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

Tolulope Ojo-Fati

Management Analyst 1/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$62,989

Base pay: $62,989
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,989
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2020-07-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/PurchaseofService
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Health & Wellness Administration, Tolulope Ojo-Fati serves as a Management Analyst 1. Hired in 2020, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $62,989. They are represented by Chs.

December Brakefield

Planning Specialist 2/Health & Wellness Administration

2023 total comp

$61,809

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $59,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,549
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,809
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2020-01-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/Administration&Overhead
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 11, 2023

December Brakefield holds the role of Planning Specialist 2 at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2020, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $61,809. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Fabien Edjou

Social Worker 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$61,637

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $48,116
Overtime: $420
Other pay: $13,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,637
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2020-12-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/HomelessSheltProj
Earn Code: 172
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 8, 2022

Fabien Edjou works as a Social Worker 4 for Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Fabien earned $61,637 in 2022. Union affiliation: Unr.

Loralee Prescott

Data Quality Clerk/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$60,368

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $60,243
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,368
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2005-03-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T.

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/DataAnalysis&Records
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Loralee Prescott is a Data Quality Clerk at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 19 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $60,368. They are represented by Chs.

Margaret Nathaniel

Clerk 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$60,313

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $60,188
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,313
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2018-04-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Geetha

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/DataAnalysis&Records
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Margaret Nathaniel holds the role of Clerk 4 at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $60,313. Union affiliation: Chs.

Joseph Vital

Social Worker 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$59,615

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $51,527
Overtime: $84
Other pay: $8,004
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,615
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2000-12-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
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: Jul 8, 2022

Joseph Vital is a Social Worker 4 at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2000 (about 22 years), working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $59,615. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Donita Smith

Clerk 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$59,343

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $59,343
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,343
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2019-12-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Donita Smith works as a Clerk 4 for Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. Donita earned $59,343 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Gregory Mantras

Accounting Support Supervisor/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$58,817

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $58,325
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $492
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,817
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2022-04-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/FiscalServices
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Gregory Mantras holds the role of Accounting Support Supervisor at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $58,817. Union affiliation: Unr.

Lori Goff

Clerk 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$58,354

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $57,062
Overtime: $414
Other pay: $878
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,354
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2017-01-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/Reporting
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Lori Goff is a Clerk 4 at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2017 (about 5 years), working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $58,354. They are represented by Chs.