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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadesse, Yohannes | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Manager | $77.92 /hr | $184,119 | — |
| Lehnhoff, James R | Housing Finance Agency Housing Finance Agency Exec | $87.09 /hr | $184,054 | — |
| Floyd, Nancy D | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 8 | — | $183,856 | — |
| Lincoln, Elizabeth J | Legislative Coordinating Comm Legis Com/Ofc Executives | $88.45 /hr | $183,628 | — |
| Vue, Mor | Human Services Dept Asst Commr Human Services +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $183,563 | — |
| Finneran, Carole | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $88.25 /hr | $183,560 | — |
| Majerus, Jamie L | Supreme Court Jud Branch Audit Manager | $84.54 /hr | $183,535 | — |
| Hamdan, Nazek Said | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $183,515 | — |
| Perushek, Mary Katherine | Labor & Industry Dept Deputy Commr Labor & Industry | $87.09 /hr | $183,485 | — |
| Buck, Brian L | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Captain | $74.43 /hr | $183,139 | $14,548 |
| Abrahamson, Todd William | Minnesota IT Services Systems Architect | $72.87 /hr | $183,097 | — |
| Casper Jr, Kenneth J | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $182,870 | — |
| Spivey, David L | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $66.71 /hr | $182,858 | $27,364 |
| Brown, Edith M | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $88.25 /hr | $182,854 | — |
| Dale, Christopher | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $7,038 /2 wk | $182,850 | — |
| Sass, Joseph | Legislative Auditor Leg Audit IT Auditor Manager | $86.84 /hr | $182,837 | — |
| Carlson, Katy Christoferson | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $182,830 | $77,526 |
| Devarla, Karthikeya Reddy | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $182,819 | $38,898 |
| Eichhorst, Joan M | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $88.96 /hr | $182,780 | — |
| Behrens, Angela M | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $88.96 /hr | $182,780 | — |
| Kemp, Kelly S | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $88.96 /hr | $182,780 | — |
| Pleggenkuhle, Jason T | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $88.96 /hr | $182,780 | — |
| Cullen, David M | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $88.96 /hr | $182,780 | — |
| Larson, Oliver J | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $88.96 /hr | $182,780 | — |
| Spielmans, Glen I | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,517 /2 wk | $182,690 | $11,061 |
| Bailey, Erin K | Governors Office Governors Staff Mngrl Oper | $88.44 /hr | $182,534 | — |
| Lynch, Kimberly J | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $7,026 /2 wk | $182,527 | — |
| Schmitt, Jeffrey A. | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $182,453 | — |
| Peil, Jeffrey J | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $182,386 | $3,871 |
| Ikeda, Scott H | Attorney General's Office M3 (Attorney General's Office) | $88.53 /hr | $182,333 | — |
| Conover, De Anna Corliss | Human Services Dept Asst Commr Human Services +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $182,209 | — |
| Butler, Benjamin J | Public Defense Board Public Defense Managing Attrny | $84.93 /hr | $181,750 | — |
| Runquist, Christopher M | Senate Legislative Director | $85.72 /hr | $181,334 | — |
| Lam Young, Melissa L | Mn Management & Budget Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget | $87.09 /hr | $181,229 | — |
| Keating, Elizabeth Shields | Court of Appeals Jud Chief Staff Attorney - COA | $84.41 /hr | $181,103 | — |
| Getchell, Vikki L | Revenue Dept Asst Commr Revenue | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Bronson, Sarah Catherine | Revenue Dept Asst Commr Revenue | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Burton Santibanez, Martha | Revenue Dept Asst Commr Revenue | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Dorschner, Dale | Revenue Dept Asst Commr Revenue | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Syrjamaki, Josh M | Human Services Dept Asst Commr Human Services | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Nieman, Justin T | Revenue Dept Asst Commr Revenue +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Christensen, Stacie E | Administration Dept Deputy Commr Administration +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Ray, Rinal Girish | Housing Finance Agency Housing Finance Agency Exec | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Moore, Paul Bennett | Mn Management & Budget Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Schuchman, Kayla | Housing Finance Agency Housing Finance Agency Exec | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Steinmetz, Teresa Joanne | Human Services Dept Asst Commr Human Services | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Delaney, Shane | Revenue Dept Asst Commr Revenue | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Drucker, Jeremy D | Mn Management & Budget Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Freeman, Nancy A. | Direct Care and Treatment Dir Care & Treatment Mgr 5 Unc | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Hebert, Jannine M | Direct Care and Treatment Dir Care & Treatment Mgr 5 Unc | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
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.