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

Chia Chang

Clerk Typist 3/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$41,207

Base pay: $41,192
Overtime: $15
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,207
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2019-04-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/PRSupSvcs
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Chia Chang works as a Clerk Typist 3 for Health & Wellness Administration. They have served since 2019 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Chia earned $41,207 in 2021. They are represented by Chs.

Laolee Yang

Is Business Analyst/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$41,055

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $33,867
Overtime: $810
Other pay: $6,379
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,055
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2019-09-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/EHealthCapabilityTeam
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 20, 2022

Laolee Yang is a Is Business Analyst at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2019 (about 3 years), working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $41,055. They are represented by Chs.

Natalie Perez

Clerk Typist 3/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$41,053

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $39,846
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,207
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,053
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2021-10-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/DataAnalysis&Records
Earn Code: 123
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Natalie Perez is a Clerk Typist 3 at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2021, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $41,053. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Lena Young

Clerk 3/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$40,342

Base pay: $39,961
Overtime: $539
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,342
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2018-05-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/SupSvcs/Clericalmail
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Lena Young holds the role of Clerk 3 at Health & Wellness Administration. Hired in 2018, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $40,342. They are represented by Chs.

Desiree Hurlburt

Account Specialist 2/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$40,313

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $40,313
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,313
Hourly rate: $24
Hire date: 2023-06-26
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: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Desiree Hurlburt works as a Account Specialist 2 for Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Desiree earned $40,313 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Rebekah Cedar

Custodial Laundry Leadworker/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$39,252

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $34,274
Overtime: $552
Other pay: $4,425
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,252
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2020-08-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Rebekah Cedar holds the role of Custodial Laundry Leadworker at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2020 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $39,252.

Ruth Brinton

Clerk Typist 3/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$38,713

Base pay: $37,425
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,288
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,713
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 1995-10-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/SupSvcs/DataAnalysis
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Aug 10, 2021

Ruth Brinton holds the role of Clerk Typist 3 at Health & Wellness Administration. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 26 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $38,713. Their bargaining unit is Chs.