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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

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Employees by fiscal year

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Agencies with this job title

FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year

Employees, FY 2026
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Robertson, Kelly BrianDirect Care and Treatment
DCT St Peter Campus Grounds
$22.40 /hr$34,123$1,680
Fredricksen Jr, Matthew VNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Savanna Portage Staff
$24.79 /hr$34,087—
Weitzel, Michael ENatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
$24.79 /hr$33,948$260
Bashaw, LydiaNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Beaver Crk Vlly Staff
+1 more
$24.79 /hr$33,885$2,407
Deming, Mason RileyNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Mille LacsKathioStaff 2
$22.94 /hr$33,404$817
Fletcher Jr, Damon LamontNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Ft Snelling Staff 1
$22.40 /hr$32,854$263
Johnson, Isaac JamesNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Lac Qui Parle Staff
$24.79 /hr$32,477$707
Sadler, DawnNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
$24.21 /hr$32,344$279
Oehmigen, Dan RNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Beaver Crk Vlly Staff
+1 more
$24.79 /hr$32,309$403
Wychor, Thomas RyanNatural Resources Dept
PAT R1B Fergus Falls Staff
$21.91 /hr$31,934$1,084
Baukol, Chester HNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Glacial Lakes Staff
$24.79 /hr$31,883—
Ellis, William ScottNatural Resources Dept
PAT R3B Watertown Staff
$24.79 /hr$31,831—
Sikawa, DanielNatural Resources Dept
PAT R1B Fergus Falls Staff
$24.79 /hr$31,643$493
Mattison, David WilliamNatural Resources Dept
PAT R4B Windom Staff
$23.61 /hr$31,567$510
Traut, Paul KNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Resources
$24.79 /hr$31,262$874
Maki, Kindred ChristiaNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Wild River Staff 2
$21.91 /hr$30,954$735
Gehrke, Gary GeneNatural Resources Dept
PAT R1A Bemidji/Nevis Staff
$24.79 /hr$30,714—
Jorgensen, Alex JohnNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Big Bog Rec AreaStaff
$24.79 /hr$30,496$576
Mertens, Beau JamesNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Brainerd Staff
$24.79 /hr$30,367—
Nelson, TyNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Crow Wing Asst
$21.91 /hr$30,208$510
Fladebo, Nathan JNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Lake Maria Staff
$21.91 /hr$30,088$1,249
Schaefer, ShaneNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
$22.40 /hr$29,854—
Knudsen, Katie AnnNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
$24.79 /hr$29,845$2,364
Hurey, David RyanNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 McCarthy Beach Staff 2
+1 more
$22.40 /hr$29,767$7,963
Romine, DonovanNatural Resources Dept
PAT R3B Watertown Staff
$23.61 /hr$29,602—
Anderson, BrentNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Great River BluffsStaff
$24.79 /hr$29,579$149
Hotzler, Crystal MarieNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Minneopa Staff 1
$24.79 /hr$29,573$395
Frazier, BradleyNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Nerstrand Big WoodStaff
$23.61 /hr$29,415$754
Schiefert, Christian MitchelNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Whitewater Seasonal
$23.61 /hr$28,780$1,299
Cartwright, Wilson KNatural Resources Dept
PAT R3B Watertown Staff
$22.94 /hr$28,700—
Moen, Robert ANatural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Myre Big Island Staff
$24.21 /hr$28,053$574
Ronning, Todd AlanNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2GooseberryFalls Staff 4
+1 more
$24.79 /hr$27,791$566
Lewis, Daniel SNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Judge CR Magney Staff
$24.79 /hr$27,065$735
Adamski, Jessica MaeNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 GooseberryFalls Staff 2
+1 more
$21.91 /hr$27,049$1,077
Otto, Scott DaleNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Father Hennepin Staff
$24.21 /hr$26,998$957
Content, Stevie ChristianNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Camden Staff 2
$21.91 /hr$26,819$257
Jones, Brittany NicoleNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2TettegoucheMaintenance
$22.40 /hr$26,595$1,248
Cayetano, Joshua TerranceNatural Resources Dept
PAT-Rg 3 MN Valley Trail Staff
$21.91 /hr$26,475—
Davis, Trae MichaelNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Blue Mounds Staff 2
$24.79 /hr$26,450$513
Pierce, Nathan ENatural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Father Hennepin Staff
$24.79 /hr$26,321$1,218
Bird, Tyrone ANatural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Resources
$22.40 /hr$26,105$275
Scholze, Carissa ANatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Jay Cooke Staff 2
$21.91 /hr$26,018$1,446
Vietor, Sally JaneNatural Resources Dept
PAT R3D Rochester Staff
$24.79 /hr$25,728—
Bigelow, Daniel RayNatural Resources Dept
Temperance River Asst
$24.21 /hr$25,713$514
Smith, ReeceNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Frontenac Staff 2
$20.96 /hr$25,330$800
Turbes, Michael JeremyDirect Care and Treatment
DCT St Peter Campus Grounds
$22.40 /hr$25,231—
Terry, DavidNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Nerstrand Big WoodStaff
$24.79 /hr$25,191—
Vanderweyst, Sue AnnNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Glacial Lakes Staff
$24.79 /hr$25,174$1,222
Anderson, Timothy JohnNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Bear Head Lake Staff
$24.79 /hr$25,102$732
McBain, Michael JNatural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Lake Bemidji Asst Staff
$24.79 /hr$24,966$1,219

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.