Agency file

Finance

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 77 employees with median total compensation of $90,074; the highest distinct record was $159,017.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6.6M
Employees: 77
Median total: $90,074
Highest record: $159,017

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$6,854$147,236+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 77 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,074) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $84,415 (98%)
Overtime — $228 (0%)
Other — $1,630 (2%)
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

$40,344

$70,027

$90,074

$103,651

$121,262

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $121,262 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,344. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Accountant

8 · $82,395

Administrative Assistant Senior

7 · $67,712

Pchasng&Cont Spclst Principal

6 · $96,428

Fellowship - Unclassified

6 · $73,766

Purchsng & Contrctng Specialist Principal

5 · $96,539

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	$3.4M —	43 —	$80,987 —
2022	$4M ▲ 19.7%	55 ▲ 27.9%	$74,938 ▼ 7.5%
2023	$4.4M ▲ 9.6%	54 ▼ 1.8%	$83,143 ▲ 10.9%
2024	$5.7M ▲ 28.5%	74 ▲ 37.0%	$83,592 ▲ 0.5%
2025	$6.6M ▲ 16.7%	77 ▲ 4.1%	$90,074 ▲ 7.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Shuo Tian

Clerk 4/Finance

2022 total comp

$46,933

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $35,167
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,767
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,933
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2013-07-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Finance/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 21, 2022

Shuo Tian is a Clerk 4 at Finance within Strategic Team. They have served since 2013 (about 9 years), working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $46,933. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Andrew Phelan

Procurement Specialist/Finance

2023 total comp

$45,027

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $44,836
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $191
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,027
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2022-07-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Finance/Admin
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 13, 2023

Andrew Phelan works as a Procurement Specialist for Finance within Strategic Team. Hired in 2022, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Andrew earned $45,027 in 2023. Union affiliation: Unr.