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
Total payroll: $1.8M
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+

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

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

Page 1

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.