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

Bernita Freeman

HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$77,409

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $76,304
Overtime: $1,105
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,409
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2002-10-03
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: 731
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Bernita Freeman is a HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,409. Union affiliation: Unr.

Gina Kalis

HR Program Assistant/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$77,004

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $76,792
Overtime: $86
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,004
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2008-03-24
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: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Human Resources, Gina Kalis serves as a HR Program Assistant within Strategic Team. Hired in 2008, they have about 16 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $77,004. Union affiliation: Unr.

Nirvana Wallace

Talent Acquisition Specialist/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$76,772

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $76,772
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,772
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2023-10-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

Nirvana Wallace works as a Talent Acquisition Specialist for Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Nirvana earned $76,772 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Megan Simmons

Talent Acquisition Specialist/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$76,772

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $76,772
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,772
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2023-10-16
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
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Megan Simmons is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $76,772. They are represented by Unr.

Nicole Beane

Fellowship - Unclassified/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$76,463

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $76,463
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,463
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2024-01-29
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
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Nicole Beane works as a Fellowship - Unclassified for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Nicole earned $76,463 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Corrin Fagge'Tt

Talent Acquisition Specialist/Human Resources

2024 total comp

$76,409

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $76,010
Overtime: $274
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,409
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2023-08-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Resources, Corrin Fagge'Tt serves as a Talent Acquisition Specialist within Strategic Team. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $76,409. Union affiliation: Unr.

April Kirchoff

HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$76,306

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $76,306
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,306
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2008-10-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

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

April Kirchoff works as a HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service as a full-time employee. April earned $76,306 in 2025. They are represented by 8Gn.

Bridgette Percy

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$76,115

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $76,115
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,115
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2024-03-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

Bridgette Percy works as a Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Bridgette earned $76,115 in 2025. They are represented by 8Gn.

Tim Koran

Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$76,115

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $76,115
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,115
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2022-08-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Tim Koran is a Personnel Ben & Transctns Assistant at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $76,115. They are represented by 8Gn.

David Laes

Human Resources Manager/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$75,769

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $75,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $760
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,769
Hourly rate: $65
Hire date: 2025-05-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

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

David Laes holds the role of Human Resources Manager at Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,769. Union affiliation: Unr.

Heidi Brabec

HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$75,315

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $74,531
Overtime: $511
Other pay: $273
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,315
Hourly rate: $37
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 works as a HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. Heidi earned $75,315 in 2025. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Patience Ferguson

Chief Human Resources Officer/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$74,783

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $74,783
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,783
Hourly rate: $104
Hire date: 2025-08-04
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
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Patience Ferguson works as a Chief Human Resources Officer for Human Resources within Strategic Team. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. Patience earned $74,783 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Angelique Lang

Administrative Secretary 2/Human Resources

2022 total comp

$74,242

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $74,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $42
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,242
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 1990-07-30
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: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Angelique Lang holds the role of Administrative Secretary 2 at Human Resources within Strategic Team. They have served since 1990 (about 32 years) as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $74,242. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Khalisha Pullen

HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$73,722

Sub-department: Strategic Team
Base pay: $73,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $284
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,722
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2024-04-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: County Mgr/HumanRes/Admin
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Khalisha Pullen holds the role of HR Bnfts/Claims/Trans Spclst at Human Resources within Strategic Team. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $73,722. Union affiliation: 8Gn.