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

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Josephine Acland

Library Assistant/Library

2024 total comp

$486

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $486
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $486
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2023-09-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Admin/FlexLaborPool
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 6, 2024

At Library, Josephine Acland serves as a Library Assistant within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $486. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Jose Herrera Tamayo

Library Associate 1/Library

2024 total comp

$438

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $438
Hourly rate: $21
Hire date: 2024-07-22
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: Maria

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Admin/FlexLaborPool
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jose Herrera Tamayo is a Library Associate 1 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2024, under a year, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $438. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Levelyn Lattimore

Library Page/Library

2023 total comp

$407

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $407
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2020-12-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/West/ShrvwLib
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 28, 2023

Levelyn Lattimore is a Library Page at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2020, they have about 3 years of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2023 total compensation came to $407. They are represented by 8Gn.

Deqa Hassan

Librarian 1/Library

2023 total comp

$401

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $401
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $401
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2021-01-28
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/NStPaulLib
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jan 23, 2023

Deqa Hassan is a Librarian 1 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2021, they have about 2 years of service, working part-time, 0.4 FTE. 2023 total compensation came to $401. Union affiliation: Prf.

Karen O'Brien

Library Page/Library

2021 total comp

$384

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $384
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $384
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2007-03-28
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Middle name: L.

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Centrl
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 21, 2021

Karen O'Brien holds the role of Library Page at Library. Hired in 2007, they have about 14 years of service as a part-time, 0.4 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $384. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Christian Koegel

Librarian 1/Library

2023 total comp

$379

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $379
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $379
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2006-12-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Admin/FlexLaborPool
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 22, 2023

At Library, Christian Koegel serves as a Librarian 1 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2006 (about 17 years), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2023 pay totaled $379. They are represented by Prf.

Leah Larson

Librarian 2/Library

2022 total comp

$346

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $346
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $346
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2022-07-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/MplwdLib
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 19, 2022

Leah Larson is a Librarian 2 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2022, under a year, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $346. They are represented by Prf.