Agency file

Courts

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

The Courts operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2025, this agency had 4 employees with median total compensation of $85,324; the highest distinct record was $155,598.

Year: 2025
Employees: 4
Median total: $85,324
Highest record: $155,598

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$51,737$155,599+

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 4 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,324) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $90,309 (96%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $4,187 (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

$51,737

$79,247

$85,324

$91,402

$155,598

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $155,598 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $51,737. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Contract Attny Unit Mgr-Uncl

1 · $155,598

Executive Assistant

1 · $91,402

Court Clerk Leadwkr (Ctsstate)

1 · $79,247

Senior Court Clerk (Ctsstate)

1 · $51,737

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 1

Kari Oleary

Contract Attny Unit Mgr-Uncl/Courts

2025 total comp

$155,598

Base pay: $155,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,598
Hourly rate: $76
Hire date: 2024-07-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Courts/CommitmentsCounsel
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Courts, Kari Oleary serves as a Contract Attny Unit Mgr-Uncl. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $155,598. Their bargaining unit is UNR.

Ruth Wolff

Executive Assistant/Courts

2025 total comp

$91,402

Base pay: $87,867
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,534
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,402
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 1997-07-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: CTU
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

Ruth Wolff works as a Executive Assistant for Courts. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service as a full-time employee. Ruth earned $91,402 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is CTU.

John Seeger

Court Clerk Leadwkr (Ctsstate)/Courts

2025 total comp

$79,247

Base pay: $77,306
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,941
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,247
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 1998-02-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: JAF
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Courts/Admin
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

John Seeger is a Court Clerk Leadwkr (Ctsstate) at Courts. Hired in 1998, they have about 27 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $79,247. They are represented by JAF.

Lynn Koury

Senior Court Clerk (Ctsstate)/Courts

2025 total comp

$51,737

Base pay: $40,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,271
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,737
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 1975-10-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: JAF
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Courts/Admin
Earn Code: 901
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Jul 1, 2025

At Courts, Lynn Koury serves as a Senior Court Clerk (Ctsstate). Their tenure dates to 1975, about 50 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,737. Their bargaining unit is JAF.