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

Anne Sims

Manager - Inform & Pub Recreation/County Assessor

2024 total comp

$30,450

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $30,450
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,450
Hourly rate: $56
Hire date: 2024-09-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Anne Sims is a Manager - Inform & Pub Recreation at County Assessor within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2024, under a year, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $30,450. They are represented by Unr.

David Wilford

Prop Descr & GIS Technician 2/County Assessor

2024 total comp

$29,405

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,405
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,405
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 1997-06-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: AO/LandRecords
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Dec 8, 2023

David Wilford holds the role of Prop Descr & GIS Technician 2 at County Assessor within Information and Public Records. They have served since 1997 (about 27 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $29,405. Union affiliation: 8Gn.