State employees in Ramsey County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Ramsey County, fiscal year 2025.
Employees
26,739
FY 2025
Total paid
$2.21B
in FY 2025
Median paid
$84,249
base rate median $91,146
Average paid
$83,573
across 26,488 with pay
Highest paid
$530,631
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 2025, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
2,292
2,216
1,863
1,480
1,335
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$113,650
$85,034
$84,997
$84,730
$84,271
$84,149
$80,647
$79,342
$74,325
$73,870
$73,600
$73,078
Everyone, FY 2025
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schurtz, Jill Ellen | Investment Board Exec Dir Investment Bd | $260.18 /hr | $530,631 | — |
| Stevens, KyleeAnn Sophia | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Psychiatrist 5 | $207.91 /hr | $522,659 | — |
| Harmandayan, Maria | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Psychiatrist 4 | $195.17 /hr | $479,703 | — |
| Olson, Scott R | MN St Colleges & Universities Chancellor MNSCU | $17,752 /2 wk | $473,022 | — |
| Daniels, John Preston | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Psychiatrist 4 | $195.17 /hr | $407,416 | — |
| Christensen, Andrew D | Investment Board Managing Director Investments | $189.18 /hr | $402,026 | — |
| Arthur, Virginia | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V | $14,792 /2 wk | $393,978 | — |
| Sonderegger, Erol D | Investment Board Managing Director Investments | $189.18 /hr | $392,567 | — |
| Dwyer, Luke Michael Joseph | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Psychiatrist 2 | $179.55 /hr | $387,969 | — |
| Maki, William D | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Vice Chancellor | $13,363 /2 wk | $356,052 | — |
| Krech, Andrew | Investment Board Managing Director Investments | $168.10 /hr | $348,858 | — |
| Millender, Angelia | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V | $12,431 /2 wk | $322,767 | — |
| Goertz, Amanda | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Medical Specialist 4 | $151.18 /hr | $316,038 | — |
| Green, Satasha | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Vice Chancellor | $12,112 /2 wk | $314,478 | — |
| Lynfield, Ruth | Health Department Medical Specialist 4 | $151.18 /hr | $314,038 | — |
| Amsterdam, James T | Corrections Dept Medical Specialist 4 | $148.32 /hr | $302,513 | — |
| Bosch, Guy F | Corrections Dept State Prog Admin Manager Prin | $69.48 /hr | $276,623 | — |
| Mule, John R | Investment Board Chief Investment Oper Officer | $129.31 /hr | $274,818 | — |
| Bailey, Jacquelyn Lorraine | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Vice Chancellor | $10,478 /2 wk | $271,748 | — |
| Boll, Cassandra | Investment Board Investment Director | $129.31 /hr | $268,353 | — |
| Stacy, Jonathan | Investment Board Investment Director | $129.31 /hr | $268,353 | — |
| Anderson, Paul T | Investment Board Chief Investment Oper Officer | $125.48 /hr | $266,657 | — |
| Smith, Marshall E | Direct Care and Treatment Dept DHS Health Systems CEO | $125.26 /hr | $266,459 | — |
| Berndt, Ross H | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | — | $263,177 | — |
| Lehnertz, Nicholas | Health Department Medical Specialist 2 | $128.52 /hr | $262,107 | — |
| Ammann, Patricia C. | Investment Board Chief Investment Oper Officer | $123.08 /hr | $261,710 | — |
| Bond, Rachel | Court of Appeals Jud Court of Appeals Judge | $7,790 /2 wk | $246,454 | — |
| Davis, Eric Michael | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Vice Chancellor | $9,238 /2 wk | $246,110 | — |
| Fournier, Marc A | Public Utilities Comm Pub Util Rates Analyst 4 | $52.53 /hr | $245,447 | — |
| Gort, Amy Strohmeier | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 14 | $9,304 /2 wk | $241,526 | — |
| Reed, Stephen Lee | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 13 +1 more | $8,880 /2 wk | $241,201 | — |
| Legato, Denise F | Natural Resources Dept Human Resources Director 5 | $82.92 /hr | $240,971 | — |
| Lindell, Tami Dawn | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse | $91.99 /hr | $239,514 | — |
| Peaslee, Deidra A | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV | $9,147 /2 wk | $237,513 | — |
| Lautigar, Michael R | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $53.05 /hr | $236,646 | $90,117 |
| Hudson, Natalie E | Supreme Court Jud SC Chief Justice | $9,093 /2 wk | $236,430 | — |
| Chomilo, Nathan Tseboh | Human Services Dept Medical Specialist 4 | $151.18 /hr | $235,515 | — |
| Ndungu, Mercy | Investment Board Portfolio Manager | $110.15 /hr | $234,114 | — |
| Shorba, Jeffrey G | Supreme Court Jud State Court Administrator | $112.53 /hr | $233,620 | — |
| Concepcion, Erwin | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Behavioral Med Practitioner Sr | $109.18 /hr | $233,253 | — |
| Andersen, Frederick James | Commerce Dept Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy | $109.18 /hr | $232,253 | — |
| Vigliaturo, Philip | Commerce Dept Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy | $109.18 /hr | $232,253 | — |
| Simonsen, Jaime L | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $8,850 /2 wk | $229,778 | — |
| Lyng, Julia Mildred | Commerce Dept Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy | $109.18 /hr | $228,950 | — |
| Krambeer, Adam James | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Trooper | $56.22 /hr | $228,811 | $112,123 |
| Blumenshine, Nathan Troutman | Investment Board Portfolio Manager | $110.15 /hr | $228,607 | — |
| Griga, Aaron D | Investment Board Portfolio Manager | $110.15 /hr | $228,607 | — |
| Covich, Daniel | Investment Board Portfolio Manager | $110.15 /hr | $228,607 | — |
| Goings, Scott Randall | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 | $8,556 /2 wk | $228,003 | — |
| Anderson, Douglas Allen | Public Employees Retire Assoc Exec Dir PERA | $108.60 /hr | $226,918 | — |
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.