Ramsey County, Minnesota / Property Tax, Records & Election Services

Agency file

Property Tax, Records & Election Services

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

The Property Tax, Records & Election Services manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 1,122 employees with median total compensation of $279; the highest distinct record was $170,451.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3.4M
Employees: 1,122
Median total: $279
Highest record: $170,451

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$16$63,673+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,122 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($279) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $2,521 (84%)
Overtime — $22 (1%)
Other — $470 (16%)
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

$240

$248

$279

$492

$790

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $790 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $240. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Electns Precinct Judge - Uncl

717 · $256

Electns Registrtn Judge - Uncl

184 · $297

Electns Head Judge - Uncl

147 · $405

Electns Absnt Bal Bd Judge-Unc

23 · $611

Elections Administrator

6 · $40,012

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	$2.8M —	864 —	$272 —
2022	$3.3M ▲ 16.3%	1,265 ▲ 46.4%	$332 ▲ 22.1%
2023	$3.3M ▲ 0.1%	929 ▼ 26.6%	$288 ▼ 13.3%
2024	$6.2M ▲ 88.9%	1,970 ▲ 112.1%	$528 ▲ 83.3%
2025	$3.4M ▼ 45.4%	1,122 ▼ 43.0%	$279 ▼ 47.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Peter Hansmeier

Clerk 3/Property Tax, Records & Election Services

2022 total comp

$18,509

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $17,778
Overtime: $731
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,509
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2020-09-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PTRES/Elctns
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Jan 7, 2023

Peter Hansmeier holds the role of Clerk 3 at Property Tax, Records & Election Services within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 2 years as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $18,509. They are represented by 8Gn.

Matthew Leifeld

Electns Votng Systems Judge - Uncl/Property Tax, Records & Election Services

2022 total comp

$17,600

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,600
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2017-09-29
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PTRES/Elctns/Judges
Earn Code: 705
Empl Record: 300
Pay Status: Active

Matthew Leifeld works as a Electns Votng Systems Judge - Uncl for Property Tax, Records & Election Services within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 5 years as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Matthew earned $17,600 in 2022. They are represented by Unr.

Maryam Arab

Student Intern - Uncl/Property Tax, Records & Election Services

2022 total comp

$17,436

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $17,420
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,436
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2019-07-17
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PTRES/Elctns
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 5, 2022

At Property Tax, Records & Election Services, Maryam Arab serves as a Student Intern - Uncl within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2019, they have about 3 years of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2022 pay totaled $17,436. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Travis Williams

Accountant/Property Tax, Records & Election Services

2025 total comp

$17,255

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $17,255
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,255
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2025-09-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PTRES/PubSrv/TaxAccting
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Travis Williams works as a Accountant for Property Tax, Records & Election Services within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Travis earned $17,255 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Vincent Lee

Clerk 3/Property Tax, Records & Election Services

2022 total comp

$16,538

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $15,997
Overtime: $541
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,538
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2022-06-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PTRES/Elctns
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Jan 7, 2023

At Property Tax, Records & Election Services, Vincent Lee serves as a Clerk 3 within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2022, they have under a year of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2022 pay totaled $16,538. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Casey Selix

Clerk 3/Property Tax, Records & Election Services

2022 total comp

$16,025

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $15,258
Overtime: $767
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,025
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2022-06-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PTRES/Elctns
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Jan 7, 2023

Casey Selix is a Clerk 3 at Property Tax, Records & Election Services within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2022 (under a year), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2022 total compensation came to $16,025. Union affiliation: 8Gn.