Ramsey County, Minnesota / Countywide Operations

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Countywide Operations

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

The Countywide Operations is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2024, this agency had 120 employees with median total compensation of $57,948; the highest distinct record was $220,621.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $7.1M
Employees: 120
Median total: $57,948
Highest record: $220,621

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$36$186,974+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 120 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($57,948) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $56,101 (94%)
Overtime — $922 (2%)
Other — $2,479 (4%)
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

$1,170

$19,332

$57,948

$86,613

$111,610

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $111,610 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,170. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

19 · $8,244

12 · $74,714

8 · $80,339

8 · $28,358

7 · $47,198

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 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2022	$3.9M —	46 —	$80,504 —
2023	$5.4M ▲ 38.5%	98 ▲ 113.0%	$46,525 ▼ 42.2%
2024	$7.1M ▲ 31.5%	120 ▲ 22.4%	$57,948 ▲ 24.6%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

MNPS School Social Work Metro Nashville44% match
Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration Ramsey County, Minnesota39% match
Aging and Disabilities Los Angeles County35% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Thomas Och

Controller/Countywide Operations

2024 total comp

$123,326

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $122,597
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $729
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,326
Hourly rate: $61
Hire date: 2018-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/EGCI/AccountingTeam
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Thomas Och is a Controller at Countywide Operations within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2018, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $123,326. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Christy Harper

Mental Health Practitioner/Countywide Operations

2024 total comp

$122,859

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $75,733
Overtime: $40,124
Other pay: $7,002
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,859
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2023-04-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/H&W/ AppropriateResp
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Christy Harper works as a Mental Health Practitioner for Countywide Operations within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year as a full-time employee. Christy earned $122,859 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Tracy West

Controller/Countywide Operations

2022 total comp

$118,935

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $110,388
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,547
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,935
Hourly rate: $56
Hire date: 2016-03-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/IPR
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Tracy West holds the role of Controller at Countywide Operations within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2016, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $118,935. They are represented by Unr.

Kristine Longhenry

Accountant 4/Countywide Operations

2024 total comp

$118,813

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $110,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,850
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,813
Hourly rate: $54
Hire date: 1993-10-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/EGCI/AccountingTeam
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kristine Longhenry works as a Accountant 4 for Countywide Operations within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 31 years as a full-time employee. Kristine earned $118,813 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Unr.