Ramsey County, Minnesota / County Assessor

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County Assessor

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 55 employees with median total compensation of $92,952; the highest distinct record was $165,178.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.1M
Employees: 55
Median total: $92,952
Highest record: $165,178

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$21,251$152,420+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 55 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($92,952) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $90,532 (98%)
Overtime — $31 (0%)
Other — $1,692 (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

$53,536

$79,871

$92,952

$108,566

$124,836

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $124,836 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $53,536. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Real Estate Appraiser Senior

16 · $87,705

Real Est Appr Community Senior

9 · $100,534

Information & Public Records Manager

4 · $122,748

Real Estate Appr 2

4 · $49,214

Administrative Assistant Senior

3 · $65,602

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	$4M —	50 —	$83,265 —
2022	$4.3M ▲ 6.9%	56 ▲ 12.0%	$81,894 ▼ 1.6%
2023	$4.1M ▼ 3.5%	51 ▼ 8.9%	$87,480 ▲ 6.8%
2024	$4.6M ▲ 11.0%	56 ▲ 9.8%	$87,732 ▲ 0.3%
2025	$5.1M ▲ 11.4%	55 ▼ 1.8%	$92,952 ▲ 5.9%

Record list

Employees

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Daniel Vang

Real Estate Appraiser Senior/County Assessor

2025 total comp

$85,961

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $85,961
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,961
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2016-01-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/Resdntl
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Daniel Vang is a Real Estate Appraiser Senior at County Assessor within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,961. They are represented by 8Gn.

Teng Thor

Senior Real Est Appraiser Community/County Assessor

2024 total comp

$85,263

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $85,138
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,263
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2016-06-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/Commcl
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At County Assessor, Teng Thor serves as a Senior Real Est Appraiser Community within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 8 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $85,263. They are represented by 8Gn.

Judy Lazar

Principal Real Estate Appr/County Assessor

2021 total comp

$85,014

Base pay: $85,014
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,014
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2015-11-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/Resdntl
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Judy Lazar is a Principal Real Estate Appr at County Assessor. They have served since 2015 (about 6 years), working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $85,014. They are represented by Unr.

Matthew Pedersen

Real Estate Appraiser Senior/County Assessor

2025 total comp

$84,261

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $84,261
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,261
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2020-06-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/Resdntl
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Mar 6, 2026

Matthew Pedersen works as a Real Estate Appraiser Senior for County Assessor within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service as a full-time employee. Matthew earned $84,261 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Venkata Asha Deepika Penagganti

Appraisal Services Analyst/County Assessor

2025 total comp

$84,117

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $83,617
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,117
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2024-05-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/Commcl
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Venkata Asha Deepika Penagganti works as a Appraisal Services Analyst for County Assessor within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Venkata earned $84,117 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Shizuka Nagai

Management Analyst/County Assessor

2025 total comp

$83,661

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $83,661
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,661
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2018-11-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/AsngServ
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At County Assessor, Shizuka Nagai serves as a Management Analyst within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,661. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Leslie Berzat

Real Estate Appr 3*/County Assessor

2021 total comp

$83,240

Base pay: $83,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,240
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2001-04-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/Resdntl
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Leslie Berzat holds the role of Real Estate Appr 3* at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 20 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $83,240. They are represented by 8Gn.

Ian Landreau

Supervisor - Apprsl Service Sectn/County Assessor

2025 total comp

$82,589

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $82,430
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $159
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,589
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2017-06-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/AsngServ
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Ian Landreau is a Supervisor - Apprsl Service Sectn at County Assessor within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,589. They are represented by Unr.

Andrew Mehr

Research & Stat Analyst-Cama/County Assessor

2022 total comp

$81,141

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $58,559
Overtime: $4,637
Other pay: $17,945
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,141
Hourly rate: $44
Hire date: 2012-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/AsngServ
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 29, 2022

Andrew Mehr holds the role of Research & Stat Analyst-Cama at County Assessor within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2012 (about 10 years) as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $81,141. Union affiliation: Unr.

Michele Nelson

Real Estate Appraiser Senior/County Assessor

2025 total comp

$80,300

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $79,262
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,039
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,300
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2022-11-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/LandRecords
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At County Assessor, Michele Nelson serves as a Real Estate Appraiser Senior within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,300. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Aaron Huston

Real Estate Appraiser Senior/County Assessor

2025 total comp

$80,020

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $78,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,217
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,020
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2023-01-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/Resdntl
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Aaron Huston works as a Real Estate Appraiser Senior for County Assessor within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Aaron earned $80,020 in 2025. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Michelle Morse

Administrative Assistant Senior/County Assessor

2025 total comp

$79,871

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $78,759
Overtime: $1,112
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,871
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2022-09-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/AsngServ
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Michelle Morse holds the role of Administrative Assistant Senior at County Assessor within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,871. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.