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

Janika Schwerr

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$67,002

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $66,124
Overtime: $496
Other pay: $383
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,002
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2023-08-07
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
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Janika Schwerr holds the role of Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $67,002. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Alexandra Ritschel

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$66,428

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $66,302
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $126
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,428
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2020-07-31
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

At Human Resources, Alexandra Ritschel serves as a Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant within Strategic Team. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,428. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Ann Feaman

Deputy Director of HR/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$66,255

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $51,835
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,255
Hourly rate: $64
Hire date: 2020-01-27
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: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Apr 29, 2022

Ann Feaman is a Deputy Director of HR at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 2 years, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $66,255. They are represented by Unr.

Wesley Deberry

Labor Relations Specialist/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$65,911

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $65,411
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,911
Hourly rate: $60
Hire date: 2024-05-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
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

Wesley Deberry works as a Labor Relations Specialist for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2024, under a year as a full-time employee. Wesley earned $65,911 in 2024. Union affiliation: Unr.

Tammy Norlin

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$65,355

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $65,075
Overtime: $155
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,355
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2023-08-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Human Resources, Tammy Norlin serves as a Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant within Strategic Team. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $65,355. They are represented by 8Gn.

Azure Wickert

HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$65,302

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $65,302
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,302
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2023-10-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

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

Azure Wickert is a HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst at Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $65,302. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Richard Hammons

Human Resources Generalist 2/Human Resources

2023 total comp

$65,265

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $64,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $338
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,265
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 2020-12-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 28, 2023

Richard Hammons works as a Human Resources Generalist 2 for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 3 years as a full-time employee. Richard earned $65,265 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Rochelle Ellson

HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst 1/Human Resources

2021 total comp

$65,100

Base pay: $61,866
Overtime: $2,881
Other pay: $353
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,100
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2019-09-04
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: Active

Rochelle Ellson holds the role of HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst 1 at Human Resources. Hired in 2019, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $65,100. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Joni Xiong

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$64,939

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $49,264
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,674
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,939
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2009-09-09
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: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 7, 2022

At Human Resources, Joni Xiong serves as a Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant within Strategic Team. They have served since 2009 (about 13 years), working full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $64,939. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Derek Thomas

Accountant 2/Human Resources

2021 total comp

$64,833

Base pay: $64,574
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $259
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,833
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2017-07-31
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: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Derek Thomas holds the role of Accountant 2 at Human Resources. They have served since 2017 (about 4 years) as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $64,833. Union affiliation: Unr.

Patrick Lemmon

Talent Acquisition Specialist/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$64,333

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $61,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,202
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,333
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2023-10-16
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: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 15, 2024

Patrick Lemmon works as a Talent Acquisition Specialist for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Patrick earned $64,333 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Maureen Bibro

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$64,027

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $39,593
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,434
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,027
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2006-02-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Jul 5, 2024

Maureen Bibro holds the role of Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2006, they have about 18 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $64,027. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Nou Chang

Human Resources Generalist 2/Human Resources

2021 total comp

$63,517

Base pay: $63,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,517
Hourly rate: $44
Hire date: 2021-04-01
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

Nou Chang works as a Human Resources Generalist 2 for Human Resources. They have served since 2021 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Nou earned $63,517 in 2021. They are represented by Unr.

Dianna Keefe

HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst 2/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$63,208

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $63,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,208
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2014-06-30
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: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Jan 21, 2025

Dianna Keefe works as a HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst 2 for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 10 years as a full-time employee. Dianna earned $63,208 in 2024. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Heidi Brabec

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$62,226

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $61,635
Overtime: $227
Other pay: $364
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,226
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2023-02-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Heidi Brabec is a Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant at Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $62,226. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.