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

Molly Brown

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$133,187

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $131,631
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,556
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,187
Hourly rate: $64
Hire date: 2024-02-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

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

Molly Brown works as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Molly earned $133,187 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Jake Murphy

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$131,889

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $130,589
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,889
Hourly rate: $67
Hire date: 2016-04-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

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

Jake Murphy holds the role of Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,889. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Kevin Fleming

Division Dirctr-Co Attorney - Uncl/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$129,745

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $126,509
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,236
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,745
Hourly rate: $64
Hire date: 2015-10-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Kevin Fleming is a Division Dirctr-Co Attorney - Uncl at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2015 (about 9 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $129,745. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Artem Bunin

Assistant County Attorney 3/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$127,281

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $126,016
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,265
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,281
Hourly rate: $63
Hire date: 2016-04-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

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

Artem Bunin holds the role of Assistant County Attorney 3 at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2016, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $127,281. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Makenzie Lee

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$127,005

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $125,472
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,533
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,005
Hourly rate: $61
Hire date: 2019-03-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Makenzie Lee holds the role of Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $127,005. Their bargaining unit is 8At.