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

Gail Blackstone

Chief Human Resources Officer/County Manager's Office

2023 total comp

$46,359

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $45,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $602
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,359
Hourly rate: $83
Hire date: 1999-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/PoolStaff
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Mar 17, 2023

Gail Blackstone is a Chief Human Resources Officer at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Hired in 1999, they have about 24 years of service, working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $46,359. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Valerie Mcmurray

Planning Specialist 2/County Manager's Office

2021 total comp

$45,373

Base pay: $45,373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,373
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2020-07-20
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

Valerie Mcmurray is a Planning Specialist 2 at County Manager's Office. They have served since 2020 (about a year), working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $45,373. They are represented by Unr.

Mary Lee

Administrative Assistant Principal/County Manager's Office

2025 total comp

$44,503

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $33,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,869
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,503
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2018-03-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 6, 2025

Mary Lee is a Administrative Assistant Principal at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $44,503. They are represented by Unr.

Abdulrahmane Abdul-Aziz

Policy Analyst/County Manager's Office

2021 total comp

$42,988

Base pay: $42,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,988
Hourly rate: $28
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
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Abdulrahmane Abdul-Aziz holds the role of Policy Analyst at County Manager's Office. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $42,988. Union affiliation: Unr.

Alicia Lucio

Antiviolence Advocate/County Manager's Office

2022 total comp

$39,522

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $39,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,522
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2021-11-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Christina

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 15, 2022

Alicia Lucio holds the role of Antiviolence Advocate at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Hired in 2021, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $39,522. They are represented by 8Gn.