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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, David J | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Deloia, Christian M | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Guidarelli, Elizabeth Anne | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Jones, Thomas M | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Swanberg, Joann | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Watson III, Harry M | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Weinberger, Paul E | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Yockey, Juli Ann | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Arnob, Furhath | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Hird, Mark L | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| McGregor Jr, Stephen Douglas | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Pearson, Shawn A | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Reilly, Russell W. | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Tomaska, Milan | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Willford, David J | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Information Systems Mgr | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Woodman, Keith J | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $167,978 | — |
| Anderson, Jeffrey Dean | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $167,928 | — |
| Maxwell, Cindy K | Legislative Coordinating Comm Legis Com/Ofc Managers | $80.89 /hr | $167,926 | — |
| Roche, Robert Britt | Public Safety Dept General Counsel 2 | $81.19 /hr | $167,826 | — |
| Bienfang, Jessica L | Supreme Court Jud Human Resources Prog Mgr | $76.82 /hr | $167,821 | — |
| Palmer, Michael Wayne | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $167,787 | — |
| Love, Susan L | Supreme Court Jud Education Program Manager | $77.45 /hr | $167,718 | — |
| Spotts, Joshua A | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $167,673 | $4,364 |
| Hall, Peter W | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $167,663 | $272 |
| Wedin, Michael John | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Major | $80.23 /hr | $167,516 | — |
| Kaisershot, Christopher Michael | Attorney General's Office S3 (Attorney General's Office) | $81.53 /hr | $167,513 | — |
| Roemhild, Mark R. | Teachers Retirement Assoc Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $167,487 | — |
| Roeske, Eric P | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Captain | $75.63 /hr | $167,281 | $2,938 |
| Shakya, Prachand | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $167,275 | $136 |
| Welle, Adam Hoiland | Attorney General's Office S4 (Attorney General's Office) | $81.40 /hr | $167,242 | — |
| Bailey, Patrice | Agriculture Dept Asst Commr Agriculture | $81.19 /hr | $167,153 | — |
| Hoffman, August John | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,736 /2 wk | $167,068 | $8,311 |
| Miles, Patrick J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Captain | $70.34 /hr | $167,058 | $16,987 |
| Olds, Tara Elizabeth Wendling | Transportation Dept Transp Planning Dir | $81.05 /hr | $167,038 | — |
| Freedland, Benjamin P | Lottery Asst Dir Mn State Lottery | $78.42 /hr | $166,951 | — |
| Huntley, Chelsie Lynn | Health Department Health Community Svcs Div Dir | $78.42 /hr | $166,951 | — |
| Rydrych, Diane C | Health Department Health Care P&D Syst Div Dir | $78.42 /hr | $166,951 | — |
| Suchy, Kari | Administration Dept Agency Div Director Sr | $78.42 /hr | $166,951 | — |
| Xiong, Pong Senou | Public Safety Dept Dir Driver & Vehicle Services | $78.42 /hr | $166,951 | — |
| Doely, Peter Haldor Kleven | Court of Appeals Jud Appellate Courts Attorney | $78.21 /hr | $166,929 | — |
| Roe, Elizabeth M | Children Youth & Families Dept Human Services Manager 5 | $78.42 /hr | $166,893 | — |
| Harms, Wesley R | Lottery Asst Dir Mn State Lottery | $78.42 /hr | $166,893 | — |
| Westman, Gary N | Administration Dept Agency Div Director Sr | $78.42 /hr | $166,893 | — |
| Winter, Aaron E | Attorney General's Office S3 (Attorney General's Office) | $80.18 /hr | $166,774 | — |
| Namburi, Nandini Sujatha | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $166,589 | — |
| Hocks, Michael James | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $166,510 | $623 |
| Nehl-Trueman, Laura | Transportation Dept Staff Attorney Supervisor | $68.02 /hr | $166,491 | — |
| Groth, Lance E | Legislative Auditor Information Syst Director | $84.02 /hr | $166,485 | — |
| Kjeseth, Peder Leif | Agriculture Dept Asst Commr Agriculture | $81.19 /hr | $166,417 | — |
| Atakpu, Lee | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $80.93 /hr | $166,275 | — |
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.