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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saraph, Jayant V | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,919 /2 wk | $205,950 | — |
| Erickson, Thomas Michael | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $205,456 | $87,956 |
| Bogojevic, Christina Elizabeth | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Chief | $96.35 /hr | $205,052 | — |
| Smith, Rodmen E | Natural Resources Dept NR Dir - Enforcement | $96.35 /hr | $205,052 | — |
| Patterson, Paul David | Supreme Court Jud Dir Court Services | $96.33 /hr | $204,750 | — |
| Kagan, Elaine M | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 3 | $54.87 /hr | $204,722 | $92,344 |
| Zahar, Samir Dean | Investment Board Investment Officer | $102.97 /hr | $203,482 | — |
| Inman, Ryan S | Legislative Coordinating Comm Legis Com/Ofc Executives | $93.93 /hr | $203,435 | — |
| Thao, David Kong | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 4 | $54.95 /hr | $202,972 | $53,380 |
| Flynn, Adam M | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Captain | $70.34 /hr | $202,869 | $36,548 |
| Thao, Michael | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $202,560 | $79,312 |
| Bentley, Elizabeth Graber | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Bond, Rachel | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Bratvold, Diane | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Cochran, Jeanne | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Connolly, Francis J | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Ede, Keala Christian | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Harris, JaPaul J | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Johnson, Matthew E | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Larkin, Michelle A | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Larson, Elise Laine | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Reyes Jr, Peter Michael | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Ross, Kevin | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Schmidt, Jonathan P | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Smith, Tracy Marie | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Wheelock, Sarah Irene | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Worke, Renee L | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $202,528 | — |
| Wallace, Jean Marie | Transportation Dept Deputy Commr Transportation +1 more | $93.30 /hr | $201,630 | — |
| Augustin, Kurt | MN State Retirement System Information Syst Applic Mgr | $79.61 /hr | $201,020 | — |
| Christenson, Thomas James | Workers Comp Court of Appeals Judge Of Wkrs Comp Court Of Ap | $94.19 /hr | $200,625 | — |
| Quinn, Sean M | Workers Comp Court of Appeals Judge Of Wkrs Comp Court Of Ap | $94.19 /hr | $200,625 | — |
| Pratt, Andrew J | Housing Finance Agency Housing Finance Agency Exec | $87.09 /hr | $200,409 | — |
| Husted, Melody A | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $200,394 | — |
| Perventsev, Yaroslav Aleksandrovich | Minnesota IT Services Systems Architect | $72.87 /hr | $200,014 | $10,056 |
| Jin, Sung | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,849 /2 wk | $199,939 | $9,929 |
| Milun, Patricia J | Workers Comp Court of Appeals Worker's Comp Ct of Ap Chf Jud | $95.98 /hr | $199,638 | — |
| Grewing, Sara | Trial Courts Jud District Court Chief Judge | $7,678 /2 wk | $199,622 | — |
| Brost, Wade R | Direct Care and Treatment DHS Direct Care Executive Dir | $93.30 /hr | $199,561 | — |
| Bartocci, Dana | Supreme Court Jud Dir Human Resources | $90.91 /hr | $198,685 | — |
| Landrieu, Maria Josefina | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $6,861 /2 wk | $198,648 | — |
| O'Hern, Cassandra O | Public Safety Dept Deputy Commr Public Safety +1 more | $93.30 /hr | $198,630 | — |
| Ho, Lee H | Revenue Dept Deputy Commr Revenue | $93.30 /hr | $198,561 | — |
| Naramore, Barbara Lynn | Natural Resources Dept Deputy Commr Natural Resources | $93.30 /hr | $198,561 | — |
| Betz, Jason Lawrence | Supreme Court Jud Dir Chief Inform Officer | $90.82 /hr | $198,488 | — |
| Storkamp, Daniel R | Direct Care and Treatment DHS Direct Care Executive Dir +1 more | $93.30 /hr | $198,420 | — |
| Jones, Connie L | Direct Care and Treatment DHS Direct Care Executive Dir | $93.30 /hr | $198,360 | — |
| Kaleem, Faisal | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,084 /2 wk | $198,081 | $8,180 |
| Keller, John C | Attorney General's Office M4 (Attorney General's Office) | $96.40 /hr | $198,058 | — |
| Daubenberger, Nancy Therese | Transportation Dept Commissioner-Transportation | $93.05 /hr | $197,945 | — |
| Campbell, Erin M | Mn Management & Budget Commissioner-MN Mgmt & Budget | $93.05 /hr | $197,945 | — |
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.