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

Jodi Abel

Planning Manager/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$126,102

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $126,102
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,102
Hourly rate: $61
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

Jodi Abel is a Planning Manager at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 28 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $126,102. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Lisa Hui-Peterson

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$125,688

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $124,388
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,688
Hourly rate: $61
Hire date: 2021-05-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Lisa Hui-Peterson serves as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,688. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Keelan Ryan

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$125,594

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $124,294
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,594
Hourly rate: $61
Hire date: 2017-09-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

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

Keelan Ryan holds the role of Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,594. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

John Ristad

Assistant County Attorney 3/County Attorney

2022 total comp

$124,892

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $82,425
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $42,467
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,892
Hourly rate: $64
Hire date: 2007-08-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Civil/Attys
Earn Code: 723
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 22, 2022

At County Attorney, John Ristad serves as a Assistant County Attorney 3 within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 15 years, working full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $124,892. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Dennis Gerhardstein

Executive Assistant - Uncl/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$123,046

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $120,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,338
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,046
Hourly rate: $58
Hire date: 2011-10-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Admin
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Dennis Gerhardstein holds the role of Executive Assistant - Uncl at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $123,046. They are represented by Unr.

Hannah Prokopowicz

Assistant County Attorney 3/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$122,880

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $111,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,136
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,880
Hourly rate: $58
Hire date: 2020-02-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Trial/Attys
Earn Code: 723
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 17, 2023

At County Attorney, Hannah Prokopowicz serves as a Assistant County Attorney 3 within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2020, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $122,880. They are represented by 8At.

Jennifer Verdeja

Assistant Division Dir-Co Attorney - Uncl/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$122,092

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $111,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,697
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,092
Hourly rate: $72
Hire date: 1901-01-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Trial/Attys
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 7, 2024

Jennifer Verdeja holds the role of Assistant Division Dir-Co Attorney - Uncl at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 1901, about 123 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $122,092. They are represented by Unr.

Nicole Harris

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$120,404

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $117,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,854
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,404
Hourly rate: $58
Hire date: 2020-09-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Nicole Harris serves as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,404. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Sabrina Yates

Assistant County Attorney 4/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$120,195

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $118,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,167
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,195
Hourly rate: $61
Hire date: 2013-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Sabrina Yates works as a Assistant County Attorney 4 for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 10 years as a full-time employee. Sabrina earned $120,195 in 2023. Union affiliation: 8At.

Petrina Travers

Co Attorney Assistant Division Dir-Uncl/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$119,692

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $117,903
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,789
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,692
Hourly rate: $57
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/HSMgmtCS
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Petrina Travers is a Co Attorney Assistant Division Dir-Uncl at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $119,692. Union affiliation: Unr.