Ramsey County, Minnesota / Public Health

Agency file

Public Health

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 427 employees with median total compensation of $67,353; the highest distinct record was $257,191.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $26.6M
Employees: 427
Median total: $67,353
Highest record: $257,191

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$60$128,405+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 427 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($67,353) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $60,014 (96%)
Overtime — $892 (1%)
Other — $1,325 (2%)
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

$8,706

$25,952

$67,353

$92,268

$109,114

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $109,114 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,706. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Public Health Nurse

53 · $90,064

Wic Nutrition Educator

47 · $58,079

Registered Nurse - Cor. Health

46 · $61,925

Health Educator

27 · $85,075

Service Worker

26 · $11,868

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	$24.1M —	457 —	$53,211 —
2022	$24.4M ▲ 1.2%	452 ▼ 1.1%	$55,933 ▲ 5.1%
2023	$24.3M ▼ 0.4%	407 ▼ 10.0%	$62,543 ▲ 11.8%
2024	$23.8M ▼ 1.9%	419 ▲ 2.9%	$59,119 ▼ 5.5%
2025	$26.6M ▲ 11.4%	427 ▲ 1.9%	$67,353 ▲ 13.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Samien Newcomb

Public Health Nurse/Public Health

2025 total comp

$106,959

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $106,959
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,959
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2007-04-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/HlthyFam/YouthCoord
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Samien Newcomb works as a Public Health Nurse for Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service as a full-time employee. Samien earned $106,959 in 2025. Union affiliation: Ph.

Angela Powers

Public Health Nurse/Public Health

2025 total comp

$106,959

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $106,959
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,959
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2007-11-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/HlthyFam/MIECHV
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Public Health, Angela Powers serves as a Public Health Nurse within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $106,959. They are represented by Ph.

Melinda Stepnick

Environmental Health Supervisr/Public Health

2025 total comp

$106,813

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $106,506
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $307
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,813
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2006-07-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Sup
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/EnvHlth/CommntySanit
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Melinda Stepnick is a Environmental Health Supervisr at Public Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $106,813. They are represented by Sup.

Sia Xiong

Planning Manager/Public Health

2025 total comp

$106,517

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $106,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,517
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2018-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/CommunDisPrv/Limited
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Public Health, Sia Xiong serves as a Planning Manager within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $106,517. Union affiliation: Unr.

Nicole Allen

Registered Nurse - Cor. Health/Public Health

2025 total comp

$106,183

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $93,111
Overtime: $4,293
Other pay: $8,779
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,183
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2024-07-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/CorrHlth/JDC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Nicole Allen is a Registered Nurse - Cor. Health at Public Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working part-time, 0.8 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $106,183. They are represented by Ph.

Mary T'Kach

Planning Specialist 2/Public Health

2024 total comp

$106,063

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $105,938
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,063
Hourly rate: $51
Hire date: 2010-03-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/EnvHlth/SolWasteAdm
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Dec 17, 2024

Mary T'Kach is a Planning Specialist 2 at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2010, they have about 14 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $106,063. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Mao Thao

Health Educator/Public Health

2025 total comp

$105,025

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $74,558
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,467
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,025
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 1986-08-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/HlthyComm/HlthyComm
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Sep 2, 2025

Mao Thao is a Health Educator at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 1986, they have about 39 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $105,025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Pamala Vang

Public Health Nurse Clinician/Public Health

2025 total comp

$104,584

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $104,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,584
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2019-07-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Sup
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHth/HlthyComm/ChldTeenCkup
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Pamala Vang holds the role of Public Health Nurse Clinician at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $104,584. Union affiliation: Sup.

Mark Campbell

Public Health Program Supervisor/Public Health

2025 total comp

$104,503

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $104,503
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,503
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2020-06-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Sup
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHth/HlthyComm/HealingStreet
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Mark Campbell works as a Public Health Program Supervisor for Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years as a full-time employee. Mark earned $104,503 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Sup.

Cheryl Armstrong

Planning Specialist/Public Health

2025 total comp

$104,419

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $104,024
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $396
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,419
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2005-02-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/Admin
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Public Health, Cheryl Armstrong serves as a Planning Specialist within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,419. They are represented by Unr.

Daniel Donkers

Planning Specialist/Public Health

2025 total comp

$104,343

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $104,343
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,343
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 1998-01-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/EnvHlth/SolWasteAdm
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Daniel Donkers works as a Planning Specialist for Public Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 1998 (about 27 years) as a full-time employee. Daniel earned $104,343 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Michael Crider

Environmntl Health Spclst Senior/Public Health

2025 total comp

$104,335

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $103,651
Overtime: $621
Other pay: $63
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,335
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2004-03-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/EnvHlth/CommntySanit
Earn Code: 173
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Public Health, Michael Crider serves as a Environmntl Health Spclst Senior within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,335. They are represented by Unr.

Lori Green

Environmtal Health Speclst 2/Public Health

2024 total comp

$104,121

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $99,871
Overtime: $4,125
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,121
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 1994-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/EnvHlth/CommntySanit
Earn Code: 173
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Lori Green holds the role of Environmtal Health Speclst 2 at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 30 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $104,121. They are represented by Unr.

Thomas Chatman Jr

Health Educator/Public Health

2025 total comp

$103,780

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $103,780
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,780
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2019-12-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/HlthyFam/YouthCoord
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Thomas Chatman Jr works as a Health Educator for Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. Thomas earned $103,780 in 2025. They are represented by Unr.

Kristen Damberg

Health Educator/Public Health

2025 total comp

$103,761

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $103,761
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,761
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2002-11-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/ClSvcs/FamilyPlng
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Public Health, Kristen Damberg serves as a Health Educator within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $103,761. They are represented by Unr.

Lori Wald

Head Nurse/Public Health

2024 total comp

$103,691

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $103,127
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $564
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,691
Hourly rate: $51
Hire date: 2000-05-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/ClSvcs/ComDisCtl&TB
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Lori Wald holds the role of Head Nurse at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2000, they have about 24 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $103,691. They are represented by Unr.

Gabriel Mcneal

Public Health Division Manager/Public Health

2023 total comp

$103,366

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $103,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,366
Hourly rate: $57
Hire date: 2023-01-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/HlthyComm/HlthyComm
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Gabriel Mcneal holds the role of Public Health Division Manager at Public Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2023 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $103,366. They are represented by Unr.

Mary Catherine Johnson

Nurse Supervisor - Ch/Public Health

2025 total comp

$103,337

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $93,348
Overtime: $3,253
Other pay: $6,736
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,337
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2024-12-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Sup
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/CorrHlth/LEC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Mary Catherine Johnson is a Nurse Supervisor - Ch at Public Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $103,337. Union affiliation: Sup.

Ahmet Baysal

Environmental Health Supervisr/Public Health

2025 total comp

$103,229

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $103,229
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,229
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2019-09-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Sup
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/EnvHlth/SolWasteAdm
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Ahmet Baysal is a Environmental Health Supervisr at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $103,229. They are represented by Sup.

Boden Silberg

Correctional Health Nurse Mana/Public Health

2023 total comp

$102,647

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $102,647
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,647
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2020-08-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/CorrHlth/RCCF
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Boden Silberg holds the role of Correctional Health Nurse Mana at Public Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2020 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $102,647. Union affiliation: Unr.

Patricia Vodinelich

Registered Nurse - Cor. Health/Public Health

2021 total comp

$102,597

Base pay: $86,556
Overtime: $8,366
Other pay: $7,674
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,597
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 2003-12-08
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/CorrHlth/RCCF
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Nov 23, 2021

Patricia Vodinelich holds the role of Registered Nurse - Cor. Health at Public Health. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 18 years as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $102,597. Their bargaining unit is Ph.

Amanda Vanyo

Planning Specialist/Public Health

2025 total comp

$102,511

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $102,511
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,511
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2022-10-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/HlthyComm/HlthyComm
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Amanda Vanyo holds the role of Planning Specialist at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,511. Union affiliation: Unr.

Nicole Stevens

Public Health Nurse/Public Health

2025 total comp

$102,345

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $102,345
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,345
Hourly rate: $49
Hire date: 2015-06-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/ClSvcs/ComDisCtl&TB
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Nicole Stevens is a Public Health Nurse at Public Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $102,345. Union affiliation: Ph.

Karen Beauclaire

Public Health Nurse/Public Health

2025 total comp

$102,345

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $102,345
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,345
Hourly rate: $49
Hire date: 2023-11-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Karen Beauclaire works as a Public Health Nurse for Public Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Karen earned $102,345 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Ph.

Lilian Kigonya

Physician-Uncl/Public Health

2025 total comp

$102,059

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $101,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $426
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,059
Hourly rate: $106
Hire date: 2020-11-06
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/CommunDisPrv/Limited
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Dec 31, 2025

Lilian Kigonya works as a Physician-Uncl for Public Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Lilian earned $102,059 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.