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

John West

Social Worker 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$36,398

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $31,090
Overtime: $84
Other pay: $5,224
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,398
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 2021-02-03
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: Q

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/HomelessSheltProj
Earn Code: 172
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 29, 2022

John West works as a Social Worker 4 for Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2021 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. John earned $36,398 in 2022. They are represented by Unr.

Jacqueline Mcadory

Custodial Laundry Leadworker/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$35,992

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $34,443
Overtime: $464
Other pay: $1,084
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,992
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2021-01-25
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.85
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/HomelessSheltProj
Earn Code: 172
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 29, 2022

Jacqueline Mcadory holds the role of Custodial Laundry Leadworker at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2021, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.85 FTE employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $35,992. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Karl Wachholz

Management & Analysis Supervisor/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$35,845

Base pay: $35,261
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $584
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,845
Hourly rate: $46
Hire date: 2020-11-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/ComputerSupport
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Apr 23, 2021

At Health & Wellness Administration, Karl Wachholz serves as a Management & Analysis Supervisor. Hired in 2020, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $35,845. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Luisa Aya

Social Worker 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$35,283

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $31,711
Overtime: $420
Other pay: $3,152
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,283
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2015-08-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/HomelessSheltProj
Earn Code: 172
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 30, 2022

Luisa Aya holds the role of Social Worker 4 at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2015, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $35,283. Union affiliation: Unr.

Jazmin Sanchez Torres

Custodial/Laundry Worker/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$34,951

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $19,766
Overtime: $11,566
Other pay: $3,619
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,951
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2020-09-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.43

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/HomelessSheltProj
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 29, 2022

Jazmin Sanchez Torres works as a Custodial/Laundry Worker for Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 2 years as a part-time, 0.43 FTE employee. Jazmin earned $34,951 in 2022. They are represented by Chs.

Gregory Mantras

Account Specialist 2/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$34,830

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $34,330
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,830
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2022-04-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/AccountsReceivable
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Gregory Mantras works as a Account Specialist 2 for Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2022 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Gregory earned $34,830 in 2022. They are represented by Chs.

Kathleen Kapoun

Deputy Director of Finance/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$33,538

Base pay: $33,538
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,538
Hourly rate: $63
Hire date: 1996-12-09
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 7, 2021

Kathleen Kapoun holds the role of Deputy Director of Finance at Health & Wellness Administration. Hired in 1996, they have about 25 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $33,538. Their bargaining unit is Unr.