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

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Wendy Dezelar

Paralegal Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$89,893

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $89,203
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $690
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,893
Hourly rate: $44
Hire date: 1997-09-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

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

At County Attorney, Wendy Dezelar serves as a Paralegal Senior within Safety and Justice. They have served since 1997 (about 28 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,893. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Mykah Jones

Assistant County Attorney-Associate/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$89,836

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $88,536
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,836
Hourly rate: $44
Hire date: 2020-06-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Mykah Jones holds the role of Assistant County Attorney-Associate at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,836. They are represented by 8At.

Monica Mahon

Management Analyst/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$89,769

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $89,269
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,769
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2023-03-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Christine

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/Admin
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Monica Mahon works as a Management Analyst for County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. Monica earned $89,769 in 2025. They are represented by Unr.

Silvia Ares

Paralegal Senior/County Attorney

2025 total comp

$89,669

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $78,341
Overtime: $9,345
Other pay: $1,982
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,669
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2018-01-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/VictimWitness/ClerStaff
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Silvia Ares is a Paralegal Senior at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $89,669. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Robert Hamilton

Assistant County Attorney 3/County Attorney

2023 total comp

$89,515

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $55,225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $34,289
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,515
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 2017-05-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8At
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CoAtty/HumSvcs/ChildProt/Attys
Earn Code: 723
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 2, 2023

Robert Hamilton is a Assistant County Attorney 3 at County Attorney within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2017 (about 6 years), working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $89,515. They are represented by 8At.