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

Gao Yang

Administrative Planning Assistant/County Manager's Office

2023 total comp

$38,468

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $37,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $524
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,468
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2022-10-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Pazong

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 25, 2023

At County Manager's Office, Gao Yang serves as a Administrative Planning Assistant within Strategic Team. Hired in 2022, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $38,468. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Stacy Bruski-PeñA-Marrero

Administrative Assistant/County Manager's Office

2025 total comp

$36,360

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $36,135
Overtime: $225
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,360
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2015-04-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: Ann

Source-specific fields

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

Stacy Bruski-PeñA-Marrero holds the role of Administrative Assistant at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,360. Union affiliation: Unr.

Stacy Bruski-PeñA-Marrero

Clerk Typist 2/County Manager's Office

2024 total comp

$35,036

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $35,036
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,036
Hourly rate: $21
Hire date: 2015-04-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: Ann

Source-specific fields

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

Stacy Bruski-PeñA-Marrero holds the role of Clerk Typist 2 at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. They have served since 2015 (about 9 years) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $35,036. They are represented by Unr.

Theng Yeng Xiong

Administrative Planning Assistant/County Manager's Office

2022 total comp

$34,040

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $33,076
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $964
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,040
Hourly rate: $25
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: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 30, 2022

At County Manager's Office, Theng Yeng Xiong serves as a Administrative Planning Assistant within Strategic Team. Hired in 2022, they have under a year of service, working full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $34,040. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Kirk Harrington

Administrative Planning Assistant/County Manager's Office

2022 total comp

$34,010

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $33,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $658
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,010
Hourly rate: $23
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: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 30, 2022

Kirk Harrington is a Administrative Planning Assistant at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. They have served since 2022 (under a year), working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $34,010. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Fayven Belay

Administrative Planning Assistant/County Manager's Office

2024 total comp

$33,534

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $31,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,182
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,534
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2024-02-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 13, 2024

Fayven Belay is a Administrative Planning Assistant at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. They have served since 2024 (under a year), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $33,534. They are represented by 8Gn.

Michael Soto

Police & Administrative Strategy Dir-Uncl/County Manager's Office

2025 total comp

$29,551

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $29,551
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,551
Hourly rate: $74
Hire date: 2025-09-29
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

Michael Soto holds the role of Police & Administrative Strategy Dir-Uncl at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $29,551. Their bargaining unit is Unr.