Carpenter salaries
What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “Carpenter” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.
Employees
42
FY 2026
Total paid
$2.8M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$71,463
base rate median $71,802
Average paid
$67,424
across 42 with pay
Highest paid
$81,772
Thompson, Gerald
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
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$71,932
$71,144
$70,971
$70,091
$49,788
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, Gerald | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Metro SU Classified | $34.52 /hr | $81,772 | — |
| Soderholm, Wade D | Military Affairs Dept Duluth Maint Staff | $34.52 /hr | $76,640 | — |
| Krenz, Brian D | Direct Care and Treatment DCT St Peter Building Maintnce | $34.52 /hr | $76,293 | $4,712 |
| Greene, Travis W | Corrections Dept LL Electrical Maintenance Supv | $35.67 /hr | $75,726 | $723 |
| Gray, Kyle Brandon | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | $34.52 /hr | $75,279 | $3,809 |
| Downing, Patrick M | Corrections Dept DOC Field Sv Corr Supv-ICWC | $34.52 /hr | $75,215 | $3,071 |
| Nelson, Mark James | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MAN Classified E-H | $34.52 /hr | $74,144 | $966 |
| Goplin, Erik James | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU BSU Class M&E Payroll | $34.52 /hr | $73,488 | — |
| Hormann, Joseph G | Military Affairs Dept Mpls Maint Staff | $34.52 /hr | $73,281 | $1,683 |
| Fleck, Ross E | Corrections Dept SCL Building Maintenance Supv | $34.52 /hr | $72,318 | $1,600 |
| Brigan, Shawn A | Corrections Dept ML Building Maintenance Supv | $34.52 /hr | $72,313 | — |
| Reynolds, Teague M | Corrections Dept DOC Field Sv Corr Supv-ICWC | $34.52 /hr | $72,162 | — |
| Kellen, Thomas Matthew | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC Maintenance | $34.52 /hr | $72,019 | $250 |
| Hoheisel, Frank LeRoy | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC Maintenance | $34.52 /hr | $71,866 | $31 |
| Burns, Robert Donald | Military Affairs Dept Mpls Maint Staff | $34.52 /hr | $71,755 | $155 |
| Vortherms, Daniel | Direct Care and Treatment DCT St Peter Building Maintnce | $34.52 /hr | $71,554 | — |
| Cummings, Daniel B | Corrections Dept RC Electronic Maintenance Supv | $34.52 /hr | $71,529 | — |
| Aasen, Lee | Transportation Dept Building Services | $34.52 /hr | $71,477 | — |
| Masters, Micky M | Transportation Dept Windom Buildings | $34.52 /hr | $71,473 | — |
| Perry, Gregory John | Direct Care and Treatment DCT St Peter Building Maintnce | $34.52 /hr | $71,470 | — |
| Summerland, Wayne Mitchell | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 St Croix Staff | $34.52 /hr | $71,463 | — |
| Nicklay, Daniel C | Transportation Dept Building Maint Rochester | $34.52 /hr | $71,463 | — |
| Bollig, Lee A | Military Affairs Dept FMO Carpenters Staff | $34.52 /hr | $71,462 | — |
| Eggerth, Shawn R | Military Affairs Dept FMO Carpenters Staff | $34.52 /hr | $71,462 | — |
| Rogers, David B | Transportation Dept Metro Bldg Maint - Oakdale | $34.52 /hr | $71,462 | — |
| Olson, Jeffrey Dennis | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MHD Class Staff S | $34.52 /hr | $71,261 | — |
| Nygaard, Todd Alan | Administration Dept Carpenters | $34.52 /hr | $71,234 | — |
| Young, Daniel J | Administration Dept Carpenters | $34.52 /hr | $71,158 | — |
| Trapp, Stephen Carl | Administration Dept Carpenters | $34.52 /hr | $70,995 | — |
| Johnson, Nicholas Michael | Administration Dept Carpenters | $34.52 /hr | $70,497 | $252 |
| Bertram, James Scott | Minnesota Zoological Garden Skilled Trades | $34.52 /hr | $70,357 | — |
| Reis, Trever | Transportation Dept Metro Bldg Maint - GV | $34.52 /hr | $69,845 | $311 |
| Nordquist I, Andrew Scott | Mn State Academies MSA Maintenance | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Deutsch, Mark David | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Century CTC Class/B | $34.52 /hr | $68,770 | $69 |
| Bernier, Jean C | Minnesota Zoological Garden Skilled Trades | $34.52 /hr | $67,181 | $414 |
| Mattakat, Daniel J | Military Affairs Dept Duluth Maint Staff | $33.57 /hr | $66,990 | $478 |
| Wavrin, Patrick James | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU BSU Class M&E Payroll | $33.57 /hr | $63,569 | $302 |
| Melody, Collin | Direct Care and Treatment Building Mechanics | $33.57 /hr | $58,498 | $134 |
| Roehrick, Kelly | Corrections Dept FRB Building Maintenance Supv | $34.52 /hr | $51,373 | — |
| Pfeffer, Joshua T W | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z | $33.57 /hr | $40,284 | — |
| Boettger, Daniel Alan | Direct Care and Treatment DCT St Peter Building Maintnce | $34.52 /hr | $16,863 | — |
| Straw, Clay | Direct Care and Treatment Building Mechanics | $33.07 /hr | $4,051 | $298 |
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.