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

$380$164,976+

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

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

Channy Cheng

Clerk Typist 1/County Attorney's Office

2021 total comp

$25,160

Base pay: $25,160
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,160
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2019-09-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Channy Cheng works as a Clerk Typist 1 for County Attorney's Office. They have served since 2019 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Channy earned $25,160 in 2021. They are represented by 8Gn.

Kelsey Benson

Legal Secretary/County Attorney's Office

2021 total comp

$24,840

Base pay: $24,646
Overtime: $103
Other pay: $91
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,840
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2021-06-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/PreTrialJustice/ClerSta
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At County Attorney's Office, Kelsey Benson serves as a Legal Secretary. Hired in 2021, they have under a year of service, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $24,840. They are represented by 8Gn.

Sydney Hartneck

Student Intern - Uncl/County Attorney's Office

2021 total comp

$24,753

Base pay: $24,703
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $49
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,753
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2019-06-03
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Trial/ClerStaff
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Sydney Hartneck is a Student Intern - Uncl at County Attorney's Office. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 2 years, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2021 total compensation came to $24,753. They are represented by Unr.

Cheryse Brown

Administrative Assistant 2/County Attorney's Office

2021 total comp

$21,468

Base pay: $21,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,468
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2021-07-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Admin
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Cheryse Brown works as a Administrative Assistant 2 for County Attorney's Office. They have served since 2021 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Cheryse earned $21,468 in 2021. They are represented by 8Gn.

Patricia Herrera

Victim/Witness Advocate/County Attorney's Office

2021 total comp

$21,398

Base pay: $4,241
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,156
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,398
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 1992-07-27
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/VictimWitness
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Dec 31, 2020

Patricia Herrera holds the role of Victim/Witness Advocate at County Attorney's Office. Hired in 1992, they have about 29 years of service as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $21,398. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Brigitte Whaley

Administrative Assistant 3/County Attorney's Office

2021 total comp

$21,155

Base pay: $21,155
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,155
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2021-08-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Brigitte Whaley works as a Administrative Assistant 3 for County Attorney's Office. They have served since 2021 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Brigitte earned $21,155 in 2021. Union affiliation: Unr.