Ramsey County, Minnesota / Medical Examiner

Agency file

Medical Examiner

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $60,749; the highest distinct record was $105,199.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.4M
Employees: 23
Median total: $60,749
Highest record: $105,199

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$9,252$105,199+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($60,749) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $55,317 (89%)
Overtime — $2,168 (3%)
Other — $4,477 (7%)
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

$34,983

$44,501

$60,749

$85,571

$92,952

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $92,952 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,983. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Investigator 2 - Medical Exam Office

7 · $85,958

Investigator 1 - Medical Exam Office

6 · $53,010

Forensic Technician

4 · $42,846

Chief Investigator - Medical Exmnr

2 · $71,725

Administrative Assistant

2 · $55,484

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 4 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2022	$1.3M —	19 —	$73,245 —
2023	$1.3M ▲ 4.7%	19 ±0%	$77,278 ▲ 5.5%
2024	$1.3M ▼ 1.3%	23 ▲ 21.1%	$61,105 ▼ 20.9%
2025	$1.4M ▲ 9.6%	23 ±0%	$60,749 ▼ 0.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jennifer Meldahl

Investigator 1 - Medical Exam Office/Medical Examiner

2025 total comp

$39,553

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $37,180
Overtime: $962
Other pay: $1,411
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,553
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2025-04-03
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: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Feb 16, 2026

Jennifer Meldahl holds the role of Investigator 1 - Medical Exam Office at Medical Examiner within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,553. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Mark Dascalos

Chief Investigator - Medical Exmnr/Medical Examiner

2025 total comp

$38,250

Sub-department: Saftey and Justice
Base pay: $38,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,250
Hourly rate: $66
Hire date: 2025-08-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

At Medical Examiner, Mark Dascalos serves as a Chief Investigator - Medical Exmnr within Saftey and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,250. Union affiliation: Unr.

Kristin Koerner

Clerk 3/Medical Examiner

2024 total comp

$38,122

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $37,997
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,122
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2016-07-05
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: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Medical Examiner, Kristin Koerner serves as a Clerk 3 within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2016 (about 8 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $38,122. Union affiliation: 8Gn.