| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2024 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Schield Laura B |
Psychiatrist |
$238,731.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2020 |
North Dakota Industrial Commission |
Helms Lynn D |
Industrial Commission Director |
$237,336.25 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2020 |
North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office |
Hunter David J |
Exec Director Chief Inv Off |
$237,254.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Geloff Rick |
Chief Innovation Officer |
$235,132.54 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2019 |
North Dakota Industrial Commission |
Helms Lynn D |
Director, Industrial Comm. |
$232,525.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Public Employee Retirement System |
Fricke Rebecca D |
Pers Director |
$231,659.92 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2024 |
North Dakota Legislative Council |
Knudson Allen H |
Legislative Bgt Anlst Advisor |
$231,584.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
North Dakota Industrial Commission |
Helms Lynn |
Appointed--Not Classified |
$231,525.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
North Dakota Industrial Commission |
Helms Lynn |
Appointed--Not Classified |
$231,525.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office |
Hunter David |
Appointed--Not Classified |
$231,444.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office |
Hunter David |
Appointed--Not Classified |
$231,444.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2020 |
North Dakota Industrial Commission |
Hicks Bruce E |
Other Manager |
$231,045.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Vo Timothy |
Physician-Not Classified |
$229,452.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2023 |
North Dakota Legislative Council |
Bjornson John D |
Legal Council Staff Director |
$228,853.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2024 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Salter Lawayne |
Commissioner |
$228,536.28 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2022 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Free-Habib Madeline L |
Physician |
$227,773.48 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2024 |
North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office |
Murtha Janilyn Kay |
Executive Director |
$226,959.17 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2024 |
North Dakota Information Technology |
Hoffman Greg A |
Cfo And Deputy Cio |
$225,431.46 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2020 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Ernster Dale J |
Physician |
$225,363.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2022 |
North Dakota Information Technology |
Riley Shawn E |
Chief Information Officer |
$225,229.40 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2021 |
North Dakota Industrial Commission |
Hicks Bruce E |
Other Manager |
$224,590.85 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2020 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Pryatel William B |
Temp Prof |
$224,242.16 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Esprit Lori |
Physician-Not Classified |
$224,004.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2022 |
North Dakota Office of Management and Budget |
Morrissette Joseph R |
Omb Director |
$223,982.11 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Department of Transportation |
Henke Ronald J |
Director Of Nddot |
$223,244.10 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2019 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Ernster Dale J |
Physician-Not Classified |
$222,988.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Goodman Patrick |
Physician-Not Classified |
$222,132.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Goodman Patrick |
Physician-Not Classified |
$222,132.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2019 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Etherington Rosalie R |
Superintendent, Human Services |
$222,104.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2022 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Jones Christopher D |
Executive Director Dhs |
$222,066.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2021 |
North Dakota Information Technology |
Riley Shawn E |
Chief Information Officer |
$221,443.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2019 |
North Dakota Industrial Commission |
Hicks Bruce E |
Asst. Director, Oil & Gas Div. |
$220,759.30 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2023 |
Office of the Adjutant General |
Dohrmann Alan S |
Adjutant General |
$220,331.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2020 |
North Dakota Information Technology |
Riley Shawn E |
Chief Information Officer |
$219,620.44 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Chikkaramanjegowda Vidyashree D |
Psychiatrist |
$219,615.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2020 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Etherington Rosalie R |
Superintendent Human Services |
$219,569.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Legislative Council |
Thompson Emily L |
Other Not Cls Prof |
$219,478.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Office of Management and Budget |
Morrissette Joe R |
Omb Director |
$219,289.77 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
North Dakota Department of Health |
Massello William |
Physician-Not Classified |
$219,036.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
North Dakota Department of Health |
Massello William |
Physician-Not Classified |
$219,036.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2022 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Evanger Kirby L |
Chief Credit Officer |
$218,373.70 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2020 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Steinwand Todd J |
Chief Business Dev Officer |
$217,323.75 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2024 |
North Dakota Public Employee Retirement System |
Fricke Rebecca D |
Pers Director |
$216,722.18 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Betting Gary |
Temp-Not Cls-Prof |
$216,399.04 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2022 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Etherington Rosalie R |
Chief Clinics Officer |
$215,775.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2024 |
North Dakota Department of Transportation |
Henke Ronald J |
Director Of Nddot |
$215,539.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2022 |
North Dakota Legislative Council |
Bjornson John D |
Legal Council Staff Director |
$214,949.27 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2021 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Jones Christopher D |
Executive Director Dhs |
$214,771.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance |
Thompson Art |
Director |
$214,306.55 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office |
Smith Jodi |
Executive Director |
$214,277.99 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Dieter Jeffrey |
Temp-Not Cls-Prof |
$213,195.90 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Dieter Jeffrey |
Temp-Not Cls-Paraprof |
$213,195.90 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2024 |
North Dakota Wheat Commission |
Fisher Neal H |
Administrator Wheat Comm |
$212,568.50 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2023 |
North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office |
Murtha Janilyn Kay |
Executive Director |
$212,248.80 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2024 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Chikkaramanjegowda Vidyashree D |
Psychiatrist |
$212,028.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Leingang Lori L |
Chief Administrative Officer |
$211,880.37 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2022 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Oni Peace A |
Direct Care Associate Iii |
$210,211.34 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2019 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Eide Thomas |
Temp-Not Cls-Prof |
$209,956.05 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2020 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Jones Christopher D |
Executive Director Dhs |
$209,765.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Legislative Council |
Steckler Jason Jack |
Other Not Cls Ofcl Admin |
$209,683.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2021 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Hardmeyer Eric A |
Chief Executive Officer |
$209,297.92 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2021 |
Office of the Adjutant General |
Dohrmann Alan S |
Adjutant General |
$208,924.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2019 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Steinwand Todd J |
Chief Business Dev Officer |
$208,250.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
Shrestha Sacheen |
Temp-Not Cls-Prof |
$207,996.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office |
Gandhi Chirag |
Portfolio Manager |
$207,563.31 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2024 |
North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance |
Thompson Art |
Director |
$206,912.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2022 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Hullet Kelvin L |
Chief Business Officer |
$205,926.63 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2022 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Pfennig Robert |
Chief Financial Officer |
$205,911.28 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2019 |
North Dakota Department of Health |
Massello William |
Temp-Not Cls-Prof |
$205,874.46 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2021 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Etherington Rosalie R |
Superintendent Human Services |
$205,400.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2023 |
North Dakota Department of Transportation |
Henke Ronald J |
Dot Director |
$205,004.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2022 |
North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office |
Murtha Janilyn Kay |
Executive Director |
$204,699.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2021 |
North Dakota Legislative Council |
Bjornson John D |
Legal Council Staff Director |
$204,246.65 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2023 |
North Dakota Legislative Council |
Knudson Allen H |
Legislative Bgt Anlst Advisor |
$204,079.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Steinwand Todd |
Other-Not Cls-Ofcl/Admin |
$204,000.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Steinwand Todd |
Other-Not Cls-Ofcl/Admin |
$204,000.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2023 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Schield Laura B |
Physician |
$203,305.09 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2023 |
North Dakota Wheat Commission |
Fisher Neal H |
Administrator Wheat Comm |
$203,012.10 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Department of Trust Lands |
Heringer Joseph A |
Trust Lands Commissioner |
$202,504.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2023 |
North Dakota Information Technology |
Hoffman Greg A |
Dpty Chief Information Officer |
$202,327.40 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Information Technology |
Hoffman Greg A |
Cfo And Deputy Cio |
$202,217.43 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2019 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Porter Tim C |
Chief Financial Officer |
$201,870.21 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance |
Halvorson John L |
Chief Operations Officer |
$201,671.07 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota State Judiciary |
Jensen Jon J |
Justice - Supreme Court |
$201,398.88 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2024 |
Bank of North Dakota |
Leingang Lori L |
Chief Administrative Officer |
$201,020.96 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
North Dakota Industrial Commission |
Hicks Bruce |
Other-Not Cls-Ofcl/Admin |
$200,799.96 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
North Dakota Industrial Commission |
Hicks Bruce |
Other-Not Cls-Ofcl/Admin |
$200,799.96 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
Office of the Adjutant General |
Dohrmann Alan |
Appointed--Not Classified |
$200,160.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
Office of the Adjutant General |
Dohrmann Alan |
Appointed--Not Classified |
$200,160.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office |
Chin Eric T |
Deputy Cio |
$200,071.69 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
Braun Colby J |
Director Corrections And Rehab |
$200,070.04 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
Eide Thomas |
Temp-Not Cls-Prof |
$200,000.15 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Legislative Council |
Malloy Cody W |
Other Not Cls Ofcl Admin |
$199,723.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2024 |
Department of Water Resources |
Travnicek Andrea Jean |
Water Resources Director |
$199,363.65 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
North Dakota Public Employee Retirement System |
Collins James |
Temp-Not Cls-Admin Spt |
$199,093.77 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
North Dakota Public Employee Retirement System |
Schiermeister Sharon |
Chief Operating Officer-Ndpers |
$199,056.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
North Dakota Public Employee Retirement System |
Collins James |
Appointed--Not Classified |
$199,056.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2018 |
North Dakota Department of Agriculture |
Lucy Paul |
Temp-Not Cls-Tech |
$198,636.18 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2017 |
North Dakota Department of Agriculture |
Lucy Paul |
Temp-Not Cls-Tech |
$198,636.18 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |
| 2025 |
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency |
Axtman Kayla |
Chief Financial Officer |
$198,499.00 |
ND Human Resource Management Services |