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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston, Kristine R | Human Services Dept Human Services Manager 5 | $78.42 /hr | $166,167 | — |
| Sweet Kennedy, Kristin Ann | Health Department Epidemiologist Program Manager | $81.41 /hr | $166,159 | — |
| Wisen, Todd A. | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $166,136 | $1,087 |
| Navarro, Manuel | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $166,023 | — |
| Nawrocki, Stephen Dennis | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,889 | — |
| Solberg, John K | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,888 | — |
| Abela, Louis Carmel | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,887 | — |
| Alahi, Fazly | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 1 | $80.80 /hr | $165,887 | — |
| DeJong, Ronald | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,887 | — |
| Gruska, Stanley P | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,887 | — |
| Hullopeter, Patrick G | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,887 | — |
| Hussain, Tariq Summar | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,887 | — |
| Leifheit, William Dean | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,887 | — |
| Marrin, Brian William | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,887 | — |
| Motwani, Vandana Pankaj | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $165,845 | — |
| Dawson, Neal | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,829 | — |
| Dolan, Lynette Kay | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,829 | — |
| Flowers, Daniel Russell | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,829 | — |
| Halloran, William James | MN St Colleges & Universities Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,829 | — |
| Meier, Clifton C | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,829 | — |
| Stafford, Debra A | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,829 | — |
| Lee, John Y | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $165,821 | — |
| Padilla, Refugio | Public Safety Dept Communications Manager 3 | $78.42 /hr | $165,777 | — |
| Smith, Raymond L | Attorney General's Office M2 (Attorney General's Office) | $80.67 /hr | $165,745 | — |
| Smith, Tamara A | Human Services Dept Human Services Manager 4 | $73.03 /hr | $165,445 | — |
| Rank, Timothy Christopher | Attorney General's Office S3 (Attorney General's Office) | $80.52 /hr | $165,433 | — |
| McCartney, Molly | Transportation Dept Transp Operations Manager | $81.05 /hr | $165,432 | — |
| Cheney, Brian M | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Captain | $74.43 /hr | $165,383 | — |
| Stasson, Mark F | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,084 /2 wk | $165,374 | $4,462 |
| Jorgenson, Jeffrey J. | Human Services Dept Human Services Manager 5 | $78.42 /hr | $165,348 | — |
| Gross, John | Attorney General's Office S3 (Attorney General's Office) | $80.28 /hr | $165,339 | — |
| Olson, Michael D | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $60.39 /hr | $165,076 | $33,698 |
| Vizecky, Mark Eugene | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior Administrative | $75.66 /hr | $165,075 | — |
| Buggert, Florence L | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $165,062 | — |
| Tien, Wendy | Attorney General's Office S3 (Attorney General's Office) | $80.13 /hr | $165,027 | — |
| Goodwin, Michael P | Attorney General's Office S4 (Attorney General's Office) | $80.27 /hr | $164,923 | — |
| Crone, Kari Thoe | Court of Appeals Jud Appellate Courts Attorney | $77.37 /hr | $164,880 | — |
| Carlson, Jodie L | Court of Appeals Jud Appellate Courts Attorney | $77.37 /hr | $164,880 | — |
| Theisen, Katherine Nystrom | Legislative Auditor Deputy Legislative Auditor +1 more | $81.23 /hr | $164,857 | — |
| Reitan, Britta Helen | Mn Management & Budget Director, Budget Policy and An +1 more | $70.90 /hr | $164,631 | — |
| Spitzenberger, David M | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 4 | $61.14 /hr | $164,606 | — |
| Pugh, Joseph M | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $164,583 | — |
| Ellison, Keith M | Attorney General's Office Attorney General | $79.52 /hr | $164,575 | — |
| Wright, Corinne H | Attorney General's Office S4 (Attorney General's Office) | $80.08 /hr | $164,528 | — |
| Anderson, Hans A | Attorney General's Office S4 (Attorney General's Office) | $80.07 /hr | $164,507 | — |
| Watson, James T | Minnesota IT Services Systems Architect | $72.87 /hr | $164,499 | — |
| Wilson, Scott | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $6,166 /2 wk | $164,418 | — |
| Corey, Margaret Leah | Mn Management & Budget Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $164,377 | — |
| Kirchner, David | Legislative Auditor Leg Audit Prog Eval Coord | $77.04 /hr | $164,368 | — |
| Watson, Mark Joseph | Transportation Dept Engineer Senior Administrative | $75.66 /hr | $164,359 | — |
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.