State employees in Ramsey County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Ramsey County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
26,787
FY 2026
Total paid
$2.31B
in FY 2026
Median paid
$87,130
base rate median $92,518
Average paid
$86,955
across 26,525 with pay
Highest paid
$541,178
Schurtz, Jill Ellen
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 in Ramsey County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
2,342
2,272
1,769
1,398
1,396
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$116,260
$92,080
$89,682
$88,047
$87,797
$86,886
$83,916
$83,244
$79,977
$78,048
$75,433
$74,912
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal, Johnny J | Bureau of Mediation Services Commissioner-Mediation Service +1 more | $84.04 /hr | $178,778 | — |
| Howard, Katrina Marie | Pharmacy Board Pharmacist Senior | $84.36 /hr | $178,753 | — |
| Munson, Craig A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $7,280 /2 wk | $178,726 | — |
| Gonnerman, Daniel James | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $83.51 /hr | $178,711 | — |
| Sis, Brandon P | Administration Dept Pharmacist Senior | $84.36 /hr | $178,703 | — |
| Rodriguez, Jodi Geneva Munson | Legislative Auditor Deputy Legislative Auditor | $84.09 /hr | $178,660 | $841 |
| Taly, Jack E | Corrections Dept Minncor Vice-Pres Business Dev | $71.65 /hr | $178,655 | — |
| Bartell, Jason D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Captain | $75.63 /hr | $178,644 | $14,650 |
| Villanueva Jr, Jorge | Minnesota IT Services Systems Architect | $72.87 /hr | $178,636 | $874 |
| Shank III, Gordon William | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Major | $77.65 /hr | $178,632 | $14,546 |
| Blonski, Paul G | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $178,624 | — |
| Carlson, Ame Jo | Pharmacy Board Pharmacy Surveyor | $84.36 /hr | $178,534 | — |
| Johnson, Andrew Francis | Human Services Dept Deputy Commr Human Services +1 more | $91.82 /hr | $178,434 | — |
| McLellan, Paulla Ann | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $178,427 | $35,120 |
| Mah, Hared Ahmed | Labor & Industry Dept Research Scientist 3 | $51.45 /hr | $178,188 | — |
| Bartelt, Nicole Annette | Transportation Dept Transp Asst Div Dir | $84.16 /hr | $177,964 | — |
| Calhoun, Corrine A | Transportation Dept Transp Asst Div Dir | $84.16 /hr | $177,964 | — |
| Beell, Sandra Lynn Mumm | Supreme Court Jud IT Senior Manager II | $83.69 /hr | $177,884 | — |
| Kottke, Jonathan Alan | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 2 | $86.24 /hr | $177,800 | — |
| Smith, Katie E | Natural Resources Dept Asst Commr NR Operations | $87.09 /hr | $177,675 | — |
| Stallings, Priscilla | Mn Management & Budget Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget | $87.09 /hr | $177,637 | — |
| Wicks, Adrian Nathan | Supreme Court Jud IT Senior Manager II | $83.40 /hr | $177,614 | — |
| Khan, Imtiaz Ahmed | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $177,457 | — |
| Reed, Brock Henry | Pharmacy Board Pharmacist Senior | $84.36 /hr | $177,379 | — |
| Watts, Rassheedah | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Vice Chancellor | $6,826 /2 wk | $177,353 | — |
| Steinle, Nathan Robert | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $177,163 | $673 |
| Karumanchi, Hemanth Kumar | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $177,118 | — |
| Kimball, Marc K | Senate Director of Media Relations | $83.83 /hr | $177,066 | — |
| Yang, Khay Tou | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $176,971 | — |
| Simonett, Andrea L | Human Services Dept Asst Commr Human Services +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $176,926 | — |
| Rudeen, Erik Christian | Transportation Dept Transp Gov & Comm Rel Dir +2 more | $81.19 /hr | $176,640 | — |
| Keller, Kristina S | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $6,792 /2 wk | $176,447 | — |
| LeMay, Kendall R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $176,435 | $62,746 |
| Craft, Shonda Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $6,791 /2 wk | $176,433 | — |
| Koenig, James E | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $176,321 | $64,588 |
| Nordstrom, Jamie Friesen | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $6,608 /2 wk | $176,306 | — |
| Clark, Sheldon M | Supreme Court Jud Dep Dir Court Services | $80.65 /hr | $176,261 | — |
| Bartell, Diane Renee | Public Safety Dept Information Syst Director | $85.41 /hr | $176,142 | — |
| Swanson, Kyle Leigh | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $6,773 /2 wk | $175,959 | — |
| Malecek, Mark D | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $6,594 /2 wk | $175,933 | — |
| Park, Jennifer K | Human Services Dept General Counsel 2 | $81.19 /hr | $175,848 | — |
| Jergenson, Philip Kyle | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $175,786 | $54,351 |
| Kauppi, Sheila Marie | Transportation Dept Asst Commr Transportation +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $175,744 | — |
| Miller, Thomas C | Public Safety Dept Information Syst Director | $86.69 /hr | $175,660 | — |
| Shah, Priyank G | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 6 | $6,755 /2 wk | $175,622 | — |
| Kelly, Katherine T | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $85.22 /hr | $175,510 | — |
| Farago, Nichole J | Human Services Dept Human Services Manager 1 +1 more | $44.84 /hr | $175,488 | — |
| Roster, Ellen Carmody | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $6,579 /2 wk | $175,440 | — |
| Mattila, Michele L | Pharmacy Board Pharmacy Surveyor | $84.36 /hr | $175,381 | — |
| Feinstein, Sharon | Human Services Dept Pharmacist Senior | $84.36 /hr | $175,380 | — |
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.