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

Zahra Rezai

Administrative Planning Assistant/County Manager's Office

2023 total comp

$19,254

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $17,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,003
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,254
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2023-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Apr 28, 2023

Zahra Rezai works as a Administrative Planning Assistant for County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. They have served since 2023 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Zahra earned $19,254 in 2023. They are represented by 8Gn.

Caleb Vang

Student Intern - Uncl/County Manager's Office

2025 total comp

$18,623

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $18,615
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,623
Hourly rate: $21
Hire date: 2024-05-06
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Jan 29, 2026

Caleb Vang holds the role of Student Intern - Uncl at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $18,623. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Karen Salmon Schreck

Administrative Secretary 2/County Manager's Office

2022 total comp

$18,149

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $14,739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,409
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,149
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2016-01-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Elaine

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 11, 2022

Karen Salmon Schreck holds the role of Administrative Secretary 2 at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Hired in 2016, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $18,149. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Mohamed Liban

Student Intern - Uncl/County Manager's Office

2022 total comp

$18,043

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $18,043
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,043
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2022-01-24
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

Mohamed Liban is a Student Intern - Uncl at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2022, under a year, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2022 total compensation came to $18,043. Union affiliation: Unr.

Charlotte Phravoraxay

Administrative Planning Assistant/County Manager's Office

2023 total comp

$16,954

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $16,819
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $135
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,954
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2022-02-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Apr 4, 2023

Charlotte Phravoraxay holds the role of Administrative Planning Assistant at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2022, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $16,954. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Jerusalem Bedecha

Administrative Assistant 3/County Manager's Office

2022 total comp

$14,801

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $12,765
Overtime: $1,335
Other pay: $701
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,801
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2012-05-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 18, 2022

At County Manager's Office, Jerusalem Bedecha serves as a Administrative Assistant 3 within Strategic Team. They have served since 2012 (about 10 years), working full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $14,801. Union affiliation: Unr.

Zekeria Nigatu

Planning Specialist 1/County Manager's Office

2023 total comp

$14,263

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $13,870
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $393
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,263
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2020-01-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 17, 2023

Zekeria Nigatu is a Planning Specialist 1 at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 3 years, working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $14,263. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Melissa Marquez

Clerk Typist 2/County Manager's Office

2024 total comp

$12,284

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $12,243
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,284
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2023-08-28
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 23, 2024

At County Manager's Office, Melissa Marquez serves as a Clerk Typist 2 within Strategic Team. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $12,284. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Jason Yang

Administrative Planning Assistant/County Manager's Office

2022 total comp

$11,999

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $11,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,999
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2021-01-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At County Manager's Office, Jason Yang serves as a Administrative Planning Assistant within Strategic Team. Hired in 2021, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $11,999. They are represented by 8Gn.

Abdulrahmane Abdul-Aziz

Planning Specialist 1/County Manager's Office

2023 total comp

$11,320

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $10,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $396
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,320
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2020-12-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 1, 2023

Abdulrahmane Abdul-Aziz holds the role of Planning Specialist 1 at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. They have served since 2020 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $11,320. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Hafsa Abdullahi

Administrative Assistant Principal/County Manager's Office

2025 total comp

$11,231

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $11,231
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,231
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2025-08-11
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: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 3, 2025

At County Manager's Office, Hafsa Abdullahi serves as a Administrative Assistant Principal within Strategic Team. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $11,231. They are represented by Unr.