist Senior | $52.27 /hr | $110,264 | — |
| Koehnen, Shawn A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $36.75 /hr | $109,690 | $35,707 |
| Betcher, Troy Keith | Transportation Dept Architectural Drafting Tech 3 | $41.12 /hr | $109,572 | $21,927 |
| Johnson, Matthew H | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $48.83 /hr | $109,477 | $5,922 |
| Jones, Shane M | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $52.30 /hr | $109,447 | $618 |
| McNeill, Jenny | Corrections Dept Corr Program Director | $54.97 /hr | $109,442 | — |
| Grandstrand, Tyler J | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $52.30 /hr | $109,343 | $2,046 |
| Mercure, Chad D | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $52.30 /hr | $109,057 | $1,378 |
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.