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

Peter Hedberg

Library Circulation Supervisor/Library

2024 total comp

$76,611

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $58,566
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,045
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,611
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2000-07-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/MplwdLib
Earn Code: 431
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Oct 15, 2024

At Library, Peter Hedberg serves as a Library Circulation Supervisor within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 24 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $76,611. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Lynn Wyman

Deputy Director of Ram Co Library/Library

2021 total comp

$76,359

Base pay: $26,691
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $49,668
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,359
Hourly rate: $61
Hire date: 1981-01-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Admin
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Feb 26, 2021

Lynn Wyman holds the role of Deputy Director of Ram Co Library at Library. They have served since 1981 (about 40 years) as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $76,359. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Heidi Temple

Librarian 2/Library

2025 total comp

$76,223

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $73,412
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,810
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,223
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 1999-11-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

Heidi Temple holds the role of Librarian 2 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years) as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,223. Union affiliation: Prf.

Nicole Brinkman

Librarian 2/Library

2025 total comp

$74,719

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $74,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $142
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,719
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2005-03-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Nicole Brinkman works as a Librarian 2 for Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service as a full-time employee. Nicole earned $74,719 in 2025. They are represented by Prf.

Margaret Soukup

Administrative Assistant 3/Library

2023 total comp

$74,698

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $74,698
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,698
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2021-12-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

Margaret Soukup holds the role of Administrative Assistant 3 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2021 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $74,698. They are represented by Unr.

Nathan Coan

Librarian 2/Library

2025 total comp

$74,685

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $73,893
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $792
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,685
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2016-03-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Nathan Coan holds the role of Librarian 2 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $74,685. Their bargaining unit is Prf.

Andrea Strobush

Administrative Assistant Senior/Library

2025 total comp

$73,364

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $73,364
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,364
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 1990-08-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Andrea Strobush works as a Administrative Assistant Senior for Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 1990 (about 35 years) as a full-time employee. Andrea earned $73,364 in 2025. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Fay Cushman

Library Circulation Supervisor/Library

2025 total comp

$73,203

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $72,819
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $383
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,203
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 1997-01-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
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

At Library, Fay Cushman serves as a Library Circulation Supervisor within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,203. Union affiliation: Unr.

Diana Ryan

Administrative Assistant 3/Library

2024 total comp

$72,017

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $72,017
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,017
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2019-05-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Diana Ryan holds the role of Administrative Assistant 3 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,017. Their bargaining unit is Unr.