Buildings & Grounds Worker salaries
What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “Buildings & Grounds Worker” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.
Employees
271
FY 2026
Total paid
$5.7M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$19,877
base rate median $49,109
Average paid
$21,387
across 266 with pay
Highest paid
$62,326
Cummiskey, Jacob R
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 with this job title
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Highest average pay (3+ people)
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummiskey, Jacob R | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R4 Ft Ridgely Staff | $24.79 /hr | $62,326 | $1,982 |
| Dahl, David J | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Resources | $24.79 /hr | $53,833 | $2,126 |
| Anderson, Curtis C | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Split Rock Light Staff1 | $24.79 /hr | $53,057 | $1,458 |
| Enevold, Jacob | Direct Care and Treatment DCT St Peter Campus Grounds | $24.79 /hr | $52,198 | $198 |
| Klar, Adam | Natural Resources Dept FOR Protection Excess Property | $24.79 /hr | $51,537 | — |
| Anderson, Candace L | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Resources | $24.79 /hr | $51,412 | $1,187 |
| Gustason, Drew Anthony | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Rochester CC AFSCME/B | $23.61 /hr | $50,911 | $84 |
| Kuznia, Kirk K | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Lake Bronson Staff | $24.79 /hr | $50,180 | — |
| Kirkpatrick, Megan Eileen | Natural Resources Dept OSD MR Region 3 Staff | $24.21 /hr | $49,228 | — |
| Lembrick, Jonathan W | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Resource Staff | $24.79 /hr | $49,179 | $4,092 |
| Smith, Daniel Conrad | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Rochester CC AFSCME/B | $22.40 /hr | $48,092 | — |
| Kenyon, Scott | Direct Care and Treatment DCT St Peter Campus Grounds | $24.79 /hr | $47,609 | $1,841 |
| Dunagan, Brendan J | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Banning Staff | $24.79 /hr | $47,354 | $465 |
| Tucker, Andrew G | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R3 Ft Snelling Staff 1 | $24.79 /hr | $47,209 | $1,818 |
| Fransen Jr, Irvin L | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Resources | $24.21 /hr | $46,592 | $3,079 |
| Simpson, Mark A | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Lake Carlos Asst Staff | $24.79 /hr | $46,583 | $1,185 |
| Johnson, Krista | Direct Care and Treatment DCT St Peter Campus Grounds | $22.40 /hr | $46,577 | $90 |
| Diekmann, Zachary | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Rochester CC AFSCME/B | $21.91 /hr | $46,181 | $1,718 |
| Lund, Jared | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Resource Staff | $24.79 /hr | $45,375 | $1,644 |
| Olson, Abbygayle Dawn | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 St Croix Staff | $22.94 /hr | $45,258 | $331 |
| Wegener Jr, Norman Albert | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Lake Carlos Asst Staff | $24.79 /hr | $44,187 | $735 |
| Klimmek, Marissa | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R4 Flandrau Staff 1 +1 more | $24.79 /hr | $44,013 | $1,675 |
| Peterson, Karl Andrew | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Jay Cooke Staff 2 | $24.79 /hr | $43,019 | $1,185 |
| Monson, Raymond J | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R3 Forestville Staff 2 +1 more | $24.79 /hr | $42,574 | $766 |
| Nelson, Mark Christopher | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R4 Myre Big Island Asst | $24.79 /hr | $42,399 | $888 |
| Lehrer IV, Otto Michael | Natural Resources Dept PAT R4D Rochester Staff | $24.79 /hr | $42,134 | $56 |
| Hansen, David Scott | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R3 Wild River Staff 2 | $24.79 /hr | $42,130 | $823 |
| Slezak, Scott Barry | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R4 Rice Lake Staff | $24.79 /hr | $42,110 | $821 |
| Vilven, Brett Michael | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Resources | $23.61 /hr | $42,083 | $739 |
| Miller, Jamie E | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Cascade River Asst +1 more | $22.40 /hr | $41,120 | $1,792 |
| Johnson, Lindy Jo | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Cuyuna Country Staff | $24.79 /hr | $40,132 | $1,483 |
| Ess, Daniel J | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Lake Bemidji Staff | $24.79 /hr | $39,958 | $1,185 |
| Wilkins, Dillon D | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Bear Head Lake Staff +2 more | $24.79 /hr | $39,764 | $1,333 |
| Langeslag, Melissa A | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R3 Forestville Staff 2 +1 more | $24.79 /hr | $39,586 | $591 |
| Wildeman, Ian | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R3 Whitewater Seasonal | $22.40 /hr | $38,934 | $1,361 |
| Hutton, Torey C | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R3 Interstate Asst | $24.79 /hr | $38,447 | $1,190 |
| Neuhaus, Tonya | Natural Resources Dept PAT R2A Staff | $23.61 /hr | $37,355 | — |
| Ellstrom, Allison Elizabeth | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R4 Flandrau Staff 1 | $23.61 /hr | $36,842 | $1,452 |
| Harthun, Terry Layne | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Maplewood Asst Staff | $22.40 /hr | $36,687 | $1,395 |
| Gruis, Samuel Roman | Natural Resources Dept PAT R4C Hutchinson Staff | $22.94 /hr | $36,636 | $951 |
| Johnson, Dwayne T | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Resources | $24.79 /hr | $36,569 | $989 |
| Nelson, Christopher Lee | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R4 Lake Shetek Staff | $24.21 /hr | $36,492 | $534 |
| Hakala, Herman Roy | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Moose Lake Staff +1 more | $24.79 /hr | $36,447 | — |
| Malm, Zachary Aaron | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Resources | $22.40 /hr | $36,214 | $478 |
| Smith, Benjamin David | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Glendalough Staff +1 more | $24.79 /hr | $36,029 | $1,380 |
| Lindstrand, Quentin Vario | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R4 Sibley Staff 2 | $24.79 /hr | $35,674 | $394 |
| Trullinger, Tate Justin | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R4 Flandrau Staff 1 | $22.40 /hr | $35,666 | $582 |
| Gaar, Banle James Max | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R3 Wm O'Brien Asst | $21.91 /hr | $35,382 | $649 |
| Nagel, Adeline R | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R4 Minneopa Staff 1 | $24.79 /hr | $34,906 | $1,185 |
| Sipe, John Andrew | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Savanna Portage Staff | $24.79 /hr | $34,588 | $1,483 |
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.