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

Amber Kempe

Human Resources Manager/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$123,246

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $121,487
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,759
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,246
Hourly rate: $61
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

Amber Kempe is a Human Resources Manager at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $123,246. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Kristen Schultz

Human Resources Manager/Human Resources

2023 total comp

$122,978

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $122,741
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $236
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,978
Hourly rate: $60
Hire date: 2016-03-21
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: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kristen Schultz works as a Human Resources Manager for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2016, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Kristen earned $122,978 in 2023. Union affiliation: Unr.

Cary Cunningham

Human Resources Manager/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$120,733

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $119,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $744
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,733
Hourly rate: $63
Hire date: 2004-01-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Resources, Cary Cunningham serves as a Human Resources Manager within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,733. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Ryan Engel

Is Business Analyst Senior/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$119,471

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $106,268
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,202
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,471
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 1996-03-01
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: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Ryan Engel is a Is Business Analyst Senior at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 29 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $119,471. They are represented by Unr.