Medical Examiner's Office

Source file: Ramsey County, Minnesota — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Medical Examiner's Office oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2021, this agency had 20 employees with median total compensation of $66,986; the highest distinct record was $92,343.

Year: 2021
Total payroll: $1.2M
Employees: 20
Median total: $66,986
Highest record: $92,343

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$4,437$92,343+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2021 total compensation is spread across the 20 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($66,986) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $56,088 (94%)
Overtime — $2,017 (3%)
Other — $1,642 (3%)
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

$24,809

$45,788

$66,986

$76,245

$84,074

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $84,074 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $24,809. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Investigator 2 - Medical Exam Office

8 · $75,714

Forensic Technician

5 · $24,809

Investigator 1 - Medical Exam Office

2 · $59,523

Chief Investigator - Medical Exmnr

1 · $92,343

Supervisor of Inv - Me Office

1 · $81,618

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.

Record list

Employees

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Brianna Klein-Onkka

Forensic Technician/Medical Examiner's Office

2021 total comp

$6,611

Base pay: $6,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $292
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,611
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2021-02-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Medical Examiner/Admin
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 26, 2021

Brianna Klein-Onkka holds the role of Forensic Technician at Medical Examiner's Office. Their tenure dates to 2021, under a year as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $6,611. They are represented by 8Gn.