Painter salaries
What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “Painter” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.
Employees
34
FY 2026
Total paid
$2M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$69,790
base rate median $69,826
Average paid
$59,711
across 34 with pay
Highest paid
$70,785
Johnson, Eric T
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)
$67,418
$65,825
$53,040
$50,120
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Eric T | Corrections Dept OPH Building Maintenance Supv | $33.57 /hr | $70,785 | $76 |
| Drake, Dirk J | Corrections Dept RW Building Maintenance Forema | $33.57 /hr | $70,543 | — |
| Huberty, James G | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC Maintenance | $33.57 /hr | $70,540 | — |
| Olson, Mitchell L | Direct Care and Treatment DCT St Peter Building Maintnce | $33.57 /hr | $70,495 | $655 |
| Leshkovich, Igor | Veterans Affairs Dept Mpls Maintenance Staff | $33.57 /hr | $70,293 | $504 |
| Quevedo, Alan Julian | Veterans Affairs Dept Mpls Maintenance Staff | $33.57 /hr | $70,268 | $478 |
| MacArthur, Robert | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MHD Class Staff L-R | $33.57 /hr | $70,228 | $428 |
| Klepaida, George R | Corrections Dept SCL Building Maintenance Supv | $33.57 /hr | $70,050 | — |
| Nieman, Jason M | Military Affairs Dept FMO Painters Staff | $33.57 /hr | $69,810 | — |
| Voss, Rebecca Eileen | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU STC Maintenance | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Beaudry, Gerald T | Corrections Dept RC Building Maintenance Supv | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Briseno, Daniel Javier | Direct Care and Treatment Building Mechanics | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Schmidt, Kory Fay | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP ML Hskping/Gen Maint | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Mowan, Lea M | Minnesota Zoological Garden Skilled Trades | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Friesen, Brandy Alexandria | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MAN Classified I-N | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Hogan, Daniel James | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Century CTC Class/C | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Lundberg, Michael S | Veterans Affairs Dept MVH-Hastings Maintenance | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Sherwood, Paul D | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z | $33.57 /hr | $69,790 | — |
| Grajeda, Jorge Luis | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU SOU Coun 6 Svs & Maint | $33.57 /hr | $69,672 | — |
| Munos, Scott E | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Minneapolis TC Prof/Supr | $33.57 /hr | $68,988 | — |
| Taylor, Christopher Michael | Administration Dept Painters | $33.57 /hr | $68,945 | — |
| Myers, Gary R | Administration Dept Painters | $33.57 /hr | $68,825 | — |
| Warrington, Gerald C | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU BSU Class M&E Payroll | $33.57 /hr | $68,138 | — |
| Benson Jr, James Edward | Military Affairs Dept FMO Painters Staff | $32.62 /hr | $67,385 | — |
| St Peter, Jason James | Direct Care and Treatment DCT St Peter Building Maintnce | $33.57 /hr | $64,454 | — |
| Williams, Lisa | Corrections Dept FRB Building Maintenance Supv | $33.57 /hr | $61,931 | $2,573 |
| Lemke, Cody J | Corrections Dept ML Building Maintenance Supv | $33.57 /hr | $61,411 | — |
| Mikiska, Jacob Kevin | Administration Dept Painters | $33.57 /hr | $59,705 | $58 |
| Lynch, Thomas E | Direct Care and Treatment DCT St Peter Building Maintnce | $33.57 /hr | $26,856 | — |
| Parkhomenka, Aliaksandr | Veterans Affairs Dept Mpls Maintenance Staff | $33.57 /hr | $22,825 | — |
| Engelstad, Paul | Veterans Affairs Dept Mpls Maintenance Staff | $33.57 /hr | $17,423 | — |
| Olson, Joey J | Direct Care and Treatment DCT St Peter Building Maintnce | $33.57 /hr | $16,857 | — |
| Crawford, Darin D | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU N Hennepin CC AFSCME/B | $33.57 /hr | $15,567 | — |
| Donovan, Kenneth W | Minnesota Zoological Garden Skilled Trades | $33.07 /hr | $10,086 | — |
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.