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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Leslie Gagner

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$20,179

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $20,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,179
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2018-03-26
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.45

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/MplwdLib
Earn Code: 431
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Library, Leslie Gagner serves as a Library Assistant within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years), working part-time, 0.45 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $20,179. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Kusuma Reasoner

Library Page/Library

2023 total comp

$20,057

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $19,871
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $186
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,057
Hourly rate: $17
Hire date: 2017-10-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

At Library, Kusuma Reasoner serves as a Library Page within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 6 years, working part-time, 0.4 FTE. Their 2023 pay totaled $20,057. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Daniel Joyce

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$20,001

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $19,846
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $155
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,001
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2004-02-09
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Centrl
Earn Code: 431
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Daniel Joyce is a Library Assistant at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years, working part-time, 0.4 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $20,001. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Anna Waszczuk

Library Page/Library

2024 total comp

$19,984

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $19,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $907
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,984
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2012-05-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Centrl
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 5, 2024

Anna Waszczuk holds the role of Library Page at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2012 (about 12 years) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $19,984. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Scott Macdonald

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$19,658

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $19,470
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $189
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,658
Hourly rate: $21
Hire date: 2018-06-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Centrl
Earn Code: 431
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Scott Macdonald is a Library Assistant at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years, working part-time, 0.4 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $19,658. They are represented by 8Gn.

Gloria Bozevich

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$19,444

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $19,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $181
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,444
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2004-12-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Gloria Bozevich is a Library Assistant at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years), working part-time, 0.4 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $19,444. They are represented by 8Gn.

Barbara Trostad-Peterson

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$19,389

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $19,045
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $343
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,389
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 1995-11-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Barbara Trostad-Peterson is a Library Assistant at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 1995, they have about 30 years of service, working part-time, 0.4 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $19,389. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Regina Nelson

Clerk Typist 3/Library

2021 total comp

$19,276

Base pay: $18,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $401
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,276
Hourly rate: $24
Hire date: 1994-09-26
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/West/MdsvwLib
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Jun 2, 2021

Regina Nelson works as a Clerk Typist 3 for Library. They have served since 1994 (about 27 years) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Regina earned $19,276 in 2021. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Judith Woodward

Librarian 2/Library

2024 total comp

$19,274

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $1,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,703
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,274
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 1987-05-26
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Centrl
Earn Code: 431
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Dec 22, 2023

At Library, Judith Woodward serves as a Librarian 2 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 37 years, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $19,274. Their bargaining unit is Prf.

Kathleen Sofie

Library Page/Library

2023 total comp

$18,695

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $18,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,695
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 1996-12-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Admin/TechSvcs
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kathleen Sofie is a Library Page at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 1996, they have about 27 years of service, working part-time, 0.4 FTE. 2023 total compensation came to $18,695. They are represented by 8Gn.

Siri Ericson

Librarian 2/Library

2025 total comp

$18,579

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $18,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $63
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,579
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2022-12-27
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8

Source-specific fields

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

Siri Ericson works as a Librarian 2 for Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Siri earned $18,579 in 2025. They are represented by Prf.

Kathleen Sofie

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$17,974

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $15,363
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,611
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,974
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 1996-12-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Admin/TechSvcs
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Aug 12, 2025

At Library, Kathleen Sofie serves as a Library Assistant within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 1996, they have about 29 years of service, working part-time, 0.4 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $17,974. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.