Ramsey County, Minnesota / Community & Economic Development

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Community & Economic Development

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

The Community & Economic Development is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $88,389; the highest distinct record was $164,910.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.3M
Employees: 18
Median total: $88,389
Highest record: $164,910

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,007$164,910+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,389) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $73,238 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,505 (2%)
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

$12,313

$24,847

$88,389

$111,512

$122,040

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $122,040 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,313. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Economic Development Specialist

5 · $84,356

Redevelopment Progam Manager

3 · $111,512

Planning Manager

2 · $110,653

Planning Specialist

2 · $19,138

Student Intern - Uncl

2 · $10,481

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 5 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2021	$804.4K —	12 —	$60,261 —
2022	$1M ▲ 28.9%	16 ▲ 33.3%	$57,329 ▼ 4.9%
2023	$1.1M ▲ 8.0%	18 ▲ 12.5%	$57,404 ▲ 0.1%
2024	$1.2M ▲ 3.3%	18 ±0%	$76,386 ▲ 33.1%
2025	$1.3M ▲ 16.3%	18 ±0%	$88,389 ▲ 15.7%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

County Manager's Office Ramsey County, Minnesota46% match
Economic Development Missouri42% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Claudia Klinkhammer

Redevelopment Progam Manager/Community & Economic Development

2025 total comp

$111,512

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $107,501
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,012
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,512
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 2023-06-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EconDevt/CED-Admin
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Claudia Klinkhammer holds the role of Redevelopment Progam Manager at Community & Economic Development within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,512. They are represented by Unr.