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

Lucas Nelson

Librarian 2/Library

2025 total comp

$70,587

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $69,456
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,131
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,587
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2007-04-06
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.51
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

Lucas Nelson is a Librarian 2 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service, working part-time, 0.51 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $70,587. Union affiliation: Prf.

Andrea Hermanson

Librarian 2/Library

2025 total comp

$70,446

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $69,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $561
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,446
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2019-03-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Centrl
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Andrea Hermanson holds the role of Librarian 2 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years) as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,446. Their bargaining unit is Prf.

Therese Sonnek

Librarian 3/Library

2025 total comp

$70,233

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $33,702
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36,531
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,233
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 1993-03-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/WhtBrLkLib
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Apr 4, 2025

At Library, Therese Sonnek serves as a Librarian 3 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 1993 (about 32 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,233. They are represented by Unr.

Tamara Lee

Librarian 2/Library

2021 total comp

$69,994

Base pay: $55,790
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,204
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,994
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 1997-08-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/MplwdLib
Earn Code: 431
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 15, 2021

Tamara Lee works as a Librarian 2 for Library. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 24 years as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Tamara earned $69,994 in 2021. Their bargaining unit is Prf.

Lauren Howard

Librarian 2/Library

2025 total comp

$69,637

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $69,308
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $329
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,637
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2022-04-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
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, Lauren Howard serves as a Librarian 2 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,637. Union affiliation: Prf.

Jake Grussing

Director of Library Service-Uncl/Library

2022 total comp

$69,194

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $68,103
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,091
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,194
Hourly rate: $81
Hire date: 2022-03-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Admin
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 5, 2022

Jake Grussing is a Director of Library Service-Uncl at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2022 (under a year), working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $69,194. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Anna Krueger

Librarian 2/Library

2021 total comp

$68,149

Base pay: $63,212
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,937
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,149
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2012-09-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Centrl
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 29, 2021

Anna Krueger holds the role of Librarian 2 at Library. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 9 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $68,149. They are represented by Prf.

Jessica Gould

Librarian 2/Library

2025 total comp

$68,121

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $67,406
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $714
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,121
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2024-10-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/WhtBrLkLib
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Library, Jessica Gould serves as a Librarian 2 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working part-time, 0.8 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,121. Their bargaining unit is Prf.

Mark Bullock

Library Circulation Supervisor/Library

2025 total comp

$67,951

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $66,995
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $956
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,951
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2017-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

Mark Bullock works as a Library Circulation Supervisor for Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years) as a full-time employee. Mark earned $67,951 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Netanya Roden

Librarian 2/Library

2025 total comp

$67,946

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $66,543
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,403
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,946
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2021-02-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Netanya Roden holds the role of Librarian 2 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $67,946. They are represented by Prf.