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

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Zakeitheia Mearidy

Custodial Laundry Leadworker/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$301

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $301
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $301
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2016-03-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.85
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/Control/AcctSystem
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 23, 2020

At Health & Wellness Administration, Zakeitheia Mearidy serves as a Custodial Laundry Leadworker. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 5 years, working part-time, 0.85 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $301. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Daniel Stewart

Custodial/Laundry Worker/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$283

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $283
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $283
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2020-04-23
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.43
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/Control/AcctSystem
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 3, 2020

Daniel Stewart holds the role of Custodial/Laundry Worker at Health & Wellness Administration. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year as a part-time, 0.43 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $283. Union affiliation: Chs.

Milton Rucker

Custodial/Laundry Worker/Health & Wellness Administration

2022 total comp

$197

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $197
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $197
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2020-12-28
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.85
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/HomelessSheltProj
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 7, 2022

Milton Rucker holds the role of Custodial/Laundry Worker at Health & Wellness Administration within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2020 (about 2 years) as a part-time, 0.85 FTE employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $197. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Kelley Martin

Social Worker 4/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$194

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $194
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $194
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2002-07-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/Control/AcctSystem
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Apr 18, 2021

At Health & Wellness Administration, Kelley Martin serves as a Social Worker 4. They have served since 2002 (about 19 years), working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $194. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Grace Elmudesi

Custodial/Laundry Worker/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$152

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $152
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $152
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2020-09-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.85
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/Control/AcctSystem
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 26, 2020

Grace Elmudesi holds the role of Custodial/Laundry Worker at Health & Wellness Administration. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year as a part-time, 0.85 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $152. Union affiliation: Chs.

Martin Leason

Custodial/Laundry Worker/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$142

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $142
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2020-12-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.85

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/Control/AcctSystem
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 22, 2020

Martin Leason holds the role of Custodial/Laundry Worker at Health & Wellness Administration. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year as a part-time, 0.85 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $142. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Brian Prior

Custodial Laundry Leadworker/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$135

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $135
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2020-03-23
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.85
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/Control/AcctSystem
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 6, 2020

At Health & Wellness Administration, Brian Prior serves as a Custodial Laundry Leadworker. They have served since 2020 (about a year), working part-time, 0.85 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $135. Union affiliation: Unr.

Albert Garcia

Custodial/Laundry Worker/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$79

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $79
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2020-09-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.85
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/Control/AcctSystem
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 14, 2020

Albert Garcia holds the role of Custodial/Laundry Worker at Health & Wellness Administration. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year as a part-time, 0.85 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $79. Union affiliation: Chs.

Claire Westby

Custodial/Laundry Worker/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$69

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2020-05-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.64
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/Control/AcctSystem
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 5, 2020

Claire Westby holds the role of Custodial/Laundry Worker at Health & Wellness Administration. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year as a part-time, 0.64 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $69. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Tschida Henderson

Custodial/Laundry Worker/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$55

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2020-05-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.43
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/Control/AcctSystem
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 3, 2020

Tschida Henderson holds the role of Custodial/Laundry Worker at Health & Wellness Administration. They have served since 2020 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.43 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $55. Union affiliation: Chs.

Sarah Feltis

Custodial/Laundry Worker/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$16

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2020-06-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/Control/AcctSystem
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Apr 15, 2021

At Health & Wellness Administration, Sarah Feltis serves as a Custodial/Laundry Worker. Hired in 2020, they have about a year of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $16. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Kevin Phan

Custodial Laundry Leadworker/Health & Wellness Administration

2021 total comp

$14

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2020-08-31
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Admin/Control/AcctSystem
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 12, 2021

Kevin Phan is a Custodial Laundry Leadworker at Health & Wellness Administration. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2021 total compensation came to $14. They are represented by Unr.