Ramsey County, Minnesota / County Manager's Office

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County Manager's Office

Source file: Ramsey County, Minnesota — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The County Manager's Office is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 44 employees with median total compensation of $94,246; the highest distinct record was $257,567.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $4.2M
Employees: 44
Median total: $94,246
Highest record: $257,567

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,136$227,237+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 44 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($94,246) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $91,573 (97%)
Overtime — $181 (0%)
Other — $2,836 (3%)
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

$11,231

$59,143

$94,246

$115,310

$192,383

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $192,383 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,231. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Student Intern - Uncl

5 · $2,577

Administrative Investigator

4 · $94,433

Senior Policy Analyst

3 · $100,875

Planning Specialist

3 · $90,286

Administrative Assistant Principal

3 · $44,503

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	$2.2M —	28 —	$78,372 —
2022	$3.1M ▲ 40.4%	45 ▲ 60.7%	$57,457 ▼ 26.7%
2023	$3.5M ▲ 14.3%	47 ▲ 4.4%	$64,685 ▲ 12.6%
2024	$3.9M ▲ 10.5%	50 ▲ 6.4%	$79,780 ▲ 23.3%
2025	$4.2M ▲ 7.1%	44 ▼ 12.0%	$94,246 ▲ 18.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jennifer Vander Woude

Int Health & Justice Program Admi/County Manager's Office

2024 total comp

$131,960

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $111,127
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,834
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,960
Hourly rate: $59
Hire date: 2021-03-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jennifer Vander Woude works as a Int Health & Justice Program Admi for County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Hired in 2021, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Jennifer earned $131,960 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Melissa Finnegan

Governmt Relations Specialist - Uncl/County Manager's Office

2024 total comp

$130,901

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $119,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,167
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,901
Hourly rate: $62
Hire date: 2020-01-08
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: Nov 12, 2024

Melissa Finnegan is a Governmt Relations Specialist - Uncl at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 4 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $130,901. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Lidiya Girma

Director of Police Analysis&Plng-Uncl/County Manager's Office

2024 total comp

$130,624

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $130,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,624
Hourly rate: $62
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
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Lidiya Girma works as a Director of Police Analysis&Plng-Uncl for County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. They have served since 2014 (about 10 years) as a full-time employee. Lidiya earned $130,624 in 2024. Union affiliation: Unr.

Danny Givens Jr

Director - Tst (Unclassified)/County Manager's Office

2023 total comp

$130,298

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $130,298
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,298
Hourly rate: $64
Hire date: 2019-02-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

At County Manager's Office, Danny Givens Jr serves as a Director - Tst (Unclassified) within Strategic Team. They have served since 2019 (about 4 years), working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $130,298. Union affiliation: Unr.

Danny Givens Jr

Division Director-Soc Services Unc/County Manager's Office

2022 total comp

$129,328

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $123,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,736
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,328
Hourly rate: $61
Hire date: 2019-02-04
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: Active

Danny Givens Jr works as a Division Director-Soc Services Unc for County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Hired in 2019, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Danny earned $129,328 in 2022. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

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.

Larry Timmerman

Planning Manager/County Manager's Office

2025 total comp

$126,346

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $126,102
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $244
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,346
Hourly rate: $61
Hire date: 2001-05-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At County Manager's Office, Larry Timmerman serves as a Planning Manager within Strategic Team. They have served since 2001 (about 24 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $126,346. Union affiliation: Unr.

Deanna Pesik

Chief Comp & Ethics Offr Unc/County Manager's Office

2021 total comp

$126,248

Base pay: $125,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $484
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,248
Hourly rate: $63
Hire date: 2019-10-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Deanna Pesik is a Chief Comp & Ethics Offr Unc at County Manager's Office. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 2 years, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $126,248. Union affiliation: Unr.