Ramsey County, Minnesota / Human Resources

Agency file

Human Resources

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

The Human Resources provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 82 employees with median total compensation of $77,090; the highest distinct record was $158,497.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6.3M
Employees: 82
Median total: $77,090
Highest record: $158,497

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$4,889$129,737+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 82 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($77,090) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $74,659 (98%)
Overtime — $139 (0%)
Other — $1,696 (2%)
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

$19,381

$58,890

$77,090

$99,950

$119,471

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $119,471 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $19,381. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant

19 · $41,857

HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst

9 · $73,722

Human Resources Supervisor

8 · $108,131

HR Business Partner

8 · $100,162

Human Resources Manager

5 · $117,101

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	$4.6M —	60 —	$78,349 —
2022	$5.7M ▲ 25.5%	88 ▲ 46.7%	$64,888 ▼ 17.2%
2023	$5.9M ▲ 2.6%	95 ▲ 8.0%	$62,533 ▼ 3.6%
2024	$6.3M ▲ 7.2%	82 ▼ 13.7%	$77,515 ▲ 24.0%
2025	$6.3M ▼ 0.7%	82 ±0%	$77,090 ▼ 0.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Richard Hammons

Human Resources Supervisor/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$108,136

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $102,203
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,933
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,136
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2020-12-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Human Resources, Richard Hammons serves as a Human Resources Supervisor within Strategic Team. They have served since 2020 (about 2 years), working full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $108,136. Union affiliation: Unr.

Stephani Gunter

HR Business Partner/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$107,001

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $106,008
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $993
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,001
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2007-01-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Stephani Gunter holds the role of HR Business Partner at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $107,001. They are represented by Unr.

Tammy Ratte

HR Business Partner/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$107,001

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $104,904
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,097
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,001
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2007-01-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Human Resources, Tammy Ratte serves as a HR Business Partner within Strategic Team. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,001. They are represented by Unr.

Amber Kempe

Human Resources Supervisor/Human Resources

2023 total comp

$106,432

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $106,024
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $408
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,432
Hourly rate: $51
Hire date: 2006-07-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Human Resources, Amber Kempe serves as a Human Resources Supervisor within Strategic Team. They have served since 2006 (about 17 years), working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $106,432. They are represented by Unr.

Jean Gramling

Human Resources Manager/Human Resources

2023 total comp

$106,067

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $74,454
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,614
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,067
Hourly rate: $63
Hire date: 1999-09-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Jul 5, 2023

At Human Resources, Jean Gramling serves as a Human Resources Manager within Strategic Team. They have served since 1999 (about 24 years), working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $106,067. They are represented by Unr.

Tracy Sherbert

Human Resources Manager/Human Resources

2023 total comp

$105,047

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $105,047
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,047
Hourly rate: $55
Hire date: 2022-05-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Tracy Sherbert works as a Human Resources Manager for Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2022 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Tracy earned $105,047 in 2023. They are represented by Unr.