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

Mai Nguyen

Office Manager 2/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$82,200

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $81,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $610
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,200
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2005-03-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Sup
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Q.

Source-specific fields

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

Mai Nguyen works as a Office Manager 2 for Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2005, they have about 19 years of service as a full-time employee. Mai earned $82,200 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Sup.

Beth Loechler

Contract Manager/Health & Wellness Administration

2023 total comp

$81,928

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $80,881
Overtime: $1,048
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,928
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2023-03-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

At Health & Wellness Administration, Beth Loechler serves as a Contract Manager within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2023 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $81,928. They are represented by Chs.

Susan Illg

Contract Manager/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$80,156

Base pay: $63,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,067
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,156
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 1993-07-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/Planning
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Aug 20, 2021

At Health & Wellness Administration, Susan Illg serves as a Contract Manager. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 28 years, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $80,156. Union affiliation: Chs.

Louann Stark

Clerk 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$79,814

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $74,252
Overtime: $5,019
Other pay: $542
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,814
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2015-09-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Louann Stark works as a Clerk 4 for Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2015 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. Louann earned $79,814 in 2022. Union affiliation: Chs.

Heather D. Kurth

Office Manager 2/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$78,265

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $78,265
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,265
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 2005-04-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Sup
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Heather D. Kurth holds the role of Office Manager 2 at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2005, they have about 19 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $78,265. Their bargaining unit is Sup.