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

Pamela Bakken

Investigator 2 - Medical Exam Office/Medical Examiner

2025 total comp

$86,787

Sub-department: Saftey and Justice
Base pay: $79,413
Overtime: $4,151
Other pay: $3,222
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,787
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2013-02-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Ann

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Medical Examiner/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Medical Examiner, Pamela Bakken serves as a Investigator 2 - Medical Exam Office within Saftey and Justice. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,787. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Natalie Hazelwood

Investigator 2 - Medical Exam Office/Medical Examiner

2025 total comp

$85,958

Sub-department: Saftey and Justice
Base pay: $77,633
Overtime: $4,928
Other pay: $3,397
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,958
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2013-06-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Medical Examiner/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Natalie Hazelwood is a Investigator 2 - Medical Exam Office at Medical Examiner within Saftey and Justice. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,958. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Antonio Cruz

Investigator 2 - Medical Exam Office/Medical Examiner

2025 total comp

$85,571

Sub-department: Saftey and Justice
Base pay: $79,420
Overtime: $3,315
Other pay: $2,836
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,571
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2010-05-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Jesus

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Medical Examiner/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Antonio Cruz is a Investigator 2 - Medical Exam Office at Medical Examiner within Saftey and Justice. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,571. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.