Recreation Therapist Senior salaries
What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “Recreation Therapist Senior” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.
Employees
49
FY 2026
Total paid
$3.5M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$74,181
base rate median $83,054
Average paid
$72,019
across 49 with pay
Highest paid
$88,751
Birhanzl, Troy 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)
$71,034
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birhanzl, Troy R | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $88,751 | $2,620 |
| Tarrant, Robert W | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $87,541 | $1,450 |
| Taylor, Jennifer | Veterans Affairs Dept Mpls Recreation Staff | $41.43 /hr | $87,498 | $1,367 |
| Juliar, Brooke K | Corrections Dept RW Juvenile Program Director | $41.43 /hr | $87,472 | $1,201 |
| Scotting, Gary G | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $87,348 | $994 |
| Ophus, Sarah | Direct Care and Treatment Rehabilitation Department | $41.43 /hr | $86,541 | $184 |
| Hill, Renae J | Veterans Affairs Dept MVH-Hastings Recreation | $41.43 /hr | $86,410 | $279 |
| Dittmer, Jason B | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $86,369 | — |
| Thieke, Shana L | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $86,359 | — |
| Erickson, Clifford A | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $86,338 | — |
| Merritt, Pamela J | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $86,297 | — |
| Miller, Stephanie Ann | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP SP Recreation | $41.43 /hr | $86,297 | — |
| Coyour, Kylee Lynn | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $86,141 | $10 |
| Meyer, Angela Lois | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $86,131 | — |
| Wedan, Renee Jean | Direct Care and Treatment Rehabilitation Department | $41.43 /hr | $85,877 | — |
| Waalkens, Timothy M | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $85,772 | — |
| Malmgren, Joann | Direct Care and Treatment Rehabilitation Department | $41.43 /hr | $85,300 | — |
| Henry, Matthew Martin | Direct Care and Treatment Rehabilitation Department | $41.43 /hr | $84,541 | — |
| Magnuson, Donald | Direct Care and Treatment Rehabilitation Department | $41.43 /hr | $82,485 | — |
| Jones, Derek Douglas | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $38.55 /hr | $81,964 | $2,169 |
| Siemers, Amber Lynn | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP SP CPS Clinical Prog | $39.93 /hr | $80,058 | $644 |
| Mundell, Jill Ann | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP ML Recreation | $39.93 /hr | $78,647 | $1,757 |
| Peterka, Stephen Gregory | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Annandale Clinical | $37.26 /hr | $77,343 | — |
| Udovich, Cassandra Lin | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP SP Recreation | $35.96 /hr | $74,572 | — |
| Svien, Paul A | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $35.96 /hr | $74,181 | — |
| Kempf, Paul David | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP ML Recreation | $37.26 /hr | $73,479 | — |
| Braith, Peter A | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP ML Recreation | $37.26 /hr | $71,766 | $1,339 |
| Kern Jr, Richard Thomas | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $37.26 /hr | $71,706 | $8,487 |
| Michels, Cherise Marie | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP SP CPS Clinical Prog | $35.96 /hr | $70,619 | — |
| Tazic, Danielle Colleen | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Rochester Clinical | $34.69 /hr | $70,379 | — |
| Smith, Marisa Delaney | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $34.69 /hr | $70,163 | — |
| Scrabeck, Jessica A | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $68,850 | — |
| Pronk, Mackenzie Kaye | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Eval Support Team | $33.48 /hr | $68,768 | $292 |
| Buechner, Nicole | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $38.55 /hr | $68,742 | — |
| Roberts, Travis David | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $68,431 | — |
| Madsen, Nathan John | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP ML Recreation | $38.55 /hr | $67,478 | $77 |
| Kvislen, Jake Ryan | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $33.48 /hr | $67,357 | — |
| Fagan, Taylor Ashley | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP ML Recreation | $31.26 /hr | $65,385 | — |
| Kerkaert, Elizabeth J | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $41.43 /hr | $64,598 | — |
| Reams, Scotty Geo | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP ML Recreation | $31.26 /hr | $64,363 | — |
| Tretbar, Tyler | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $31.26 /hr | $63,679 | $295 |
| Pancake, Monica A. | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP SP Recreation | $32.40 /hr | $62,632 | $481 |
| Oeltjenbruns, Kayla Mae | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Recreational Therapy | $29.25 /hr | $59,207 | — |
| DeAtley, Miranda Marie | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP SP CPS Clinical Prog | $29.25 /hr | $50,202 | — |
| Bentz, Erica Mae | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP ML Recreation | $33.48 /hr | $49,343 | $502 |
| Yackley, Alexandra | Direct Care and Treatment Rehabilitation Department | $34.69 /hr | $48,450 | — |
| Switzer, Sarah | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Alexandria Clinical 1 | $31.26 /hr | $35,917 | — |
| Saiko, Kayla | Direct Care and Treatment CABHS Willmar Prof | $35.96 /hr | $14,384 | — |
| Schreiner, Steven R | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP SP Recreation | $40.82 /hr | $6,803 | — |
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.