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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Page 1

Timothy Vang

Rea Commercial Principal/County Assessor

2025 total comp
$113,193
Sub-department
Information and Public Records
Base pay
$112,948
Overtime
$245
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,193
Hourly rate
$55
Hire date
2011-05-23
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

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

Timothy Vang works as a Rea Commercial Principal for County Assessor within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years) as a full-time employee. Timothy earned $113,193 in 2025. They are represented by Unr.

Michael Bownik

Manager - Inform & Pub Recreation/County Assessor

2023 total comp
$112,083
Sub-department
Information and Public Records
Base pay
$112,083
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,083
Hourly rate
$59
Hire date
2019-04-08
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
AO/LandRecords
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Active

At County Assessor, Michael Bownik serves as a Manager - Inform & Pub Recreation within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 4 years, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $112,083. They are represented by Unr.

Curtis Peterson

Geog Information Systems Supervisor/County Assessor

2025 total comp
$111,251
Sub-department
Information and Public Records
Base pay
$110,242
Overtime
$234
Other pay
$775
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,251
Hourly rate
$54
Hire date
1985-01-28
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

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

At County Assessor, Curtis Peterson serves as a Geog Information Systems Supervisor within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 1985, about 40 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,251. They are represented by Unr.

Christopher Halden

Real Est Appr Community Senior/County Assessor

2025 total comp
$110,288
Sub-department
Information and Public Records
Base pay
$110,288
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$110,288
Hourly rate
$54
Hire date
2019-04-22
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
AO/Commcl
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Active

Christopher Halden works as a Real Est Appr Community Senior for County Assessor within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years) as a full-time employee. Christopher earned $110,288 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.