Ramsey County, Minnesota / Housing Stability

Agency file

Housing Stability

Source file: Ramsey County, Minnesota — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Housing Stability supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 83 employees with median total compensation of $29,029; the highest distinct record was $166,686.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3.6M
Employees: 83
Median total: $29,029
Highest record: $166,686

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$99$133,948+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 83 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($29,029) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $39,749 (92%)
Overtime — $1,829 (4%)
Other — $1,428 (3%)
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

$177

$2,005

$29,029

$82,708

$101,414

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $101,414 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $177. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Shelter Wellness Assistant - Uncl

32 · $914

Case Aide

12 · $32,934

Planning Specialist

6 · $95,013

Social Worker

5 · $67,189

Shelter Wellness Supervisor - Uncl

5 · $17,863

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 5 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2021	$10.2M —	279 —	$32,045 —
2022	$3M ▼ 70.0%	59 ▼ 78.9%	$43,753 ▲ 36.5%
2023	$3M ▼ 0.9%	118 ▲ 100.0%	$4,577 ▼ 89.5%
2024	$3.6M ▲ 20.5%	110 ▼ 6.8%	$17,348 ▲ 279.0%
2025	$3.6M ▼ 2.0%	83 ▼ 24.5%	$29,029 ▲ 67.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jacqueline Harden

Program Assistant Homeless Services/Housing Stability

2025 total comp

$83,187

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $82,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $479
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,187
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2013-03-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Housing Stability/Operations
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Housing Stability, Jacqueline Harden serves as a Program Assistant Homeless Services within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,187. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Kalena Smith

Program Assistant Homeless Services/Housing Stability

2025 total comp

$82,868

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $82,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $160
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,868
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2008-01-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Housing Stability/Operations
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kalena Smith works as a Program Assistant Homeless Services for Housing Stability within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 17 years as a full-time employee. Kalena earned $82,868 in 2025. They are represented by Chs.

Laura Ngeh

Social Worker 4/Housing Stability

2021 total comp

$82,833

Base pay: $80,175
Overtime: $1,080
Other pay: $1,578
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,833
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2020-07-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/HomelessSheltProj
Earn Code: 172
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Laura Ngeh is a Social Worker 4 at Housing Stability. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $82,833. They are represented by Unr.

Jill Demars

Social Worker 4/Housing Stability

2021 total comp

$82,822

Base pay: $73,006
Overtime: $768
Other pay: $9,048
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,822
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2020-06-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/HomelessSheltProj
Earn Code: 172
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 27, 2021

Jill Demars works as a Social Worker 4 for Housing Stability. Hired in 2020, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Jill earned $82,822 in 2021. Union affiliation: Unr.

Diana Vang

Social Worker/Housing Stability

2025 total comp

$82,708

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $82,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,708
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2013-03-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Housing Stability/Operations
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Diana Vang works as a Social Worker for Housing Stability within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service as a full-time employee. Diana earned $82,708 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Timothy Martin

Financial Worker Specialist/Housing Stability

2024 total comp

$82,298

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $82,298
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,298
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 1995-12-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Housing Stability/Operations
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Housing Stability, Timothy Martin serves as a Financial Worker Specialist within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 1995, they have about 29 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $82,298. They are represented by Chs.

Gerard Lauer

Planning Specialist 2/Housing Stability

2021 total comp

$81,188

Base pay: $80,874
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $314
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,188
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 2020-03-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/HomelessSheltProj
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Dec 31, 2021

Gerard Lauer is a Planning Specialist 2 at Housing Stability. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $81,188. They are represented by Chs.

Amberly Ramirez-Marks

Eligibility Specialist Senior/Housing Stability

2025 total comp

$79,108

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $75,195
Overtime: $3,913
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,108
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2012-09-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Housing Stability/Operations
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Amberly Ramirez-Marks works as a Eligibility Specialist Senior for Housing Stability within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service as a full-time employee. Amberly earned $79,108 in 2025. They are represented by Chs.

Tenecia Johnson Trice

Financial Assistance Supervisor/Housing Stability

2021 total comp

$79,092

Base pay: $78,939
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $153
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,092
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2001-11-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Housing Stability/Operations
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Housing Stability, Tenecia Johnson Trice serves as a Financial Assistance Supervisor. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 20 years, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $79,092. They are represented by Unr.

Luisa Aya

Social Worker 4/Housing Stability

2021 total comp

$78,949

Base pay: $74,036
Overtime: $622
Other pay: $4,291
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,949
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2015-08-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Pol&Prac/HomelessSheltProj
Earn Code: 172
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Luisa Aya is a Social Worker 4 at Housing Stability. Hired in 2015, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $78,949. They are represented by Unr.