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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Lydia Kolness

Legal Secretary/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$50,787

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $50,566
Overtime: $221
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,787
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2023-05-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/LOClrclSuptStff
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At County Attorney, Lydia Kolness serves as a Legal Secretary within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,787. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Adrienne Hess

Legal Secretary/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$50,457

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $47,963
Overtime: $96
Other pay: $2,399
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,457
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2016-04-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/LOClrclSuptStff
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 3, 2023

Adrienne Hess holds the role of Legal Secretary at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 7 years as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $50,457. They are represented by 8Gn.