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

Erica Schumacher

Assistant Division Dir-Co Attorney - Uncl/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$168,849

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $164,514
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,335
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,849
Hourly rate: $81
Hire date: 2012-11-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Erica Schumacher serves as a Assistant Division Dir-Co Attorney - Uncl within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2012 (about 12 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $168,849. They are represented by Unr.

Hao Nguyen

Co Attorney Division Dir-Uncl/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$166,779

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $163,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,731
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,779
Hourly rate: $79
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 Co Attorney Division Dir-Uncl within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $166,779. Union affiliation: Unr.

Briana Romo

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$166,077

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $163,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,561
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,077
Hourly rate: $79
Hire date: 2002-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

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

Briana Romo is a Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 23 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $166,077. Union affiliation: 8At.

Dawn Bakst

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$166,077

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $163,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,561
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,077
Hourly rate: $79
Hire date: 2000-07-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

Dawn Bakst holds the role of Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2000 (about 25 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $166,077. They are represented by 8At.

Kristine Nogosek

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$165,132

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $163,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,615
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,132
Hourly rate: $79
Hire date: 2023-11-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

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

Kristine Nogosek holds the role of Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $165,132. Union affiliation: 8At.

Derek Fitch

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$164,817

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $163,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,817
Hourly rate: $79
Hire date: 2002-05-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Derek Fitch holds the role of Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2002 (about 23 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $164,817. They are represented by 8At.

Ka Chatham

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$164,817

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $163,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,817
Hourly rate: $82
Hire date: 1999-08-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Ka Chatham works as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years) as a full-time employee. Ka earned $164,817 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 8At.

Allison Fredrickson

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$164,817

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $163,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,817
Hourly rate: $79
Hire date: 2024-02-20
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: Active

Allison Fredrickson works as a Assistant County Attorney-Senior for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Allison earned $164,817 in 2025. They are represented by 8At.

Larry Schwahn

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$164,817

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $163,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,817
Hourly rate: $79
Hire date: 2023-10-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Scott

Source-specific fields

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

Larry Schwahn holds the role of Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $164,817. Union affiliation: 8At.

Cory Tennison

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$164,817

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $163,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,817
Hourly rate: $79
Hire date: 2011-04-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/VicWitSvcs/Sentencing
Earn Code: 723
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Cory Tennison is a Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $164,817. They are represented by 8At.

Karen Kugler

Assistant County Attorney-Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$163,838

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $162,538
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,838
Hourly rate: $82
Hire date: 2008-02-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A.

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Trial/Attys
Earn Code: 723
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Dec 1, 2025

Karen Kugler is a Assistant County Attorney-Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $163,838. They are represented by 8At.