Ramsey County, Minnesota / Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

Agency file

Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

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

The Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2021, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $73,200; the highest distinct record was $187,497.

Year: 2021
Employees: 23
Median total: $73,200
Highest record: $187,497

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$46,571$187,497+

How 2021 total compensation is spread across the 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,200) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $78,314 (99%)
Overtime — $121 (0%)
Other — $719 (1%)
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

$52,164

$58,290

$73,200

$85,942

$113,172

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,172 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $52,164. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Account Specialist 2

6 · $52,164

Accountant 2

4 · $77,637

Personnel Transactns Assistant

4 · $56,250

Accountant 4

3 · $108,138

Deputy County Manager - Uncl

1 · $187,497

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

Johanna Berg

Deputy County Manager - Uncl/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$187,497

Base pay: $185,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,609
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,497
Hourly rate: $89
Hire date: 2011-07-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/EGCI
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Johanna Berg holds the role of Deputy County Manager - Uncl at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. Hired in 2011, they have about 10 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $187,497. Union affiliation: UNR.

George Hardgrove

Controller/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$124,760

Base pay: $121,397
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,363
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,760
Hourly rate: $58
Hire date: 2019-02-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/EGCI/AccountingTeam
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration, George Hardgrove serves as a Controller. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $124,760. They are represented by UNR.

Anthony Lutgen

Accountant 4/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$113,172

Base pay: $108,138
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,034
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,172
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 1989-06-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/EGCI/AccountingTeam
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Anthony Lutgen is a Accountant 4 at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 32 years, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $113,172. They are represented by UNR.

Margaret Dreon

Executive Assistant/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$108,563

Base pay: $105,843
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,563
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2019-09-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E. O.

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/EGCI
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration, Margaret Dreon serves as a Executive Assistant. Hired in 2019, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $108,563. They are represented by UNR.

Nkaujntsuab Yang

Accountant 4/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$108,138

Base pay: $108,138
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,138
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2019-12-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/EGCI/AccountingTeam
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Jan 21, 2022

Nkaujntsuab Yang holds the role of Accountant 4 at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. Hired in 2019, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $108,138. Union affiliation: UNR.

Jerome Duchene

Accountant 2/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$89,491

Base pay: $88,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $683
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,491
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 1987-09-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

Jerome Duchene works as a Accountant 2 for Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. Hired in 1987, they have about 34 years of service as a full-time employee. Jerome earned $89,491 in 2021. They are represented by UNR.

Melody Santana-Marty

Accountant 4/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$85,942

Base pay: $85,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,942
Hourly rate: $44
Hire date: 2018-07-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Melody Santana-Marty holds the role of Accountant 4 at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. Hired in 2018, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $85,942. Union affiliation: UNR.

Mary Larson

Accounting Support Supervisor/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$84,073

Base pay: $83,219
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $854
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,073
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 1987-09-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

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

Mary Larson works as a Accounting Support Supervisor for Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. They have served since 1987 (about 34 years) as a full-time employee. Mary earned $84,073 in 2021. Their bargaining unit is UNR.

Kristine Longhenry

Accountant 2/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$79,477

Base pay: $79,325
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $153
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,477
Hourly rate: $38
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 2 for Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. Hired in 1993, they have about 28 years of service as a full-time employee. Kristine earned $79,477 in 2021. They are represented by UNR.

Barbara Breyer

Accountant 2/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$75,797

Base pay: $75,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $702
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,797
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 1992-06-18
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

Barbara Breyer is a Accountant 2 at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. They have served since 1992 (about 29 years), working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $75,797. Union affiliation: UNR.

Susan Sutter

Administrative Assistant 4/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$73,255

Base pay: $72,835
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,255
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2012-07-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Susan Sutter is a Administrative Assistant 4 at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 9 years, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $73,255. Union affiliation: UNR.

Mary Anne Garfield

Administrative Secretary 2/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$73,200

Base pay: $73,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,200
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 1979-04-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8GN
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Mary Anne Garfield is a Administrative Secretary 2 at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. Their tenure dates to 1979, about 42 years, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $73,200. They are represented by 8GN.

Karen Drobka

Account Specialist 2/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$63,925

Base pay: $62,464
Overtime: $1,340
Other pay: $120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,925
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 1995-06-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8GN
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/EGCI/AccountingTeam
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Karen Drobka is a Account Specialist 2 at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. Hired in 1995, they have about 26 years of service, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $63,925. Their bargaining unit is 8GN.

Sandra Labore

Personnel Transactns Assistant/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$63,613

Base pay: $63,491
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $122
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,613
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 1992-02-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

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

Sandra Labore holds the role of Personnel Transactns Assistant at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. They have served since 1992 (about 29 years) as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $63,613. Union affiliation: UNR.

Robert Azure

Account Specialist 2/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$62,825

Base pay: $62,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $361
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,825
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 1991-12-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8GN
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

At Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration, Robert Azure serves as a Account Specialist 2. They have served since 1991 (about 30 years), working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $62,825. Their bargaining unit is 8GN.

Jordan Preuss

Accountant 2/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$61,268

Base pay: $61,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $75
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,268
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2020-01-06
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: 485
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jordan Preuss holds the role of Accountant 2 at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. They have served since 2020 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $61,268. They are represented by UNR.

Joni Xiong

Personnel Transactns Assistant/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$58,290

Base pay: $56,844
Overtime: $1,446
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,290
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2009-09-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8GN
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/EGCI/AccountingTeam
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Joni Xiong holds the role of Personnel Transactns Assistant at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 12 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $58,290. They are represented by 8GN.

Amber Soler

Personnel Transactns Assistant/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$54,211

Base pay: $53,902
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $309
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,211
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2015-01-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Lynn

Source-specific fields

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

At Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration, Amber Soler serves as a Personnel Transactns Assistant. They have served since 2015 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $54,211. Union affiliation: UNR.

Jessica Engle

Personnel Transactns Assistant/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$53,591

Base pay: $53,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,591
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2015-12-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8GN
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/EGCI/AccountingTeam
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 7, 2021

Jessica Engle holds the role of Personnel Transactns Assistant at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. They have served since 2015 (about 6 years) as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $53,591. Their bargaining unit is 8GN.

Anne Bruski

Account Specialist 2/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$52,164

Base pay: $52,164
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,164
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2006-11-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8GN
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

At Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration, Anne Bruski serves as a Account Specialist 2. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 15 years, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $52,164. They are represented by 8GN.

Denise Gullickson

Account Specialist 2/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$52,164

Base pay: $52,164
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,164
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2017-11-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8GN
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

At Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration, Denise Gullickson serves as a Account Specialist 2. Hired in 2017, they have about 4 years of service, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $52,164. They are represented by 8GN.

Michelle Kogler

Account Specialist 2/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$48,552

Base pay: $48,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,552
Hourly rate: $24
Hire date: 2019-09-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8GN
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

At Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration, Michelle Kogler serves as a Account Specialist 2. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $48,552. Union affiliation: 8GN.

Antoinette Knudsen

Account Specialist 2/Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration

2021 total comp

$46,571

Base pay: $46,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,571
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2016-04-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8GN
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Antoinette Knudsen holds the role of Account Specialist 2 at Economic Growth & Community Investment Administration. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 5 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $46,571. Their bargaining unit is 8GN.