Agency file

Library

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

The Library supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 140 employees with median total compensation of $47,648; the highest distinct record was $161,003.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6.4M
Employees: 140
Median total: $47,648
Highest record: $161,003

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$330$114,852+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 140 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($47,648) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $43,643 (96%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,840 (4%)
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

$4,123

$17,868

$47,648

$66,551

$82,955

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $82,955 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,123. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Library Assistant

34 · $19,416

Librarian 2

30 · $70,041

Library Assistant Senior

29 · $46,641

Library Associate

15 · $48,972

Librarian 3

11 · $61,130

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	$5.8M —	145 —	$35,640 —
2022	$5.6M ▼ 3.4%	138 ▼ 4.8%	$38,310 ▲ 7.5%
2023	$5.5M ▼ 2.5%	140 ▲ 1.4%	$35,919 ▼ 6.2%
2024	$5.7M ▲ 4.5%	140 ±0%	$39,095 ▲ 8.8%
2025	$6.4M ▲ 11.3%	140 ±0%	$47,648 ▲ 21.9%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Public Library City and County of San Francisco75% match
Libraries Miami-Dade County68% match
Library Reference Services Metro Nashville62% match
Chicago Public Library City of Chicago58% match
Library Department City of Phoenix, Arizona47% match
La County Library Los Angeles County45% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Ting Cheng

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$37,564

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $37,244
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $320
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,564
Hourly rate: $24
Hire date: 2002-10-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Middle name: Ting

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Centrl
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Ting Cheng is a Library Assistant at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service, working part-time, 0.9 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $37,564. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Emily Romero

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$36,620

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $36,367
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $252
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,620
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2020-01-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/MplwdLib
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Emily Romero works as a Library Assistant for Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Emily earned $36,620 in 2025. They are represented by 8Gn.

Gabrielle Baumert

Senior Library Assistant/Library

2024 total comp

$36,611

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $35,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $767
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,611
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2023-09-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Centrl
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Gabrielle Baumert works as a Senior Library Assistant for Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Gabrielle earned $36,611 in 2024. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Kimberly Delveaux

Clerk Typist 1/Library

2023 total comp

$36,205

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $34,307
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,899
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,205
Hourly rate: $17
Hire date: 2020-11-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/West/ShrvwLib
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kimberly Delveaux holds the role of Clerk Typist 1 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2020 (about 3 years) as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $36,205. They are represented by 8Gn.

Elizabeth Ngov

Library Page/Library

2023 total comp

$36,120

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $35,947
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $173
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,120
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2020-01-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/MplwdLib
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Library, Elizabeth Ngov serves as a Library Page within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2020, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $36,120. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Patong Lee

Library Associate 1/Library

2021 total comp

$35,949

Base pay: $35,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,949
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2009-11-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/West/ShrvwLib
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Library, Patong Lee serves as a Library Associate 1. They have served since 2009 (about 12 years), working part-time, 0.8 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $35,949. They are represented by 8Gn.

Layne Bittner

Clerk Typist 1/Library

2023 total comp

$35,718

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $35,188
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $531
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,718
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2016-04-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/MplwdLib
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Layne Bittner is a Clerk Typist 1 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2016, they have about 7 years of service, working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $35,718. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Caid Goodwin Clark

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$35,283

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $34,313
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $969
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,283
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2023-09-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/West/NewBrightonLib
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Caid Goodwin Clark works as a Library Assistant for Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Caid earned $35,283 in 2025. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Margaret Robertson

Librarian 3/Library

2025 total comp

$34,975

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $16,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,481
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,975
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 1994-07-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/West/NewBrightonLib
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Feb 3, 2025

Margaret Robertson works as a Librarian 3 for Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 1994, they have about 31 years of service as a full-time employee. Margaret earned $34,975 in 2025. They are represented by Unr.

Marina Mossaad

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$34,249

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $34,156
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,249
Hourly rate: $21
Hire date: 2023-02-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/West/MdsvwLib
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Marina Mossaad holds the role of Library Assistant at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,249. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Layne Bittner

Library Page/Library

2022 total comp

$33,771

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $33,394
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $377
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,771
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2016-04-12
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Centrl
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Library, Layne Bittner serves as a Library Page within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2016, they have about 6 years of service, working part-time, 0.8 FTE. Their 2022 pay totaled $33,771. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.