Ramsey County, Minnesota / Financial Assistant Services

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Financial Assistant Services

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

The Financial Assistant Services is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2024, this agency had 485 employees with median total compensation of $48,640; the highest distinct record was $180,084.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $23.1M
Employees: 485
Median total: $48,640
Highest record: $180,084

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$53$109,946+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 485 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($48,640) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $44,303 (93%)
Overtime — $2,656 (6%)
Other — $697 (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

$4,109

$19,540

$48,640

$70,577

$83,058

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $83,058 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,109. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Financial Worker 1

166 · $26,189

Financial Worker 2

137 · $54,171

Financial Worker Specialist

112 · $73,764

Financial Assistance Supervisor

29 · $82,464

Clerk Typist 3

23 · $51,676

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 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2022	$20.8M —	396 —	$56,110 —
2023	$20.4M ▼ 1.9%	426 ▲ 7.6%	$55,139 ▼ 1.7%
2024	$23.1M ▲ 13.5%	485 ▲ 13.8%	$48,640 ▼ 11.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Tina Curry

Director of Finance Asstnc Services - Uncl/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$180,084

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $176,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,074
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,084
Hourly rate: $85
Hire date: 2007-06-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Administration
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Financial Assistant Services, Tina Curry serves as a Director of Finance Asstnc Services - Uncl within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2007, they have about 17 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $180,084. They are represented by Unr.

Ali Ali

Director of Finance Asstnc Services - Uncl/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$162,734

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $156,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,339
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,734
Hourly rate: $76
Hire date: 2005-03-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Administration
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Financial Assistant Services, Ali Ali serves as a Director of Finance Asstnc Services - Uncl within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2005 (about 19 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $162,734. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Kaosheng Messerly

Deputy Director of Admin-Com Cor-Uncl/Financial Assistant Services

2022 total comp

$124,377

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $123,810
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $566
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,377
Hourly rate: $61
Hire date: 2010-04-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/Administration
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Jun 9, 2023

Kaosheng Messerly holds the role of Deputy Director of Admin-Com Cor-Uncl at Financial Assistant Services within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2010 (about 12 years) as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $124,377. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Nancy Lewis

Financial Worker Specialist/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$120,624

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $68,837
Overtime: $51,788
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,624
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2016-05-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

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

Nancy Lewis holds the role of Financial Worker Specialist at Financial Assistant Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 8 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $120,624. Union affiliation: Chs.

Yer Vue

Financial Worker Specialist/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$117,693

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $68,837
Overtime: $48,731
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,693
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2014-07-28
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 Assistant Services, Yer Vue serves as a Financial Worker Specialist within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 10 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $117,693. Union affiliation: Chs.

May Xiong

Financial Worker Specialist/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$115,327

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $68,837
Overtime: $46,365
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,327
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2014-05-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Cheng

Source-specific fields

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

At Financial Assistant Services, May Xiong serves as a Financial Worker Specialist within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2014 (about 10 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $115,327. Union affiliation: Chs.

Ka Vang

Financial Worker Specialist/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$113,099

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $69,638
Overtime: $43,461
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,099
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2014-05-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Youa

Source-specific fields

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

Ka Vang works as a Financial Worker Specialist for Financial Assistant Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2014, they have about 10 years of service as a full-time employee. Ka earned $113,099 in 2024. Union affiliation: Chs.

Latrice Bryant

Financial Worker Specialist/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$112,073

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $64,486
Overtime: $47,587
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,073
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2016-12-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

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

At Financial Assistant Services, Latrice Bryant serves as a Financial Worker Specialist within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 8 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $112,073. They are represented by Chs.

Carol Rylander

Human Services Manager/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$112,071

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $112,071
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,071
Hourly rate: $59
Hire date: 1997-03-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

At Financial Assistant Services, Carol Rylander serves as a Human Services Manager within Health and Wellness. Hired in 1997, they have about 27 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $112,071. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Toonmaj Xiong

Financial Worker Specialist/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$111,667

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $69,812
Overtime: $41,856
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,667
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2017-08-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

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

Toonmaj Xiong works as a Financial Worker Specialist for Financial Assistant Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2017, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Toonmaj earned $111,667 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Bridget Blomer

Human Services Manager/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$111,046

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $111,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,046
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 2004-11-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Bridget Blomer holds the role of Human Services Manager at Financial Assistant Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 20 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $111,046. They are represented by Unr.

Wendy Cowan

Financial Worker Specialist/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$109,946

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $80,675
Overtime: $29,146
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,946
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 1996-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/IntakeUnit3
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Wendy Cowan works as a Financial Worker Specialist for Financial Assistant Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 28 years as a full-time employee. Wendy earned $109,946 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Danielle Hatten

Financial Worker Specialist/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$109,174

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $71,082
Overtime: $37,967
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,174
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2013-11-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/ResourceTrainers&Intake
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Financial Assistant Services, Danielle Hatten serves as a Financial Worker Specialist within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2013, they have about 11 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $109,174. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Wendy Nelson

Financial Worker Specialist/Financial Assistant Services

2024 total comp

$109,060

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $72,303
Overtime: $36,757
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,060
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2014-12-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: FASD/ResourceTrainers&Intake
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Wendy Nelson holds the role of Financial Worker Specialist at Financial Assistant Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2014, they have about 10 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $109,060. Union affiliation: Chs.