Legal Secretary

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

37 employees hold this title in County Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $51,858, below the department median of $79,386.

Employees: 37
Total payroll: $1.7M
Role median: $51,858
Agency median: $79,386
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$364$68,285+

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How total compensation varies among the 37 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Ramsey County, Minnesota

Legal Secretary is held in 2 Ramsey County, Minnesota departments. In County Attorney, the median of $51,858 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

County Attorney's Office

$51,309 · 23

Median total compensation for the Legal Secretary role in other Ramsey County, Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Legal Secretary beyond Ramsey County, Minnesota

This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In Ramsey County, Minnesota, the median of $51,350 ranks #10 of 21. See Legal Secretary across all of Ramsey County, Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$158,525 · 60

$104,988 · 117

$92,295 · 11

$68,958 · 796

$67,608 · 5

$62,406 · 55

School District of Philadelphia

$62,204 · 5

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$57,530 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Legal Secretaryroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jodie Simonette

Legal Secretary/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$17,702

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $17,144
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $558
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,702
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2019-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/LOClrclSuptStff
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 23, 2024

Jodie Simonette works as a Legal Secretary for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. Jodie earned $17,702 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Barbara Peterson

Legal Secretary/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$17,469

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,469
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,469
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2006-11-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

Barbara Peterson works as a Legal Secretary for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2006, they have about 18 years of service as a full-time employee. Barbara earned $17,469 in 2024. Union affiliation: 8Gn.