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

James Gunnerson

Accountant 3/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$20,459

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $20,443
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,459
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 1994-02-22
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 29, 2022

James Gunnerson works as a Accountant 3 for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 1994, they have about 28 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. James earned $20,459 in 2022. Union affiliation: Unr.

Gaohleechi Vu

Talent Acquisition Specialist/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$20,024

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $19,228
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $795
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,024
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2022-05-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Jolie

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 25, 2024

At Human Resources, Gaohleechi Vu serves as a Talent Acquisition Specialist within Strategic Team. They have served since 2022 (about 2 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $20,024. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Troy Sabean

Is Senior Business Analyst/Human Resources

2023 total comp

$19,394

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $18,147
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,247
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,394
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2022-11-28
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: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 24, 2023

Troy Sabean holds the role of Is Senior Business Analyst at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2022, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $19,394. They are represented by Unr.

Tristan Klausegger

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$19,381

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $18,881
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,381
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2025-08-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Tristan Klausegger is a Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant at Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $19,381. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Kelly Peet

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$19,224

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $18,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,224
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2025-08-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Kelly Peet holds the role of Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $19,224. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Cynthia Casler

HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst 2/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$17,926

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $16,562
Overtime: $1,365
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,926
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 1998-05-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: A.

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 10, 2022

Cynthia Casler works as a HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst 2 for Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 1998 (about 24 years) as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Cynthia earned $17,926 in 2022. They are represented by Unr.

Sandra Hokanson

Human Resources Supervisor/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$17,843

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,843
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,843
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2001-03-19
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Resources, Sandra Hokanson serves as a Human Resources Supervisor within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 21 years, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2022 pay totaled $17,843. Union affiliation: Unr.

Amy Turner

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$16,364

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $16,364
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,364
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2025-09-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Amy Turner is a Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant at Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $16,364. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Shanessa Saice

Wkfce Solutions Trainee-Uncl/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$15,671

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $15,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,671
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2024-12-23
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

Shanessa Saice is a Wkfce Solutions Trainee-Uncl at Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $15,671. They are represented by Unr.