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

Benjamin Cook

Administrative Assistant/Property Tax, Records & Election Services

2025 total comp

$47,348

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $45,727
Overtime: $1,583
Other pay: $39
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,348
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2024-07-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PTRES/Elctns/Suburban
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Benjamin Cook works as a Administrative Assistant for Property Tax, Records & Election Services within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Benjamin earned $47,348 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Heather Bestler

Director Proptx Recreation &Elecsvc Uncl/Property Tax, Records & Election Services

2023 total comp

$45,569

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $34,931
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,638
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,569
Hourly rate: $73
Hire date: 2020-03-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PTRES/PubSrv/TaxAccting
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 3, 2023

Heather Bestler works as a Director Proptx Recreation &Elecsvc Uncl for Property Tax, Records & Election Services within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2020 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. Heather earned $45,569 in 2023. Union affiliation: Unr.