Ramsey County, Minnesota / Public Health / Administrative Assistant

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Administrative Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

15 employees hold this title in Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $44,128, below the department median of $67,353.

Employees: 15
Total payroll: $608.9K
Role median: $44,128
Agency median: $67,353
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$5,894$65,452+

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How total compensation varies among the 15 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Ramsey County, Minnesota

Administrative Assistant is held in 16 Ramsey County, Minnesota departments. In Public Health, the median of $44,128 ranks #11 of 16.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Information and Public Records Administration

$62,507 · 1

Public Works

$56,272 · 1

Community Corrections

$55,576 · 12

$55,484 · 2

$54,179 · 15

$53,626 · 1

$53,071 · 23

Financial Assistance Services

$52,019 · 42

County Attorney

$50,387 · 8

Property Tax, Records & Election Services

$48,120 · 4

Housing Stability

$37,691 · 2

County Manager's Office

$36,360 · 1

Median total compensation for the Administrative Assistant role in other Ramsey County, Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Administrative Assistant beyond Ramsey County, Minnesota

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Ramsey County, Minnesota, the median of $55,166 ranks #4 of 7. See Administrative Assistant across all of Ramsey County, Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Illinois

$65,600 · 365

New York Public Authorities

$59,319 · 69

City of Buffalo

$55,839 · 15

Tennessee

$53,866 · 214

Georgia

$41,276 · 1,516

Cook County, Illinois

$13,947 · 573

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Sharon Odegaard

Administrative Assistant/Public Health

2025 total comp

$35,994

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $25,063
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,931
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,994
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 1998-02-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/HlthyFam/YouthCoord
Earn Code: 901
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: May 2, 2025

Sharon Odegaard works as a Administrative Assistant for Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 27 years as a full-time employee. Sharon earned $35,994 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.