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

Olusola Oduwaiye

Contract Manager/Health & Wellness Administration

2023 total comp

$88,115

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $88,115
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,115
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2015-11-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

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

Olusola Oduwaiye is a Contract Manager at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 8 years, working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $88,115. They are represented by Chs.

Mary Lindahl

Clerk 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$87,644

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $74,062
Overtime: $12,958
Other pay: $625
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,644
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 1901-01-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

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

Mary Lindahl holds the role of Clerk 4 at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 1901, about 123 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $87,644. They are represented by Chs.

Jennifer Jaeger

Director of Admin-Chsd - Uncl/Health & Wellness Administration

2023 total comp

$87,625

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $81,835
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,791
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,625
Hourly rate: $74
Hire date: 2015-10-30
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Middle name: Schuster

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/Administration&Overhead
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Oct 13, 2023

At Health & Wellness Administration, Jennifer Jaeger serves as a Director of Admin-Chsd - Uncl within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 8 years, working part-time, 0.9 FTE. Their 2023 pay totaled $87,625. They are represented by Unr.

Nancy Stejskal

Management Analyst 3/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$87,586

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $87,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,586
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2001-01-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Nancy Stejskal holds the role of Management Analyst 3 at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 23 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $87,586. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Michael Alonzo

Management Analyst 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2023 total comp

$86,751

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $81,326
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,425
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,751
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2022-08-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/Reporting
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 10, 2023

Michael Alonzo holds the role of Management Analyst 4 at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2022, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $86,751. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Jaime Lavigne

Administrative Assistant 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$85,693

Base pay: $85,693
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,693
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2000-07-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CtywideOp/H&W
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jaime Lavigne holds the role of Administrative Assistant 4 at Health & Wellness Administration. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 21 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $85,693. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Lois Cheeseboro

Planning Specialist 2/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$85,014

Base pay: $85,014
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,014
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2015-03-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

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

At Health & Wellness Administration, Lois Cheeseboro serves as a Planning Specialist 2. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 6 years, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $85,014. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Albert Geris

Program Specialist/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$83,832

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $83,353
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $479
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,832
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2016-06-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: HWAD/RevenueEnhance&SSISHelp
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Health & Wellness Administration, Albert Geris serves as a Program Specialist within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2016 (about 8 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $83,832. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Stacee Peterson

Management Analyst 3/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$83,474

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $83,349
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,474
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 1991-03-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

At Health & Wellness Administration, Stacee Peterson serves as a Management Analyst 3 within Health and Wellness. Hired in 1991, they have about 33 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $83,474. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Lisa Harrington

Management Analyst 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2024 total comp

$83,437

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $83,437
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,437
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2022-11-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

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

At Health & Wellness Administration, Lisa Harrington serves as a Management Analyst 4 within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $83,437. Union affiliation: Chs.