Ramsey County, Minnesota / Health & Wellness Administration

Agency file

Health & Wellness Administration

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

The Health & Wellness Administration oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2024, this agency had 115 employees with median total compensation of $78,203; the highest distinct record was $140,086.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $8.3M
Employees: 115
Median total: $78,203
Highest record: $140,086

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$3,671$122,891+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 115 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($78,203) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $71,172 (98%)
Overtime — $838 (1%)
Other — $484 (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

$19,853

$50,227

$78,203

$96,325

$106,579

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $106,579 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $19,853. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

14 · $56,729

12 · $48,589

10 · $93,324

7 · $77,757

6 · $98,232

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 4 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2021	$9.6M —	199 —	$48,785 —
2022	$10.3M ▲ 7.7%	200 ▲ 0.5%	$48,882 ▲ 0.2%
2023	$9M ▼ 12.9%	125 ▼ 37.5%	$76,021 ▲ 55.5%
2024	$8.3M ▼ 7.2%	115 ▼ 8.0%	$78,203 ▲ 2.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joseph Freesmeier

Contract Administrator/Health & Wellness Administration

2023 total comp

$116,501

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $116,501
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,501
Hourly rate: $56
Hire date: 2016-08-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/ContractManagement
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Joseph Freesmeier holds the role of Contract Administrator at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2016, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $116,501. Union affiliation: Unr.

Grant Butler

Social Worker 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$114,388

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $114,388
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,388
Hourly rate: $56
Hire date: 2002-07-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Sup
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/RevenueEnhance&SSISHelp
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Grant Butler is a Social Worker 4 at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2002 (about 22 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $114,388. Union affiliation: Sup.

Deborah Flies

Program Specialist/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$114,081

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $99,593
Overtime: $14,471
Other pay: $16
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,081
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 1992-12-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/RevenueEnhance&SSISHelp
Earn Code: 151
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Deborah Flies is a Program Specialist at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. They have served since 1992 (about 32 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $114,081. They are represented by Chs.