Ramsey County, Minnesota / Information Services

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Information Services

Source file: Ramsey County, Minnesota — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Information Services is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 81 employees with median total compensation of $110,432; the highest distinct record was $209,715.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $8.3M
Employees: 81
Median total: $110,432
Highest record: $209,715

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$96$163,687+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 81 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($110,432) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $99,707 (98%)
Overtime — $101 (0%)
Other — $2,183 (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

$44,992

$73,195

$110,432

$127,252

$144,216

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $144,216 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,992. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Is Technician Services Specialist Senior

13 · $123,425

Is Lan Support Specialist

12 · $79,054

Is Technical Architect

6 · $138,609

Is Business Analyst Principal

4 · $130,657

Is Technician Services Lead Specialist

4 · $69,074

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	$7.4M —	87 —	$90,743 —
2022	$7.8M ▲ 5.2%	87 ±0%	$98,958 ▲ 9.1%
2023	$7.9M ▲ 1.1%	87 ±0%	$99,917 ▲ 1.0%
2024	$8.5M ▲ 6.8%	91 ▲ 4.6%	$99,922 ±0%
2025	$8.3M ▼ 2.3%	81 ▼ 11.0%	$110,432 ▲ 10.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Simon Tekle

Is Technician Services Specialist/Information Services

2025 total comp

$74,950

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $74,123
Overtime: $660
Other pay: $167
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,950
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2020-04-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: InfoSvcs/TechSvcs/SysAdmin
Earn Code: 173
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Simon Tekle is a Is Technician Services Specialist at Information Services within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $74,950. They are represented by Unr.

Jeffrey Harris

Is Lan Support Specialist 2/Information Services

2024 total comp

$74,401

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $74,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,401
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2019-06-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: InfoSvcs/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jeffrey Harris holds the role of Is Lan Support Specialist 2 at Information Services within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 5 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $74,401. Union affiliation: Unr.

Denise Baumgardt

Management Analyst/Information Services

2025 total comp

$73,195

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $72,695
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,195
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2024-09-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: InfoSvcs/Admin
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Denise Baumgardt works as a Management Analyst for Information Services within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Denise earned $73,195 in 2025. They are represented by Unr.

Anne Marie Blahowski

IT Service Center Technician/Information Services

2023 total comp

$73,109

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $72,233
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $876
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,109
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2021-03-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: InfoSvcs/CustSuppt/InfoCtr
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Anne Marie Blahowski works as a IT Service Center Technician for Information Services within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Anne earned $73,109 in 2023. Union affiliation: Unr.

Nathan Ristine

Is Technician Services Lead Specialist/Information Services

2025 total comp

$72,156

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $60,564
Overtime: $640
Other pay: $10,951
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,156
Hourly rate: $54
Hire date: 2019-07-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: InfoSvcs/SecurityAdmin
Earn Code: 173
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 26, 2025

Nathan Ristine holds the role of Is Technician Services Lead Specialist at Information Services within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,156. They are represented by Unr.

Michael Varnado

Is Lan Support Specialist/Information Services

2025 total comp

$70,860

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $68,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,752
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,860
Hourly rate: $46
Hire date: 2010-03-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: InfoSvcs/CustSuppt/InfoCtr
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Aug 29, 2025

Michael Varnado is a Is Lan Support Specialist at Information Services within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $70,860. Union affiliation: Unr.

Anne Marie Garcia

IT Service Center Technician/Information Services

2022 total comp

$70,613

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $69,033
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,580
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,613
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2021-03-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: InfoSvcs/CustSuppt/InfoCtr
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Anne Marie Garcia holds the role of IT Service Center Technician at Information Services within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2021 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $70,613. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

David Morgan

Is Technician Services Specialist 2/Information Services

2024 total comp

$70,162

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $46,895
Overtime: $615
Other pay: $22,652
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,162
Hourly rate: $46
Hire date: 2018-04-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: InfoSvcs/TechSvcs/SysAdmin
Earn Code: 173
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Jun 7, 2024

David Morgan works as a Is Technician Services Specialist 2 for Information Services within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 6 years as a full-time employee. David earned $70,162 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Nathan Ristine

Is Technician Services Specialist 1/Information Services

2024 total comp

$70,070

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $61,010
Overtime: $5,890
Other pay: $3,171
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,070
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2019-07-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: InfoSvcs/SecurityAdmin
Earn Code: 173
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Information Services, Nathan Ristine serves as a Is Technician Services Specialist 1 within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2019, they have about 5 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $70,070. Union affiliation: Unr.

Mitchell Moua

Is App Developer/Information Services

2025 total comp

$69,393

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $68,871
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $521
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,393
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2022-06-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: InfoSvcs/MRM
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Information Services, Mitchell Moua serves as a Is App Developer within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,393. They are represented by Unr.