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
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+

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 5

Peter Merrill

Purchsng & Contrctng Speclst/Finance

2025 total comp

$6,854

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $6,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,854
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2025-10-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Finance/Admin
Earn Code: 720
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Peter Merrill holds the role of Purchsng & Contrctng Speclst at Finance within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $6,854. They are represented by UNR.

Liz Skochil

Principal Payroll Clerk/Finance

2023 total comp

$4,142

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $2,554
Overtime: $96
Other pay: $1,493
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,142
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2022-08-01
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: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 23, 2022

Liz Skochil holds the role of Principal Payroll Clerk at Finance within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2022, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $4,142. Their bargaining unit is UNR.

Matthew Soler

Finance Manager/Finance

2022 total comp

$713

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $713
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 2012-03-30
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Finance/Admin
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jan 11, 2022

At Finance, Matthew Soler serves as a Finance Manager within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 10 years, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2022 pay totaled $713. They are represented by UNR.

Randell Van Horn

Prinicpal Finance Management Analyst/Finance

2022 total comp

$458

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $458
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $458
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 1999-04-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/Finance/Admin
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jan 11, 2022

Randell Van Horn works as a Prinicpal Finance Management Analyst for Finance within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 23 years as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Randell earned $458 in 2022. Their bargaining unit is UNR.