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Ramsey County, Minnesota / County Attorney's Office

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County Attorney's Office

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

The County Attorney's Office is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2021, this agency had 370 employees with median total compensation of $69,759; the highest distinct record was $187,933.

Year
2021
Total payroll
$27.7M
Employees
370
Median total
$69,759
Highest record
$187,933

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2021 total compensation is spread across the 370 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($69,759) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $73,479 (98%)
  • Overtime — $340 (0%)
  • Other — $1,082 (1%)
  • 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
$31,571
$53,754
$69,759
$91,107
$132,771

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $132,771 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,571. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant County Attorney 3
57 · $119,316
Suppt Enforcement Agent 2
56 · $63,734
Suppt Enforcement Agent 3
25 · $73,726
Legal Secretary
23 · $51,309
Paralegal 3
15 · $71,615

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.

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Nelson Rhodus

Assistant County Attorney 3/County Attorney's Office

2021 total comp
$109,199
Base pay
$107,708
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,491
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,199
Hourly rate
$54
Hire date
2010-01-11
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
CoAtty/Trial/Attys
Earn Code
723
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Active

Nelson Rhodus works as a Assistant County Attorney 3 for County Attorney's Office. Hired in 2010, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. Nelson earned $109,199 in 2021. They are represented by 8At.

Jeffrey Wald

Assistant County Attorney 3/County Attorney's Office

2021 total comp
$107,691
Base pay
$105,997
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,694
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$107,691
Hourly rate
$52
Hire date
2015-09-01
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
CoAtty/Trial/Attys
Earn Code
723
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Active

Jeffrey Wald holds the role of Assistant County Attorney 3 at County Attorney's Office. Hired in 2015, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $107,691. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Saraswati Singh

Assistant County Attorney 4/County Attorney's Office

2021 total comp
$106,092
Base pay
$104,609
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,483
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,092
Hourly rate
$52
Hire date
2018-01-22
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
CoAtty/Trial/Attys
Earn Code
723
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Active

Saraswati Singh works as a Assistant County Attorney 4 for County Attorney's Office. Hired in 2018, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Saraswati earned $106,092 in 2021. Union affiliation: 8At.

Joanne Ehren Dahlquist

Child Support Supervisor/County Attorney's Office

2021 total comp
$103,962
Base pay
$103,962
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,962
Hourly rate
$50
Hire date
1996-07-29
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
CoAtty/HumSvcs/ChSupptPrgm
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Active

Joanne Ehren Dahlquist works as a Child Support Supervisor for County Attorney's Office. They have served since 1996 (about 25 years) as a full-time employee. Joanne earned $103,962 in 2021. They are represented by Unr.