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

Yvonne Overson

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$50,767

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $47,212
Overtime: $285
Other pay: $3,271
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,767
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2021-10-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Apr 21, 2023

Yvonne Overson works as a Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2021, about a year as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Yvonne earned $50,767 in 2022. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Tracy Sherbert

Human Resources Generalist 2/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$50,455

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $49,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,455
Hourly rate: $40
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
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Human Resources, Tracy Sherbert serves as a Human Resources Generalist 2 within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2022, under a year, working full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $50,455. Union affiliation: Unr.

Jennifer Chang

Clerk Typist 3/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$50,005

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $50,005
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,005
Hourly rate: $24
Hire date: 2019-03-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

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

Jennifer Chang holds the role of Clerk Typist 3 at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2019, they have about 5 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $50,005. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Becky Bacon

Human Resources Generalist 2/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$49,208

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $30,782
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,426
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,208
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 2018-11-26
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Mar 22, 2023

Becky Bacon works as a Human Resources Generalist 2 for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 4 years as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Becky earned $49,208 in 2022. Union affiliation: Unr.

Debora Midence

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2023 total comp

$48,885

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $48,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,885
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2023-02-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Resources, Debora Midence serves as a Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant within Strategic Team. Hired in 2023, they have under a year of service, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $48,885. They are represented by 8Gn.

Madeline Kalgren

Labor Relations Specialist/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$48,121

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $47,546
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $575
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,121
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2023-02-13
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: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 22, 2025

Madeline Kalgren works as a Labor Relations Specialist for Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Madeline earned $48,121 in 2025. They are represented by Unr.

Brittney Back

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$47,808

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $47,308
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,808
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2025-02-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

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

Brittney Back 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 $47,808. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Jean Chisholm

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2023 total comp

$46,657

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $36,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,575
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,657
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2008-06-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Jul 14, 2023

At Human Resources, Jean Chisholm serves as a Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant within Strategic Team. Hired in 2008, they have about 15 years of service, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $46,657. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.