Ramsey County, Minnesota / Financial Assistance Services / Eligibility Specialist

Job-title file

Eligibility Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

286 employees hold this title in Financial Assistance Services. Median total compensation for the role is $51,957, below the department median of $55,539.

Employees: 286
Total payroll: $12.3M
Role median: $51,957
Agency median: $55,539
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$655$84,332+

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

How total compensation varies among the 286 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Eligibility Specialist pay vs. the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area

Across all employers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area, the median wage for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs — about 1,380 people — is $63,220. Financial Assistance Services pays a median base salary of $53,506 for this role, 15% below that figure — about the 13th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Financial Assistance Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$51,680

$60,420

$63,220

$72,950

$79,650

Financial Assistance Services median · $53,506

The bar is the range of annual wages for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs across every employer in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Financial Assistance Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs — about 154,800 people — is $54,210. Financial Assistance Services’s median base salary is 1% below that national figure, about the 48th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$38,900

$45,910

$54,210

$63,610

$74,690

Financial Assistance Services median · $53,506

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 208 of 286 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Financial Assistance Services is $51,957, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Ramsey County, Minnesota

Eligibility Specialist is held in 2 Ramsey County, Minnesota departments. In Financial Assistance Services, the median of $51,957 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Housing Stability

$73,332 · 1

Median total compensation for the Eligibility Specialist role in other Ramsey County, Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Eligibility Specialist beyond Ramsey County, Minnesota

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Ramsey County, Minnesota, the median of $52,121 ranks #2 of 5. See Eligibility Specialist across all of Ramsey County, Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$69,014 · 109

$51,927 · 2,273

$47,603 · 596

$37,799 · 2,891

Median total compensation for comparable Eligibility Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kabor Xiong

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$67,337

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $63,721
Overtime: $3,616
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,337
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2017-07-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/SNAPCaseManagement1
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kabor Xiong holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $67,337. They are represented by Chs.

Uranan Yang

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$67,158

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $65,286
Overtime: $1,871
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,158
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2020-01-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Mnsure5
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Uranan Yang holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $67,158. Union affiliation: Chs.

Susan Hang

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$66,886

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $62,984
Overtime: $3,902
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,886
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2019-10-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/SNAPCaseManagement1
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Susan Hang is a Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $66,886. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Billy Xiong

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$66,459

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $54,719
Overtime: $11,740
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,459
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2024-08-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/CSS2CM-GRH-HCO-Waiver
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Financial Assistance Services, Billy Xiong serves as a Eligibility Specialist within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,459. They are represented by Chs.

Seng Xiong

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$66,418

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $64,070
Overtime: $2,348
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,418
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2018-04-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Mnsure3
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Financial Assistance Services, Seng Xiong serves as a Eligibility Specialist within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,418. Union affiliation: Chs.

Antwnice Mccain-Robinson

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$65,668

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $62,024
Overtime: $3,645
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,668
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2014-02-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Administration
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Financial Assistance Services, Antwnice Mccain-Robinson serves as a Eligibility Specialist within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,668. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Jesus Soto

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$65,348

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $64,232
Overtime: $1,116
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,348
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2018-04-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Alberto

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/SNAPCaseManagement2
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Leave
Termination Date: Jan 16, 2026

Jesus Soto is a Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $65,348. Union affiliation: Chs.

Seng Yeng Vang

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$65,286

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $65,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,286
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2013-05-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: X

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/SNAPCaseManagement2
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Seng Yeng Vang works as a Eligibility Specialist for Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service as a full-time employee. Seng earned $65,286 in 2025. Union affiliation: Chs.

Xee Chang

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$65,286

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $65,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,286
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2010-08-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Mnsure4
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Xee Chang works as a Eligibility Specialist for Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service as a full-time employee. Xee earned $65,286 in 2025. They are represented by Chs.

Alma Mendez

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$65,286

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $65,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,286
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2013-03-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/MFIP-CCAP-AppealsCaseMng
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Financial Assistance Services, Alma Mendez serves as a Eligibility Specialist within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,286. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Abdurezak Abdulahi

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$65,286

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $65,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,286
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2016-02-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/CallCenter&SNAPCaseMngm
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Financial Assistance Services, Abdurezak Abdulahi serves as a Eligibility Specialist within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,286. Union affiliation: Chs.

Jessica Reyes

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$65,286

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $65,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,286
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2013-11-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/SNAPCaseManagement2
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Financial Assistance Services, Jessica Reyes serves as a Eligibility Specialist within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,286. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Mai Thao

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$65,202

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $53,971
Overtime: $11,125
Other pay: $107
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,202
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2024-06-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Mnsure4
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Mai Thao holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,202. Union affiliation: Chs.

Julie Vue

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$64,726

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $53,413
Overtime: $11,313
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,726
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2024-01-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Mnsure3
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Julie Vue is a Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $64,726. They are represented by Chs.

Kachia Txia Cha Heu

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$64,549

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $62,819
Overtime: $1,731
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,549
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2019-07-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Mnsure5
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kachia Txia Cha Heu holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,549. They are represented by Chs.

Richard Mathisen

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$64,317

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $64,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,317
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2014-05-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/CSS1CM-LTCF-HCO-Waiver
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Richard Mathisen is a Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $64,317. They are represented by Chs.

Shong Vang

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$64,293

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $64,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,293
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2020-04-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/CSS2CM-GRH-HCO-Waiver
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Shong Vang works as a Eligibility Specialist for Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years as a full-time employee. Shong earned $64,293 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Susan Reed

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$64,000

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $63,614
Overtime: $387
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,000
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2021-06-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Kae

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Fasd/Mhc/Cehi
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Susan Reed holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,000. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Jasmine Gause

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$63,932

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $62,663
Overtime: $1,270
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,932
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2017-11-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/SNAPCaseManagement2
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Leave (with pay)
Termination Date: Jan 27, 2026

Jasmine Gause holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,932. They are represented by Chs.

Youa Chang

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$63,662

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $53,539
Overtime: $10,038
Other pay: $85
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,662
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2024-01-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/CSS1CM-LTCF-HCO-Waiver
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Youa Chang holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,662. They are represented by Chs.

Rosalia Ortiz

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$63,624

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $63,614
Overtime: $11
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,624
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2019-07-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Mnsure2
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Rosalia Ortiz holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,624. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Kong Xiong

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$63,604

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $63,604
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,604
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2018-07-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Mnsure1
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kong Xiong works as a Eligibility Specialist for Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. Kong earned $63,604 in 2025. Union affiliation: Chs.

Bee Yang

Eligibility Specialist/Financial Assistance Services

2025 total comp

$63,420

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $63,420
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,420
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2019-04-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Mnsure5
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Bee Yang works as a Eligibility Specialist for Financial Assistance Services within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years) as a full-time employee. Bee earned $63,420 in 2025. They are represented by Chs.