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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danley, Nathan Gerald | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $66.71 /hr | $171,486 | $16,826 |
| Wang, Ping | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range C | — | $171,470 | — |
| Speer, Sheree R | Legislative Coordinating Comm Legis Com/Ofc Managers | $79.16 /hr | $171,442 | — |
| Kase, Jeffrey S | Legislative Coordinating Comm Legis Com/Ofc Managers | $80.14 /hr | $171,179 | $1,603 |
| Huettl, Jeffrey H. | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Major | $79.04 /hr | $171,095 | — |
| Washington, Carol Rose | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $83.24 /hr | $171,028 | — |
| Wanka, Nicholas B | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $83.24 /hr | $171,028 | — |
| Odette, Elizabeth R | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $83.24 /hr | $171,028 | — |
| Warren, Gabriel | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 +1 more | $6,582 /2 wk | $170,991 | — |
| Rudeen, Scott E | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $170,901 | $61,114 |
| Olinger, Mathew J | Natural Resources Dept Human Resources Director 5 | $81.75 /hr | $170,892 | — |
| Petersen Kroeber, Cheryl | Health Department Health Community Svcs Div Dir | $78.42 /hr | $170,812 | — |
| Winters, Todd W | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $170,781 | $60,437 |
| Schmidt, Judith M | Natural Resources Dept NR Director Operations Service +1 more | $81.19 /hr | $170,670 | — |
| Barnes, Katona R | Cannabis Management Office Deputy Dir Ofc Cannabis Mgmt | $90.12 /hr | $170,660 | — |
| Luhman, Christopher J | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $170,516 | — |
| Wold, Andrew D | Office of Higher Education General Counsel 2 | $81.19 /hr | $170,464 | — |
| Lauthen, Sara Jean | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Baker, Catherine E | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Ladd, Autumn L | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Clysdale, Elizabeth A | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Ek, Clarissa Lucille McDonald | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Koranda, Maureen Frances | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Larmouth, Jenese V | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| McKinney, Valisa Lynette | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Moen, Patrick Martin | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Richardson, Karissa D | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Rossow, Rebecca L | Trial Courts Jud Referee | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Thao, Fue L | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Tingelstad, Timothy L | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Tollefson, Daniel A | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Voigt, Julie S | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Wangler, Karen Linn Hinrichs | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $81.94 /hr | $170,435 | — |
| Lester, Todd Cameron | Supreme Court Jud IT Senior Manager II | $80.00 /hr | $170,386 | — |
| Tschann II, Theodore C | Governors Office Governors Staff Mngrl Oper | $87.09 /hr | $170,291 | — |
| Valerius, Julie Anna | Corrections Dept Registered Nurse Advanced Prac | $83.01 /hr | $170,286 | — |
| Kitchak, Jennifer A | Attorney General's Office S3 (Attorney General's Office) | $82.88 /hr | $170,279 | — |
| Weiner, Joseph D | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $82.87 /hr | $170,258 | — |
| Kimble, Janine W | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $82.85 /hr | $170,217 | — |
| Nelson, Susan L. | Lottery Information Syst Director | $82.52 /hr | $170,078 | — |
| Givens, Joella M | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $169,945 | — |
| Barker, Adam F | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Information Systems Mgr | $80.80 /hr | $169,933 | — |
| Bailey, Angela | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $81.68 /hr | $169,894 | — |
| Owens, Jay Allen | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ Admin Transp | $81.19 /hr | $169,789 | — |
| Anderson, Kristin Leigh | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $169,597 | — |
| Lieb, Sydnie Marie | Commerce Dept Asst Commr Commerce | $81.19 /hr | $169,539 | — |
| Moracco, Nathan Anthony | Direct Care and Treatment Dir Care & Treatment Mgr 4 Unc +1 more | $81.19 /hr | $169,533 | — |
| Huff, Ellen Colleen Anderson | Transportation Dept Transp Chief Admin Officer | $83.84 /hr | $169,479 | — |
| Raghuvanshi, Bhaskar | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $169,456 | — |
| Paavola, Kyle | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $169,354 | — |
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.