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

Page 1

Troy Halter

Real Estate Appr 2/County Assessor

2022 total comp

$25,769

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $25,369
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,769
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2018-02-26
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: Terminated
Termination Date: Apr 29, 2022

Troy Halter holds the role of Real Estate Appr 2 at County Assessor within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $25,769. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Catherine Peloquin

Clerical Speclst-Prop Recreation Rev/County Assessor

2021 total comp

$25,478

Base pay: $6,418
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,060
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,478
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 1996-03-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/AsngServ
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Jan 14, 2021

Catherine Peloquin holds the role of Clerical Speclst-Prop Recreation Rev at County Assessor. Hired in 1996, they have about 25 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $25,478. They are represented by 8Gn.

Katrina Herr

Real Estate Appraiser Senior/County Assessor

2025 total comp

$21,251

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $20,607
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $644
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,251
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2014-06-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/Resdntl
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 24, 2025

Katrina Herr works as a Real Estate Appraiser Senior for County Assessor within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years) as a full-time employee. Katrina earned $21,251 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.