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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hohmann, Daniel J | Direct Care and Treatment Dir Care & Treatment Mgr 5 Unc | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Latuseck, Douglas J | Direct Care and Treatment Dir Care & Treatment Mgr 5 Unc +1 more | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Vaubel, Andrea Fetherston | Agriculture Dept Deputy Commr Agriculture | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Weeks, Kathryn | Children Youth & Families Dept Assistant Commissioner DCYF | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Wyckoff, Peter H | Commerce Dept Deputy Commr Commerce | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| ten Broeke, Catherine | Housing Finance Agency Housing Finance Agency Exec | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Vo, Minh T | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,590 /2 wk | $180,948 | $3,695 |
| Graff, Paula Ann | Corrections Dept Asst Commr Corrections | $84.16 /hr | $180,933 | — |
| Mitchell, Kelly L | Corrections Dept Asst Commr Corrections | $84.16 /hr | $180,933 | — |
| Arnold, Grace | Commerce Dept Commissioner-Commerce | $87.05 /hr | $180,829 | — |
| Gronvall, Tamar N | Administration Dept Commissioner-Administration | $87.05 /hr | $180,829 | — |
| Petersen, Thomas E. | Agriculture Dept Commissioner-Agriculture | $87.05 /hr | $180,829 | — |
| Geil, Jessica J | Human Services Dept Human Services Manager 5 | $78.42 /hr | $180,828 | — |
| Fraser, Kathy | State Auditor Information Syst Director | $85.86 /hr | $180,663 | — |
| Shepherd, Paul Robert | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $6,668 /2 wk | $180,608 | — |
| Tjomsland, Scott | Legislative Auditor Leg Audit Manager | $84.14 /hr | $180,597 | — |
| Strubel, Susan | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 16 | $11,245 /2 wk | $180,520 | — |
| Eschweiler, Emily John | Supreme Court Jud Dir of Professional Serv | $82.59 /hr | $180,501 | — |
| Fong, Michael | Minnesota IT Services Systems Architect | $72.87 /hr | $180,340 | — |
| Hauerwas, Debra A. | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 2 | $86.69 /hr | $180,223 | — |
| Roberson, Kimberly Ann | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Director | $86.69 /hr | $180,223 | — |
| Allie, Brian R | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Director | $86.69 /hr | $180,223 | — |
| Ferdous, Rashed | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 2 | $86.69 /hr | $180,223 | — |
| McDonald, Christopher Mark | Secretary of State Information Syst Director | $86.69 /hr | $180,223 | — |
| Tibstra, Debra K | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 2 | $86.69 /hr | $180,223 | — |
| Wright, Michael Lawrence | Minnesota IT Services MNIT Division Manager 2 | $86.69 /hr | $180,223 | — |
| Barslou, Jeffrey Scott | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $179,966 | $645 |
| Advani, Ramona I | State Auditor State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Lvl 3 | $84.48 /hr | $179,942 | — |
| Toughill, Steven Michael | Minnesota IT Services Systems Supervisor | $72.61 /hr | $179,864 | — |
| LaBar, Derek David | Administration Dept Pharmacist Senior | $84.36 /hr | $179,702 | — |
| Moldenhauer, Drew W | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $2,813 /2 wk | $179,699 | $6,399 |
| Held, Jessica R. | Administration Dept Asst Commr Administration | $84.16 /hr | $179,172 | — |
| Kohlasch, Frank L | Pollution Control Agency Asst Commr Pollution Control | $84.16 /hr | $179,172 | — |
| Koudelka, Kirk G | Pollution Control Agency Asst Commr Pollution Control | $84.16 /hr | $179,172 | — |
| Kunas, Myra L | Health Department Asst Commr Health +1 more | $84.16 /hr | $179,172 | — |
| Reimann, Shannon L | Corrections Dept Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt | $84.16 /hr | $179,172 | — |
| Schoenecker, Ted W | Transportation Dept Transp Asst Div Dir | $84.16 /hr | $179,172 | — |
| Weaver, Rita Rodrigue | Water & Soil Resources Board Engineer Senior Administrative | $75.66 /hr | $179,116 | — |
| Hayes, Elizabeth B | Administration Dept Asst Commr Administration +1 more | $84.16 /hr | $179,110 | — |
| Jungers, Cindy L | Direct Care and Treatment Human Resources Director 5 | $84.16 /hr | $179,110 | — |
| Tura, Robsan | Health Department Asst Commr Health +1 more | $84.16 /hr | $179,110 | — |
| Waslaski, Wayne J | Administration Dept Asst Commr Administration +1 more | $84.16 /hr | $179,110 | — |
| Kammerud, Shawn | Minnesota IT Services Information Syst Director | $86.69 /hr | $178,960 | — |
| Diers, Carter | Corrections Dept Corr Field Serv Dir | $84.16 /hr | $178,936 | — |
| Rossow, Melissa A. | Supreme Court Jud Child Support Magistrate | $83.58 /hr | $178,861 | — |
| Cownie, James R | Transportation Dept General Counsel 3 +1 more | $87.61 /hr | $178,824 | — |
| Ham, Hwikwon | Public Utilities Comm Commissioner-Public Utilities | $84.06 /hr | $178,820 | — |
| Sieben, Katherine J | Public Utilities Comm Commissioner-Public Utilities | $84.06 /hr | $178,820 | — |
| Tuma, John A | Public Utilities Comm Commissioner-Public Utilities | $84.06 /hr | $178,817 | — |
| Billins, Todd Anthony | Minnesota IT Services Information Technology Spec 5 | $67.92 /hr | $178,797 | — |
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.