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

Ryan Flynn

Co Attorney Assistant Division Dir-Uncl/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$161,448

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $160,578
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $870
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,448
Hourly rate: $78
Hire date: 2016-03-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
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

Ryan Flynn is a Co Attorney Assistant Division Dir-Uncl at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $161,448. Union affiliation: Unr.

Christos Jensen

Co Attorney Assistant Division Dir-Uncl/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$160,385

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $156,785
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,385
Hourly rate: $76
Hire date: 2015-08-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Christos Jensen serves as a Co Attorney Assistant Division Dir-Uncl within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $160,385. They are represented by Unr.

Andrew Johnson

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$159,615

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $157,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,210
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,615
Hourly rate: $79
Hire date: 2012-12-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R. K.

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Andrew Johnson serves as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $159,615. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Elizabeth Lamin

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$158,705

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $157,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,705
Hourly rate: $76
Hire date: 2007-07-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Elizabeth Lamin works as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years as a full-time employee. Elizabeth earned $158,705 in 2025. Union affiliation: 8At.

Lisa Thompson

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$158,705

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $157,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,705
Hourly rate: $76
Hire date: 2021-12-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Michelle

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Lisa Thompson serves as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $158,705. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Hao Nguyen

Division Dirctr-Co Attorney - Uncl/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$158,353

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $154,371
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,982
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,353
Hourly rate: $76
Hire date: 2014-12-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Q

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Hao Nguyen serves as a Division Dirctr-Co Attorney - Uncl within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2014, they have about 10 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $158,353. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Daniel Rait

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$157,803

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $155,605
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,198
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,803
Hourly rate: $76
Hire date: 2005-02-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Daniel Rait serves as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $157,803. Union affiliation: 8At.

Thomas Madison

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$157,403

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $155,204
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,198
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,403
Hourly rate: $76
Hire date: 2022-04-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

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

Thomas Madison is a Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $157,403. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Anne Zimmerman

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$156,874

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $155,574
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,874
Hourly rate: $76
Hire date: 2023-03-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Anne Zimmerman works as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. Anne earned $156,874 in 2025. Union affiliation: 8At.

Bradley Cousins

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$156,127

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $154,827
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,127
Hourly rate: $76
Hire date: 2023-05-10
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: Active

Bradley Cousins works as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Bradley earned $156,127 in 2025. They are represented by 8At.