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

Mary Pearson

Legal Secretary/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$44,986

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $44,986
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,986
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2023-02-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Mary Pearson serves as a Legal Secretary within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2023 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $44,986. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Patricia Gibbons

Administrative Assistant/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$44,643

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $44,643
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,643
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2012-04-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Patricia Gibbons is a Administrative Assistant at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years, working part-time, 0.8 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $44,643. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Ana Aquariya

Suppt Enforcemnt Agt 1-Karen/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$44,623

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $44,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,623
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2022-11-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Ana Aquariya holds the role of Suppt Enforcemnt Agt 1-Karen at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2022, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $44,623. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Michaela Parr

Assistant County Attny-Assoc-Uncl/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$43,917

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $43,917
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,917
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2023-06-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Michaela Parr is a Assistant County Attny-Assoc-Uncl at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $43,917. Union affiliation: Unr.

Patricia Gibbons

Clerk Typist 3/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$42,757

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $42,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $625
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,757
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2012-04-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/LOClrclSuptStff
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At County Attorney, Patricia Gibbons serves as a Clerk Typist 3 within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2012 (about 12 years), working part-time, 0.8 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $42,757. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Priscilla Stallings

Planning Manager/County Attorney

2022 total comp

$42,667

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $40,071
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,596
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,667
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2011-11-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/HSMgmtCS
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 23, 2022

Priscilla Stallings is a Planning Manager at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2011, they have about 11 years of service, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $42,667. Union affiliation: Unr.

Channy Cheng

Clerk Typist 2/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$42,591

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $39,450
Overtime: $3,141
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,591
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2019-09-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Channy Cheng holds the role of Clerk Typist 2 at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $42,591. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Nina Harris

Planning Specialist 2/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$42,565

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $38,891
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,674
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,565
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2008-12-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/HSMgmtCS
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 19, 2023

Nina Harris is a Planning Specialist 2 at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2008 (about 15 years), working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $42,565. Union affiliation: Unr.

Montez Moralez

Suppt Enforcement Agent 2/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$42,071

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $39,009
Overtime: $1,924
Other pay: $1,137
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,071
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2019-01-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Mario

Source-specific fields

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

Montez Moralez holds the role of Suppt Enforcement Agent 2 at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2019, they have about 5 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $42,071. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Ian Taylor

Assistant County Attorney 1/County Attorney

2022 total comp

$40,342

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $36,391
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,951
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,342
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2017-06-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Wesley

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Juvenile/Attys
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 15, 2022

Ian Taylor works as a Assistant County Attorney 1 for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2017 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. Ian earned $40,342 in 2022. Union affiliation: 8At.

Marcie Meierhofer

Paralegal Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$39,938

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $39,639
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $299
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,938
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2010-04-12
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Marcie Meierhofer serves as a Paralegal Senior within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,938. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Kellie Gillespie

Suppt Enforcement Agent 3/County Attorney

2024 total comp

$39,798

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $38,141
Overtime: $341
Other pay: $1,316
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,798
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2018-06-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/ChSupptPrgm
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 17, 2024

At County Attorney, Kellie Gillespie serves as a Suppt Enforcement Agent 3 within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 6 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $39,798. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Mary Pearson

Paralegal Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$39,514

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $38,114
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,514
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2023-02-06
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: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 25, 2025

Mary Pearson is a Paralegal Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $39,514. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Michelle Nystrom

Suppt Enforcement Agent 2/County Attorney

2022 total comp

$38,113

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $23,536
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,578
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,113
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2014-02-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/ChSupptPrgm
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Apr 22, 2022

Michelle Nystrom is a Suppt Enforcement Agent 2 at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 8 years, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $38,113. Union affiliation: 8Gn.