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

Tania Harris

Administrative Investigator Cc/County Manager's Office

2022 total comp

$57,457

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $56,658
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,457
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2010-01-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Tania Harris holds the role of Administrative Investigator Cc at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 12 years as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $57,457. They are represented by Unr.

Jennifer Vander Woude

Planning Specialist 2/County Manager's Office

2021 total comp

$57,169

Base pay: $57,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,169
Hourly rate: $35
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
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At County Manager's Office, Jennifer Vander Woude serves as a Planning Specialist 2. Hired in 2021, they have under a year of service, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $57,169. Union affiliation: Unr.

Zekeria Nigatu

Administrative Assistant 3/County Manager's Office

2021 total comp

$56,655

Base pay: $56,493
Overtime: $85
Other pay: $78
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,655
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2020-01-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Jan 7, 2022

Zekeria Nigatu is a Administrative Assistant 3 at County Manager's Office. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $56,655. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Mee Cheng

Director of Administrative Svc/Chf Clrk-Uncl/County Manager's Office

2025 total comp

$55,795

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $1,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,327
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,795
Hourly rate: $64
Hire date: 2018-09-28
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 14, 2025

Mee Cheng is a Director of Administrative Svc/Chf Clrk-Uncl at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $55,795. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Sarah Fitzgerald

Senior Policy Analyst/County Manager's Office

2022 total comp

$55,499

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $50,347
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,152
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,499
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2019-05-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 29, 2022

Sarah Fitzgerald is a Senior Policy Analyst at County Manager's Office within Strategic Team. Hired in 2019, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $55,499. Union affiliation: Unr.

Antonio Montez

Racial and Health Eq Administrative -Uncl/County Manager's Office

2024 total comp

$52,096

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $31,535
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,561
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,096
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2018-08-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Admin
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 15, 2024

At County Manager's Office, Antonio Montez serves as a Racial and Health Eq Administrative -Uncl within Strategic Team. They have served since 2018 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $52,096. Union affiliation: Unr.