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

Sarah Burkhalter

Human Resources Supervisor/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$113,169

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $113,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,169
Hourly rate: $55
Hire date: 2020-10-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Sarah Burkhalter holds the role of Human Resources Supervisor at Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,169. Union affiliation: Unr.

Melanie Sinouthasy

HR Program Administrator/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$112,612

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $112,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,612
Hourly rate: $54
Hire date: 2024-07-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K.L.

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Melanie Sinouthasy works as a HR Program Administrator for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Melanie earned $112,612 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Olletha Muhammad

Human Resources Supervisor/Human Resources

2021 total comp

$112,394

Base pay: $93,431
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,963
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,394
Hourly rate: $49
Hire date: 2012-10-10
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: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Human Resources, Olletha Muhammad serves as a Human Resources Supervisor. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 9 years, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $112,394. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Cassandra Fogale

Labor Relations Specialist/Human Resources

2023 total comp

$111,380

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $111,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,380
Hourly rate: $54
Hire date: 2022-05-02
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

Cassandra Fogale works as a Labor Relations Specialist for Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2022 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Cassandra earned $111,380 in 2023. They are represented by Unr.

Scott Jahnke

HR Program Administrator/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$111,124

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $74,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36,218
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,124
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 1993-01-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Deceased
Termination Date: Aug 16, 2025

Scott Jahnke is a HR Program Administrator at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 1993, they have about 32 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,124. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Carissa Heldt

Is Senior Business Analyst/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$109,005

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $104,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,043
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,005
Hourly rate: $51
Hire date: 2015-02-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Resources, Carissa Heldt serves as a Is Senior Business Analyst within Strategic Team. They have served since 2015 (about 9 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $109,005. They are represented by Unr.