Board of County Commissioners

Source file: Ramsey County, Minnesota — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Board of County Commissioners is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $79,026; the highest distinct record was $118,130.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.7M
Employees: 23
Median total: $79,026
Highest record: $118,130

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$7,847$118,130+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,026) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $68,627 (92%)
Overtime — $18 (0%)
Other — $5,687 (8%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$13,157

$58,539

$79,026

$95,008

$112,494

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $112,494 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,157. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Principal Assistant - Uncl

10 · $74,972

County Commissioner - Uncl

8 · $108,582

Administrative Assistant Senior

3 · $61,331

Administrative Assistant Principal

2 · $73,620

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 4 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2022	$1.6M —	20 —	$85,744 —
2023	$1.6M ▲ 6.0%	21 ▲ 5.0%	$82,886 ▼ 3.3%
2024	$1.7M ▲ 1.0%	21 ±0%	$80,721 ▼ 2.6%
2025	$1.7M ▲ 2.9%	23 ▲ 9.5%	$79,026 ▼ 2.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Rafael Ortega

County Commissioner - Uncl/Board of County Commissioners

2025 total comp

$118,130

Base pay: $108,730
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,130
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 1995-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Board of CountyCommissioners/A
Earn Code: 723
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Rafael Ortega is a County Commissioner - Uncl at Board of County Commissioners. They have served since 1995 (about 30 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $118,130. Union affiliation: Unr.