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

Naw-Amelia Kacher

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$9,797

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $9,551
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $246
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,797
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2022-07-20
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/West/ShrvwLib
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 3, 2025

At Library, Naw-Amelia Kacher serves as a Library Assistant within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working part-time, 0.4 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $9,797. They are represented by 8Gn.

Ka Moua

Library Assistant/Library

2024 total comp

$9,716

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $9,658
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $58
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,716
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2024-06-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: Zoua

Source-specific fields

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

At Library, Ka Moua serves as a Library Assistant within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2024 (under a year), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $9,716. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Kim Palmer

Library Page/Library

2023 total comp

$9,473

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $9,473
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,473
Hourly rate: $17
Hire date: 2014-06-03
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Admin/FlexLaborPool
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 30, 2023

Kim Palmer holds the role of Library Page at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2014, they have about 9 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $9,473. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Lisa Stearns Smith

Library Associate/Library

2025 total comp

$9,445

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $9,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,445
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2024-06-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Lisa Stearns Smith is a Library Associate at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $9,445. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Paula Bronder

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$9,005

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $7,783
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,222
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,005
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2005-05-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/West/ShrvwLib
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: May 8, 2025

Paula Bronder holds the role of Library Assistant at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years as a part-time, 0.4 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $9,005. They are represented by 8Gn.

Paul Lai

Librarian 2/Library

2023 total comp

$8,202

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,202
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,202
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2014-01-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.53
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/West/ShrvwLib
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 13, 2022

Paul Lai holds the role of Librarian 2 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2014, they have about 9 years of service as a part-time, 0.53 FTE employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $8,202. They are represented by Prf.

Abby Hebler

Library Page/Library

2021 total comp

$7,842

Base pay: $7,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $348
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,842
Hourly rate: $15
Hire date: 2020-07-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/WhtBrLkLib
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 21, 2021

At Library, Abby Hebler serves as a Library Page. Hired in 2020, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $7,842. They are represented by 8Gn.

Hanna Rafferty

Library Page/Library

2021 total comp

$7,708

Base pay: $7,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,708
Hourly rate: $15
Hire date: 2020-11-02
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: Oct 13, 2021

Hanna Rafferty holds the role of Library Page at Library. Hired in 2020, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $7,708. They are represented by 8Gn.

Betty Abbott

Library Page/Library

2023 total comp

$6,879

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,879
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,879
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2000-10-23
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/East/MplwdLib
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Nov 29, 2022

At Library, Betty Abbott serves as a Library Page within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2000, they have about 23 years of service, working part-time, 0.4 FTE. Their 2023 pay totaled $6,879. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Kelsey Lied

Planning Manager/Library

2025 total comp

$6,550

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $6,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,550
Hourly rate: $55
Hire date: 2025-11-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

At Library, Kelsey Lied serves as a Planning Manager within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $6,550. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Judith Alcala Martinez

Library Page/Library

2022 total comp

$6,069

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $6,012
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $57
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,069
Hourly rate: $15
Hire date: 2022-08-06
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5

Source-specific fields

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

Judith Alcala Martinez is a Library Page at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2022 (under a year), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2022 total compensation came to $6,069. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

George Rhodes

Clerk Typist 1/Library

2023 total comp

$5,827

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $5,274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $554
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,827
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2010-05-10
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/West/MdsvwLib
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 8, 2023

George Rhodes holds the role of Clerk Typist 1 at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2010 (about 13 years) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $5,827. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Andrea Kanani

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$5,719

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $5,719
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,719
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2020-11-16
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: Active

Andrea Kanani holds the role of Library Assistant at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $5,719. They are represented by 8Gn.

Josie Fernandez-Andersen

Library Associate/Library

2025 total comp

$5,335

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $5,335
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,335
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2023-10-17
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: Active

Josie Fernandez-Andersen holds the role of Library Associate at Library within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $5,335. They are represented by 8Gn.

Barbara Ritter

Library Assistant/Library

2025 total comp

$5,242

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $5,242
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,242
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2015-07-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Libraries/Admin/FlexLaborPool
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Feb 25, 2026

At Library, Barbara Ritter serves as a Library Assistant within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,242. Union affiliation: 8Gn.