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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strommen, Sarah | Natural Resources Dept Commissioner-Natural Resources | $93.05 /hr | $197,945 | — |
| Israel, John Kenneth | Minnesota IT Services Asst Commr MNIT Svcs +1 more | $92.81 /hr | $197,587 | — |
| Zehr, Scott C | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $57.79 /hr | $197,239 | $77,042 |
| Jacobson, Robert John | Public Safety Dept Commissioner-Public Safety | $93.05 /hr | $197,015 | — |
| Severs, Sara V | Transportation Dept Deputy Commr Transportation | $93.30 /hr | $196,965 | — |
| Kramer, Elizabeth | Attorney General's Office M4 (Attorney General's Office) | $95.81 /hr | $196,851 | — |
| Canaday, James W | Attorney General's Office M4 (Attorney General's Office) | $95.81 /hr | $196,851 | — |
| Cassutt, Donna B | Attorney General's Office M4 (Attorney General's Office) | $95.80 /hr | $196,830 | — |
| Mulhern, Gerald G | Employ & Econ Development Dept Unemployment Ins Prog Dir | $70.52 /hr | $196,744 | — |
| Lindell, Tami Dawn | Direct Care and Treatment Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse | $93.37 /hr | $196,316 | — |
| Voigt, David S | Attorney General's Office M4 (Attorney General's Office) | $95.53 /hr | $196,279 | — |
| Starr, Gary E | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,736 /2 wk | $196,261 | $5,541 |
| Kiemen, John J | Minnesota IT Services Systems Architect | $72.87 /hr | $196,235 | $2,915 |
| Sheu, Edward P | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $196,217 | — |
| Sundquist, Deborah Kay | Workers Comp Court of Appeals Judge Of Wkrs Comp Court Of Ap | $94.19 /hr | $195,915 | — |
| Carlson, Kathryn | Workers Comp Court of Appeals Judge Of Wkrs Comp Court Of Ap | $94.19 /hr | $195,915 | — |
| Mathison, Mark A | Legislative Auditor Leg Audit IT Auditor Manager | $90.62 /hr | $195,828 | — |
| Tomes, Tarek | Minnesota IT Services Commissioner-MN IT Services | $93.21 /hr | $195,812 | — |
| Benz, Craig J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $65.72 /hr | $195,734 | $43,879 |
| Holzer, Jane Nora Bowman | Tax Court Tax Court Judge | $89.70 /hr | $195,556 | — |
| Palmer-Denig, Jessica Ann | Administrative Hearings Chief Administrative Law Judge +1 more | $94.19 /hr | $195,544 | — |
| Baribeau, Shirley J | Investment Board Investment Officer | $91.95 /hr | $195,161 | — |
| Johnston, Nancy A | Direct Care and Treatment DHS Direct Care Executive Dir | $93.30 /hr | $194,965 | — |
| Rasmusson, Anne Marie | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $194,682 | — |
| Starr, Nicole J | Trial Courts Jud District Court Judge | $7,312 /2 wk | $194,617 | — |
| Baber, Zarina Fatima | Minnesota IT Services Asst Commr MNIT Svcs +1 more | $92.81 /hr | $194,562 | — |
| Ingutia, Miriam K | Direct Care and Treatment Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse | $93.37 /hr | $194,110 | — |
| Whitney, Jessica J | Attorney General's Office M4 (Attorney General's Office) | $94.43 /hr | $194,012 | — |
| Bentley, Andrew Martin | Mn Management & Budget Deputy Commr MMB | $93.30 /hr | $193,965 | — |
| Chaffee, Blake | Mn Management & Budget Deputy Commr MMB | $93.30 /hr | $193,965 | — |
| Eichten, Jonathan P | Minnesota IT Services Commissioner-MN IT Services | $93.21 /hr | $193,916 | — |
| Caulum, Elizabeth Junella | MNsure MNsure Executive Director | $93.06 /hr | $193,465 | — |
| Gandhi, Shireen Karla | Human Services Dept Deputy Commr Human Services | $93.30 /hr | $193,357 | — |
| Brown, Tikki Nicole | Children Youth & Families Dept Commissioner DCYF | $93.05 /hr | $193,293 | — |
| Marquart, Paul Anthony | Revenue Dept Commissioner-Revenue | $93.05 /hr | $193,293 | — |
| O'Shea, Christopher G | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $193,221 | $82,241 |
| Connolly, John | Human Services Dept Commissioner-Human Services | $93.05 /hr | $193,095 | — |
| Nyberg, Jeffrey | Minnesota IT Services Asst Commr MNIT Svcs | $92.81 /hr | $192,946 | — |
| Schurrer, Katie L | Supreme Court Jud Strat Projects Director | $88.25 /hr | $192,871 | — |
| Klitzke, Dale B | Direct Care and Treatment General Counsel 3 | $90.12 /hr | $192,860 | — |
| Lueke, Jorg H | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $192,447 | $2,156 |
| Erickson, Daniel E | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ Admin Transp | $81.19 /hr | $192,340 | — |
| Rowe, Evan M | Employ & Econ Development Dept Deputy Commr Empl & Econ Devel | $90.12 /hr | $191,860 | — |
| Peeters, Audrey Christine | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | $7,238 /2 wk | $191,665 | — |
| Payton, Mari L | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Information Systems Mgr | $80.80 /hr | $191,609 | — |
| Schnell, Paul P | Corrections Dept Commissioner-Corrections | $90.06 /hr | $191,584 | — |
| Paul, Brenda Marie Gabriel | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 2 | $89.71 /hr | $191,578 | — |
| Anderson, Randal Lee | Minnesota IT Services Systems Architect | $72.87 /hr | $191,524 | — |
| Kharengra, Ajmer | Minnesota IT Services Systems Architect | $72.87 /hr | $191,461 | — |
| Dorow, Duane Allan | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $191,436 | — |
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.