Kris Rutherford
Captain/Johnson
2025 total comp
$131,850
- Base pay
- $131,850
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $131,850
Kris Rutherford works as a Captain for Johnson. Kris earned $131,850 in 2025.
Johnson County, Kansas / Johnson
Agency file
Johnson
Source file: Johnson County, Kansas — Employee Pay / ingested Jun 19, 2026
The Johnson is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 4,297 employees with median total compensation of $67,585; the highest distinct record was $386,317.
- Year
- 2025
- Total payroll
- $306.8M
- Employees
- 4,297
- Median total
- $67,585
- Highest record
- $386,317
What the records show
Compensation analytics
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
Salary distribution
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 4,297 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($67,585) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Average pay composition
- Base — $71,392 (100%)
- Overtime — $0 (0%)
- Other — $0 (0%)
- Benefits — $0 (0%)
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
Pay percentiles
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $120,772 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $16,989. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
Largest job titles
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
Year over year
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 5 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $212.4M — | 3,809 — | $53,589 — |
| 2022 | $231.8M ▲ 9.1% | 4,001 ▲ 5.0% | $55,296 ▲ 3.2% |
| 2023 | $266.4M ▲ 14.9% | 4,060 ▲ 1.5% | $61,664 ▲ 11.5% |
| 2024 | $293.3M ▲ 10.1% | 4,161 ▲ 2.5% | $65,842 ▲ 6.8% |
| 2025 | $306.8M ▲ 4.6% | 4,297 ▲ 3.3% | $67,585 ▲ 2.6% |
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Record list
Employees
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Daniel Obermeier
Assistant District Attorney III/Johnson
2025 total comp
$131,560
- Base pay
- $131,560
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $131,560
Daniel Obermeier holds the role of Assistant District Attorney III at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,560.
Jeena John
Project Engineer - Treatment & Pumping/Johnson
2025 total comp
$131,530
- Base pay
- $131,530
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $131,530
Jeena John holds the role of Project Engineer - Treatment & Pumping at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,530.
Johnette Shepek
Finance and Administration Manager/Johnson
2025 total comp
$131,267
- Base pay
- $131,267
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $131,267
Johnette Shepek holds the role of Finance and Administration Manager at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,267.
Aaron Thomas
Sergeant/Johnson
2025 total comp
$131,245
- Base pay
- $131,245
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $131,245
At Johnson, Aaron Thomas serves as a Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $131,245.
Isaac Crabtree
Assistant Director of Operations and Maintenance/Johnson
2023 total comp
$131,199
- Base pay
- $131,199
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $131,199
Isaac Crabtree holds the role of Assistant Director of Operations and Maintenance at Johnson. In 2023, their total compensation was $131,199.
Mark Phillips
Forensic Scientist Technical Lead/Johnson
2022 total comp
$131,178
- Base pay
- $131,178
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $131,178
Mark Phillips holds the role of Forensic Scientist Technical Lead at Johnson. In 2022, their total compensation was $131,178.
Kelly Hilden
System Supervisor/Johnson
2025 total comp
$131,151
- Base pay
- $131,151
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $131,151
Kelly Hilden holds the role of System Supervisor at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,151.
Greg Smith
Captain/Johnson
2025 total comp
$130,965
- Base pay
- $130,965
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $130,965
At Johnson, Greg Smith serves as a Captain. Their 2025 pay totaled $130,965.
Christopher Grunewald
Deputy Director of Legal Services/Johnson
2025 total comp
$130,764
- Base pay
- $130,764
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $130,764
Christopher Grunewald is a Deputy Director of Legal Services at Johnson. 2025 total compensation came to $130,764.
Scott Romo
Lieutenant/Johnson
2025 total comp
$130,679
- Base pay
- $130,679
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $130,679
Scott Romo holds the role of Lieutenant at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,679.
Valerie Kaster
Facilities Project Manager III/Johnson
2025 total comp
$130,678
- Base pay
- $130,678
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $130,678
Valerie Kaster holds the role of Facilities Project Manager III at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,678.
Shane Thomas
Lieutenant/Johnson
2025 total comp
$130,662
- Base pay
- $130,662
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $130,662
Shane Thomas holds the role of Lieutenant at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,662.
Seth Martin
Senior Oracle Financial Applications Analyst/Johnson
2025 total comp
$130,578
- Base pay
- $130,578
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $130,578
Seth Martin works as a Senior Oracle Financial Applications Analyst for Johnson. Seth earned $130,578 in 2025.
Steven New
Master Deputy/Johnson
2025 total comp
$130,467
- Base pay
- $130,467
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $130,467
Steven New is a Master Deputy at Johnson. 2025 total compensation came to $130,467.
Robert Ford
Assistant County Counselor/Johnson
2024 total comp
$130,460
- Base pay
- $130,460
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $130,460
Robert Ford is a Assistant County Counselor at Johnson. 2024 total compensation came to $130,460.
Jessica Murphy
Deputy Division Director/Johnson
2025 total comp
$130,300
- Base pay
- $130,300
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $130,300
Jessica Murphy is a Deputy Division Director at Johnson. 2025 total compensation came to $130,300.
Patrick Phillips
Risk Manager/Johnson
2025 total comp
$130,048
- Base pay
- $130,048
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $130,048
Patrick Phillips holds the role of Risk Manager at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,048.
Erin Bell
Project Manager/Johnson
2025 total comp
$129,933
- Base pay
- $129,933
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,933
Erin Bell holds the role of Project Manager at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,933.
Anjana Kadava
Operations Engineer/Johnson
2025 total comp
$129,874
- Base pay
- $129,874
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,874
Anjana Kadava works as a Operations Engineer for Johnson. Anjana earned $129,874 in 2025.
Ethan Brown
Assistant County Counselor/Johnson
2025 total comp
$129,825
- Base pay
- $129,825
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,825
At Johnson, Ethan Brown serves as a Assistant County Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $129,825.
Sarah Smith
Senior Stormwater Project Engineer/Johnson
2025 total comp
$129,780
- Base pay
- $129,780
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,780
Sarah Smith holds the role of Senior Stormwater Project Engineer at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,780.
Kristoffer Watterson
Sergeant/Johnson
2025 total comp
$129,766
- Base pay
- $129,766
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,766
Kristoffer Watterson works as a Sergeant for Johnson. Kristoffer earned $129,766 in 2025.
Gregory Vickers
Lieutenant/Johnson
2025 total comp
$129,733
- Base pay
- $129,733
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,733
Gregory Vickers is a Lieutenant at Johnson. 2025 total compensation came to $129,733.
Jonathan Kaplan
Captain/Johnson
2021 total comp
$129,492
- Base pay
- $129,492
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,492
Jonathan Kaplan holds the role of Captain at Johnson. In 2021, their total compensation was $129,492.
Megan Ahsens
Master District Attorney/Johnson
2024 total comp
$129,466
- Base pay
- $129,466
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,466
Megan Ahsens holds the role of Master District Attorney at Johnson. In 2024, their total compensation was $129,466.
Bradley Johnson
Master Deputy/Johnson
2025 total comp
$129,438
- Base pay
- $129,438
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,438
Bradley Johnson holds the role of Master Deputy at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,438.
Lisa Rawie
Captain/Johnson
2025 total comp
$129,343
- Base pay
- $129,343
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,343
Lisa Rawie is a Captain at Johnson. 2025 total compensation came to $129,343.
Kevin Mcguire
Division Director of Clinical Services/Johnson
2025 total comp
$129,334
- Base pay
- $129,334
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,334
Kevin Mcguire holds the role of Division Director of Clinical Services at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,334.
Steven Hammond
Deputy Sheriff/Johnson
2023 total comp
$129,269
- Base pay
- $129,269
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,269
Steven Hammond holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Johnson. In 2023, their total compensation was $129,269.
Peggy Shear
Division Director of Health Integration/Johnson
2023 total comp
$129,160
- Base pay
- $129,160
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,160
Peggy Shear holds the role of Division Director of Health Integration at Johnson. In 2023, their total compensation was $129,160.
Charles Goff
Master Deputy/Johnson
2025 total comp
$129,118
- Base pay
- $129,118
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,118
Charles Goff works as a Master Deputy for Johnson. Charles earned $129,118 in 2025.
Kris Rutherford
Lieutenant/Johnson
2023 total comp
$129,116
- Base pay
- $129,116
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,116
Kris Rutherford works as a Lieutenant for Johnson. Kris earned $129,116 in 2023.
Steven Berry
Master Deputy/Johnson
2022 total comp
$129,100
- Base pay
- $129,100
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,100
Steven Berry works as a Master Deputy for Johnson. Steven earned $129,100 in 2022.
Elizabeth Worth
Division Director of Clinical Services/Johnson
2023 total comp
$129,052
- Base pay
- $129,052
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $129,052
Elizabeth Worth holds the role of Division Director of Clinical Services at Johnson. In 2023, their total compensation was $129,052.
Dominick Soetaert
Lieutenant/Johnson
2025 total comp
$128,608
- Base pay
- $128,608
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $128,608
Dominick Soetaert holds the role of Lieutenant at Johnson. In 2025, their total compensation was $128,608.
Corinna Sander
Sergeant/Johnson
2025 total comp
$128,565
- Base pay
- $128,565
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $128,565
Corinna Sander is a Sergeant at Johnson. 2025 total compensation came to $128,565.
Ryan Carpenter
Assistant County Counselor/Johnson
2024 total comp
$128,447
- Base pay
- $128,447
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $128,447
Ryan Carpenter holds the role of Assistant County Counselor at Johnson. In 2024, their total compensation was $128,447.
Timothy Van Dellen
Lieutenant/Johnson
2025 total comp
$128,413
- Base pay
- $128,413
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $128,413
Timothy Van Dellen is a Lieutenant at Johnson. 2025 total compensation came to $128,413.
Melinda Parrish
Assistant District Attorney III/Johnson
2025 total comp
$128,285
- Base pay
- $128,285
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $128,285
Melinda Parrish works as a Assistant District Attorney III for Johnson. Melinda earned $128,285 in 2025.