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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry, Adam J | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $50.53 /hr | $103,033 | $751 |
| Sydow, Tony | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $102,796 | $20,663 |
| Rice, Brian | Corrections Dept Corr Lieutenant | $50.53 /hr | $102,787 | $879 |
| Lodin, Katherine Marie | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior | $50.26 /hr | $102,634 | $435 |
| Ballantyne, Cory G | Corrections Dept Corr Food Svcs Supv | $47.61 /hr | $102,464 | $2,661 |
| Oswald, Kyle | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $45.38 /hr | $102,257 | $15,891 |
| Webster, Rita J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $102,098 | $20,650 |
| Burton, Elizabeth Jacqueline | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ | $54.32 /hr | $101,990 | — |
| Hopwood, Tamara J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $101,958 | $22,126 |
| Anderson, Matthew A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $101,933 | $21,069 |
| Specht, Richard G | Corrections Dept Pwr Plt Chief Engineer | $49.39 /hr | $101,826 | — |
| Lao, Txhiaj T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $101,498 | $32,780 |
| Neubauer, Cole | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $43.73 /hr | $101,456 | $13,763 |
| Roettger, Jeffrey Peter | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 2 | $47.61 /hr | $101,443 | $893 |
| Kniskern, Patricia J | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 3 +1 more | $47.76 /hr | $101,407 | — |
| Philbrick, Zachary J | Corrections Dept Investigation Specialist 3 | $48.83 /hr | $101,186 | $992 |
| Zerwas, Jeffrey Alan | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $49.04 /hr | $101,104 | $4,164 |
| Kenyon, Danielle L | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Senior | $61.41 /hr | $101,087 | $1,495 |
| Jayee, Browne O | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $34.92 /hr | $101,024 | $28,932 |
| Mereness, Joshua P | Direct Care and Treatment Community Residential Supv | $47.61 /hr | $100,892 | — |
| Carlson, Todd | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 2 | $47.61 /hr | $100,662 | $1,631 |
| Smith Lobin, Barbara A | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Couns Career | $47.76 /hr | $100,340 | — |
| Mohler, Jeffrey Louis | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 1 | $42.61 /hr | $100,326 | $10,772 |
| Schuster, Andrew Jon | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 3 | $49.20 /hr | $100,179 | $178 |
| Carlsen, Kristen K | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 4 | $49.66 /hr | $100,156 | — |
| Fredrick, Shahna Ronise | Corrections Dept Corr Program Director | $47.61 /hr | $100,148 | — |
| Bisbee, Shiloh Kay | Direct Care and Treatment Community Residential Supv | $47.61 /hr | $99,998 | — |
| Brummer, Chelsey Ann | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior | $48.35 /hr | $99,786 | — |
| Norring, Justina Lyn | Corrections Dept Office & Admin Specialist Prin | $32.54 /hr | $99,780 | — |
| Fossey, Nikki H | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,769 | — |
| Yang, Aly | Trial Courts Jud Court Operation Supervisor | $48.56 /hr | $99,751 | — |
| Ninefeldt, Joshua | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Supv 3 | $49.39 /hr | $99,655 | — |
| Degener, Evan | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior | $48.35 /hr | $99,633 | — |
| Diers-Schmidt, Cheralynn J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $42.86 /hr | $99,607 | $11,241 |
| Yanez, Gabriel | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $99,548 | $18,844 |
| McShane, Marc | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 3 | $47.76 /hr | $99,366 | — |
| Kandakova, Natalya S | Corrections Dept Corr Program Director | $49.39 /hr | $99,306 | — |
| Pennington, Stasia A | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Couns Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Alowonle, Fatai D | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Couns Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Anderson, Heather A | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Couns Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Arneson, Mark D | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Culver, Rachel L | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Domagalski, Abby L | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Glienke, Kimberly | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Couns Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Le, Joseph | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Couns Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Mills, Daniel A | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Couns Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Renstrom, Steven A | Corrections Dept Corr Security Casewrkr Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Strunk, Elizabeth M | Corrections Dept Clinical Program Therapist 3 | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Tollefson, Adam J | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Couns Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,290 | — |
| Lauer, Michelle | Employ & Econ Development Dept Rehabilitation Couns Career | $47.76 /hr | $99,286 | — |
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.