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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker, Kimberly Ross | Public Safety Dept General Counsel 3 | $90.12 /hr | $186,436 | — |
| Carey, Terra J | Direct Care and Treatment Dir Care & Treatment Mgr 5 Unc | $87.09 /hr | $186,409 | — |
| Robinson, Rachel C | Housing Finance Agency Deputy Commr Housing Finance | $87.09 /hr | $186,243 | — |
| Elwood, Kristine Vieth | Transportation Dept Transp Division Engineer +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $186,233 | — |
| Kuntz, Daniel J | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 2 | $89.72 /hr | $186,190 | — |
| Owen, Joseph Samuel | Direct Care and Treatment Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse | $89.78 /hr | $186,098 | — |
| Jahnke, Timothy A | Commerce Dept Deputy Commr Commerce | $87.09 /hr | $186,094 | — |
| Majors, Marc | Employ & Econ Development Dept Dir Employment Programs +1 more | $66.55 /hr | $186,092 | — |
| Shepherd, Nathan Brookins | Legislative Auditor General Counsel 3 | $89.71 /hr | $186,025 | — |
| Meagher, Casey P | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Captain | $74.43 /hr | $185,700 | $14,946 |
| Tester, Peter Lund | Pollution Control Agency Deputy Commr Pollution Control | $90.12 /hr | $185,681 | — |
| Dreier, Julia | Commerce Dept Deputy Commr Commerce | $87.09 /hr | $185,659 | — |
| Schaap, Travis | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Major | $81.13 /hr | $185,503 | $4,046 |
| Weirens, David A | Water & Soil Resources Board State Prog Admin Manager Prin | $70.52 /hr | $185,429 | — |
| Moore, Shaneen D. | Children Youth & Families Dept Assistant Commissioner DCYF | $87.09 /hr | $185,411 | — |
| Jones, Derrick A | Direct Care and Treatment Dir Care & Treatment Mgr 5 Unc | $87.09 /hr | $185,409 | — |
| Richards, Jess W | Natural Resources Dept Asst Commr NR Operations | $87.09 /hr | $185,409 | — |
| Smith, Kirk E | Health Department Epidemiologist Program Manager | $87.09 /hr | $185,409 | — |
| Cunningham, Thomas John | Public Safety Dept Asst Commr Public Safety | $87.09 /hr | $185,409 | — |
| Fee, Mary L. | Governors Office Governors Staff Mngrl Oper | $87.09 /hr | $185,409 | — |
| O'Connor, Anne Victoria | Governors Office Governors Staff Mngrl Oper | $87.09 /hr | $185,409 | — |
| Dieveney, Matthew M | Housing Finance Agency Housing Finance Agency Exec | $87.09 /hr | $185,346 | — |
| Knatterud-Hubinger, Joshua William | Transportation Dept Transp Chief Admin Officer +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $185,346 | — |
| Willette, Eric J | Revenue Dept Revenue Research Director | $87.09 /hr | $185,344 | — |
| Meier, Robert H | Natural Resources Dept Asst Commr NR Operations | $87.09 /hr | $185,344 | — |
| Desai, Jay | Health Department Epidemiologist Program Manager | $87.09 /hr | $185,344 | — |
| Baumtrog, Ryan P | Housing Finance Agency Deputy Commr Housing Finance | $87.09 /hr | $185,344 | — |
| Crow, Michael G | Commerce Dept Deputy Commr Commerce | $87.09 /hr | $185,344 | — |
| Lynaugh, Timothy Philip | Public Safety Dept Asst Commr Public Safety | $87.09 /hr | $185,344 | — |
| Meittunen, Eric | Veterans Affairs Dept Deputy Commr Veterans Aff-VHC | $87.09 /hr | $185,344 | — |
| Lindsay, Bradley S | Veterans Affairs Dept Commissioner-Veterans Affairs +1 more | $87.05 /hr | $185,181 | — |
| Blissenbach, Nicole Marie | Labor & Industry Dept Commissioner-Labor & Industry | $87.05 /hr | $185,181 | — |
| Lucero, Rebecca | Human Rights Dept Commissioner-Human Rights | $87.05 /hr | $185,181 | — |
| Ho, Jennifer Leimaile | Housing Finance Agency Commissioner-Housing Finance | $87.05 /hr | $185,181 | — |
| Olson Jr, Dennis W | Office of Higher Education Commissioner-MN Off Higher Edu | $87.05 /hr | $185,181 | — |
| Hassemer, Jennifer | Mn Management & Budget Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $184,973 | — |
| Koderick, Mark J | Corrections Dept Corr Investigation Ass't Dir 2 | $74.43 /hr | $184,884 | — |
| Ludmer, Ivan M | Corrections Dept General Counsel 3 | $90.12 /hr | $184,870 | — |
| Melvin, John P | Corrections Dept Corr Investigation Manager | $86.74 /hr | $184,664 | — |
| Geiger, Jeremy J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Assistant Chief | $86.74 /hr | $184,600 | — |
| Gorecki, Robert Andrew | Natural Resources Dept NR Asst Dir - Enforcement | $86.74 /hr | $184,600 | — |
| Koenig, Lisa Hager | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 2 | $86.69 /hr | $184,559 | — |
| Backhus, Kenneth P | Senate Counsel IV | $85.49 /hr | $184,503 | — |
| Bhaskar, Vijay | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Director | $86.69 /hr | $184,494 | — |
| VanDemmeltraadt, Jennifer | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 2 | $86.69 /hr | $184,494 | — |
| Yurich Jr, Gordon B | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Director | $86.69 /hr | $184,494 | — |
| Hallanger, Nathan John | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $7,248 /2 wk | $184,467 | — |
| Tanis, Patrick J | Governors Office Governors Staff Mngrl Oper | $93.26 /hr | $184,272 | — |
| Smith, Kailey Ann | Minnesota IT Services Systems Architect | $72.87 /hr | $184,271 | $25,784 |
| Prohofsky, Jill Ellsworth | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $86.04 /hr | $184,126 | — |
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.