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

Kellie Yang

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$56,452

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $52,144
Overtime: $1,521
Other pay: $2,786
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,452
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2021-03-16
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: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 28, 2022

Kellie Yang holds the role of Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant at Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2021 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $56,452. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Dorothy Jackson

Human Resources Exams Spclst/Human Resources

2021 total comp

$55,320

Base pay: $55,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,320
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2016-04-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Resources, Dorothy Jackson serves as a Human Resources Exams Spclst. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 5 years, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $55,320. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Tierra Sidney

HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$54,044

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $53,544
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,044
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2025-02-24
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

At Human Resources, Tierra Sidney serves as a HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst within Strategic Team. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,044. They are represented by 8Gn.

Jennifer Chang

Administrative Assistant/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$53,626

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $53,519
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $107
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,626
Hourly rate: $26
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
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Human Resources, Jennifer Chang serves as a Administrative Assistant within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,626. They are represented by 8Gn.

Alison Kelly

Labor Relations Manager - Uncl/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$53,536

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $17,725
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $35,812
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,536
Hourly rate: $64
Hire date: 2007-02-12
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: 901
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jan 26, 2024

At Human Resources, Alison Kelly serves as a Labor Relations Manager - Uncl within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 17 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $53,536. Union affiliation: Unr.

Dianna Keefe

Clerk Typist 3/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$53,024

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $50,536
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,488
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,024
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2014-06-30
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: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Human Resources, Dianna Keefe serves as a Clerk Typist 3 within Strategic Team. They have served since 2014 (about 8 years), working full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $53,024. They are represented by Unr.

Madeline Kalgren

Fellowship - Unclassified/Human Resources

2023 total comp

$53,013

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $52,513
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,013
Hourly rate: $31
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: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Madeline Kalgren is a Fellowship - Unclassified at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2023, under a year, working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $53,013. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Yvonne Overson

Clerk Typist 3/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$52,790

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $52,665
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,790
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2021-10-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 18, 2024

Yvonne Overson is a Clerk Typist 3 at Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2021 (about 3 years), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $52,790. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Carol Fogarty

Division Inc and Od Development Specialist/Human Resources

2021 total comp

$52,184

Base pay: $39,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,335
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,184
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 1993-09-23
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: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: May 14, 2021

Carol Fogarty is a Division Inc and Od Development Specialist at Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 28 years, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $52,184. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Choua Yang

Clerk Typist 3/Human Resources

2021 total comp

$52,160

Base pay: $52,059
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,160
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2000-10-16
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: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Choua Yang works as a Clerk Typist 3 for Human Resources. They have served since 2000 (about 21 years) as a full-time employee. Choua earned $52,160 in 2021. Union affiliation: 8Gn.