Ramsey County, Minnesota / County Manager's Office / Executive Assistant

Job-title file

Executive Assistant

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

2 employees hold this title in County Manager's Office. Median total compensation for the role is $110,469, above the department median of $94,246.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $220.9K
Role median: $110,469
Agency median: $94,246
Comparison: Above

Compare departments

This role across Ramsey County, Minnesota

Executive Assistant is held in 9 Ramsey County, Minnesota departments. In County Manager's Office, the median of $110,469 ranks #1 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Health and Wellness Administration

$110,191 · 1

Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

$108,563 · 1

Economic Growth and Community Investment Administration

$98,981 · 1

Safety and Justice Administration

$98,423 · 1

Information and Public Records Administration

$92,773 · 1

Courts

$91,402 · 1

Countywide Operations

$86,385 · 3

Second Judicial District Court (Ramsey County)

$84,230 · 1

Median total compensation for the Executive Assistant role in other Ramsey County, Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Executive Assistant beyond Ramsey County, Minnesota

This role is reported in 27 jurisdictions. In Ramsey County, Minnesota, the median of $95,598 ranks #5 of 27. See Executive Assistant across all of Ramsey County, Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$255,699 · 10

$136,323 · 48

$117,530 · 19

$103,333 · 93

$95,468 · 6

Chicago Public Schools

$89,635 · 23

Massachusetts

$84,540 · 25

Vermont

$81,900 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Executive Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

Page 1

Lidiya Girma

Executive Assistant/County Manager's Office

2025 total comp

$129,173

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $97,487
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,686
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,173
Hourly rate: $58
Hire date: 2014-03-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 2, 2025

Lidiya Girma works as a Executive Assistant for County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years as a full-time employee. Lidiya earned $129,173 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Margaret Soukup

Executive Assistant/County Manager's Office

2025 total comp

$91,765

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $91,540
Overtime: $225
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,765
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2021-12-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Margaret Soukup holds the role of Executive Assistant at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,765. Union affiliation: Unr.