Ramsey County, Minnesota / County Attorney

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County Attorney

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 413 employees with median total compensation of $79,386; the highest distinct record was $225,001.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $34.3M
Employees: 413
Median total: $79,386
Highest record: $225,001

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$987$177,826+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 413 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,386) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $81,894 (99%)
Overtime — $363 (0%)
Other — $826 (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

$14,645

$60,486

$79,386

$103,827

$152,885

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $152,885 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $14,645. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Support Enforcement Agent

77 · $68,759

Assistant County Attorney-Senior

73 · $147,236

Support Enforcement Agent Senior

28 · $83,111

Law Clerk - Uncl

26 · $10,730

Paralegal Senior

22 · $78,656

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	$269.2K —	23 —	$11,716 —
2022	$29.6M ▲ 10883.5%	431 ▲ 1773.9%	$68,075 ▲ 481.0%
2023	$31.1M ▲ 5.0%	429 ▼ 0.5%	$72,149 ▲ 6.0%
2024	$31.4M ▲ 1.0%	444 ▲ 3.5%	$71,725 ▼ 0.6%
2025	$34.3M ▲ 9.4%	413 ▼ 7.0%	$79,386 ▲ 10.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Sandra Thielen

Management Analyst 4/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$104,103

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $104,103
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,103
Hourly rate: $51
Hire date: 2000-05-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Sandra Thielen serves as a Management Analyst 4 within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 24 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $104,103. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Amy Dean

County Attorneys Office Supervisor/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$103,897

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $103,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $699
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,897
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2000-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Amy Dean is a County Attorneys Office Supervisor at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2000 (about 25 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $103,897. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Pamela Hamilton

County Attorneys Office Supervisor/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$103,896

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $103,896
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,896
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2020-02-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Pamela Hamilton works as a County Attorneys Office Supervisor for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service as a full-time employee. Pamela earned $103,896 in 2025. They are represented by Unr.

Joseph Fick

County Attorneys Office Supervisor/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$103,827

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $103,431
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $396
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,827
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 1999-09-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/ChSupptPrgm
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Joseph Fick holds the role of County Attorneys Office Supervisor at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,827. They are represented by Unr.

Vernon Broome

County Attorneys Office Supervisor/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$103,541

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $103,541
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,541
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2009-04-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Vernon Broome holds the role of County Attorneys Office Supervisor at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2009 (about 16 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,541. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Stephanie Struthers

County Attorneys Office Supervisor/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$103,028

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $103,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,028
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 1999-09-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Stephanie Struthers holds the role of County Attorneys Office Supervisor at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 26 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,028. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Christopher Bates

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$102,675

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $100,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,339
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,675
Hourly rate: $68
Hire date: 2009-06-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Civil/Attys
Earn Code: 723
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 27, 2024

Christopher Bates works as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 15 years as a full-time employee. Christopher earned $102,675 in 2024. Union affiliation: 8At.

Yvonne Schneider

Administrative Assistant Principal/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$102,647

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $70,858
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,788
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,647
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2008-07-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: M.

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Admin
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Yvonne Schneider holds the role of Administrative Assistant Principal at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,647. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Cynthia Melby

Administrative Secretary-Co Attorney - Uncl/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$101,605

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $101,605
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,605
Hourly rate: $49
Hire date: 2004-03-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Cynthia Melby holds the role of Administrative Secretary-Co Attorney - Uncl at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,605. Union affiliation: Unr.

Ayodele Famodu

Assistant County Attorney 4/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$101,201

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $76,754
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,446
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,201
Hourly rate: $66
Hire date: 2002-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J.

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Juvenile/Attys
Earn Code: 723
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 5, 2023

Ayodele Famodu is a Assistant County Attorney 4 at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 21 years, working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $101,201. Union affiliation: 8At.

Philip Petermann

County Attorney's Office Super/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$101,051

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $101,051
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,051
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 1996-10-21
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

At County Attorney, Philip Petermann serves as a County Attorney's Office Super within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1996, they have about 27 years of service, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $101,051. They are represented by Unr.

Caitlin Mohamed

Assistant County Attorney/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$100,974

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $99,674
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,974
Hourly rate: $51
Hire date: 2024-09-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Caitlin Mohamed holds the role of Assistant County Attorney at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $100,974. They are represented by 8At.

Anne Link Fisher

Paralegal Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$100,926

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $89,203
Overtime: $11,723
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,926
Hourly rate: $44
Hire date: 1995-05-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Anne Link Fisher holds the role of Paralegal Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 1995 (about 30 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $100,926. They are represented by 8Gn.

Michelle Mcpherson

Cty Attorney Division Dir-Supptsvc-Uncl/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$100,790

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $78,831
Overtime: $21,238
Other pay: $721
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,790
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2015-12-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

Michelle Mcpherson is a Cty Attorney Division Dir-Supptsvc-Uncl at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $100,790. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Elizabeth Vadakara

Assistant County Attorney/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$100,529

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $99,229
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,529
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 2015-10-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

Elizabeth Vadakara is a Assistant County Attorney at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $100,529. They are represented by 8At.

John Rominski

Collections Enf Agent Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$99,577

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $98,115
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,461
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,577
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 1993-10-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Civil/Paraprofessionals
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

John Rominski is a Collections Enf Agent Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1993, they have about 32 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $99,577. They are represented by 8Gn.

Teresa Juneau

County Attorneys Office Supervisor/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$98,854

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $98,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,854
Hourly rate: $49
Hire date: 1995-03-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

Teresa Juneau works as a County Attorneys Office Supervisor for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 30 years as a full-time employee. Teresa earned $98,854 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Jeanne Sandquist

Victim/Witness Advocate/County Attorney

2022 total comp

$97,915

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $60,126
Overtime: $1,476
Other pay: $36,313
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,915
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 1989-09-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/VictimWitness
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Sep 9, 2022

Jeanne Sandquist is a Victim/Witness Advocate at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1989, they have about 33 years of service, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $97,915. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Kimberly Parker

Assistant County Attorney 3/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$97,764

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $54,908
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $42,856
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,764
Hourly rate: $66
Hire date: 2012-02-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Civil/Attys
Earn Code: 723
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 5, 2023

Kimberly Parker works as a Assistant County Attorney 3 for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2012, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. Kimberly earned $97,764 in 2023. They are represented by 8At.

Petrina Travers

County Attorney's Office Super/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$97,625

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $97,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,625
Hourly rate: $47
Hire date: 2005-04-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/ChSupptPrgm
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At County Attorney, Petrina Travers serves as a County Attorney's Office Super within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2005, they have about 18 years of service, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $97,625. Union affiliation: Unr.

Megan Kratzke

Assistant County Attorney/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$97,597

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $96,297
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,597
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 2019-10-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

Megan Kratzke holds the role of Assistant County Attorney at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,597. Union affiliation: 8At.

Heather Capistrant

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$97,261

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $96,114
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,146
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,261
Hourly rate: $76
Hire date: 1997-11-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/ChildProt/Attys
Earn Code: 723
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Heather Capistrant is a Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 1997 (about 28 years), working part-time, 0.6 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $97,261. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Jodi Abel

Planning Specialist 2/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$97,169

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $97,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,169
Hourly rate: $47
Hire date: 1997-06-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Jodi Abel serves as a Planning Specialist 2 within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1997, they have about 26 years of service, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $97,169. They are represented by Unr.

Laura Fenstermaker

Victim/Witness Advocate/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$97,033

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $88,613
Overtime: $7,906
Other pay: $513
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,033
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2018-05-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

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

Laura Fenstermaker works as a Victim/Witness Advocate for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Laura earned $97,033 in 2025. They are represented by 8Gn.