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

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Mai Xee Lee

Wic Peer Breastfeeding Counslr/Public Health

2025 total comp

$7,807

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $7,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,807
Hourly rate: $21
Hire date: 2021-01-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

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

Mai Xee Lee holds the role of Wic Peer Breastfeeding Counslr at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $7,807. They are represented by 8Gn.

Jennifer Schreifels

Public Health Nurse/Public Health

2022 total comp

$7,777

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $7,748
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,777
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2015-08-03
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/Admin
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jennifer Schreifels holds the role of Public Health Nurse at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2015, they have about 7 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $7,777. They are represented by Ph.

Sherrell Reed

Registered Nurse - Cor. Health/Public Health

2024 total comp

$7,719

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $6,846
Overtime: $74
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,719
Hourly rate: $49
Hire date: 2024-10-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/CorrHlth/LEC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 14, 2024

At Public Health, Sherrell Reed serves as a Registered Nurse - Cor. Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2024 (under a year), working part-time, 0.6 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $7,719. Union affiliation: Ph.

Christine Morley

Service Worker/Public Health

2021 total comp

$7,712

Base pay: $7,462
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $249
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,712
Hourly rate: $15
Hire date: 2011-07-08
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.95
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/EnvHlth/SolWasteAdm
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Jun 30, 2021

At Public Health, Christine Morley serves as a Service Worker. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years, working part-time, 0.95 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $7,712. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Danielle Zugschwert

Registered Nurse - Cor. Health/Public Health

2025 total comp

$7,678

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $7,255
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $423
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,678
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 2025-10-28
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

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

Danielle Zugschwert holds the role of Registered Nurse - Cor. Health at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a part-time, 0.6 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $7,678. They are represented by Ph.

Pa Moua-Yang

Wic Pr Brstfdg Counselor Hmong Spk/Public Health

2023 total comp

$7,541

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $7,541
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,541
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2022-08-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/WIC/BreastfeedingGrant
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 20, 2023

Pa Moua-Yang holds the role of Wic Pr Brstfdg Counselor Hmong Spk at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2022, about a year as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $7,541. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Alexandra Ojekwe

Wic Nutrition Educator/Public Health

2022 total comp

$7,526

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $7,523
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,526
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2021-10-18
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/WIC
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 4, 2022

Alexandra Ojekwe is a Wic Nutrition Educator at Public Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2021 (about a year), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2022 total compensation came to $7,526. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Muno Ashiro

Wic Nutritn Educator-Somalispk/Public Health

2021 total comp

$7,166

Base pay: $7,166
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,166
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2021-10-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Muno Ashiro holds the role of Wic Nutritn Educator-Somalispk at Public Health. Their tenure dates to 2021, under a year as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $7,166. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Joseph Wozniak

Environmtal Health Speclst 2/Public Health

2022 total comp

$7,119

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $7,106
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,119
Hourly rate: $46
Hire date: 1990-06-25
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/EnvHlth/SolWasteAdm
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 28, 2022

At Public Health, Joseph Wozniak serves as a Environmtal Health Speclst 2 within Health and Wellness. Hired in 1990, they have about 32 years of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2022 pay totaled $7,119. Union affiliation: Unr.

Julia Larsen

Registered Nurse - Cor. Health/Public Health

2024 total comp

$6,963

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $5,391
Overtime: $59
Other pay: $1,513
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,963
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2022-02-22
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/CorrHlth/LEC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 15, 2024

Julia Larsen is a Registered Nurse - Cor. Health at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $6,963. Their bargaining unit is Ph.

Emma Iverson

Student Intern - Uncl/Public Health

2021 total comp

$6,853

Base pay: $6,853
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,853
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2021-03-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/EnvHlth/CommntySanit
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 20, 2021

Emma Iverson works as a Student Intern - Uncl for Public Health. Hired in 2021, they have under a year of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Emma earned $6,853 in 2021. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Patricia Johnson

Registered Nurse - Cor. Health/Public Health

2025 total comp

$6,852

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $6,155
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $698
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,852
Hourly rate: $59
Hire date: 2025-11-17
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Patricia Johnson holds the role of Registered Nurse - Cor. Health at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a part-time, 0.6 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $6,852. Their bargaining unit is Ph.

Darcellia Hill

Wic Peer Breastfeeding Counslr/Public Health

2024 total comp

$6,716

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $6,716
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,716
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2024-02-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/WIC/BreastfeedingGrant
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 3, 2024

Darcellia Hill works as a Wic Peer Breastfeeding Counslr for Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2024, they have under a year of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Darcellia earned $6,716 in 2024. They are represented by 8Gn.

Christi Desautels

Nurse Practitioner/Public Health

2025 total comp

$6,473

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $6,473
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,473
Hourly rate: $49
Hire date: 2023-11-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

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

Christi Desautels is a Nurse Practitioner at Public Health within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $6,473. Union affiliation: Ph.

Alicia Lucio

Violence Advocate/Public Health

2021 total comp

$6,364

Base pay: $6,364
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,364
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2021-11-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: Christina

Source-specific fields

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

At Public Health, Alicia Lucio serves as a Violence Advocate. They have served since 2021 (under a year), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $6,364. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Grace Lynch

Student Intern - Uncl/Public Health

2022 total comp

$6,237

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $6,210
Overtime: $27
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,237
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2022-06-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

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

At Public Health, Grace Lynch serves as a Student Intern - Uncl within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2022, under a year, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2022 pay totaled $6,237. They are represented by Unr.

Mariana Pirela Diaz

Wic Pr Brstfdg Counselor Span Spkg/Public Health

2024 total comp

$6,102

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $6,102
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,102
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2024-02-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

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

Mariana Pirela Diaz holds the role of Wic Pr Brstfdg Counselor Span Spkg at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2024, they have under a year of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $6,102. They are represented by 8Gn.

Sarah Nyandoro

Registered Nurse - Cor. Health/Public Health

2021 total comp

$6,014

Base pay: $5,485
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $529
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,014
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2021-10-18
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/CorrHlth/LEC
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Public Health, Sarah Nyandoro serves as a Registered Nurse - Cor. Health. Hired in 2021, they have under a year of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $6,014. Their bargaining unit is Ph.

Hayat Butta

Registered Nurse - Cor. Health/Public Health

2025 total comp

$5,935

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $5,786
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $149
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,935
Hourly rate: $46
Hire date: 2025-08-25
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/CorrHlth/RCCF
Earn Code: 401
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Hayat Butta works as a Registered Nurse - Cor. Health for Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Hayat earned $5,935 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Ph.

Ka Bao Lor

Administrative Assistant/Public Health

2025 total comp

$5,894

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $5,894
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,894
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2024-05-28
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: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 10, 2025

Ka Bao Lor works as a Administrative Assistant for Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Ka earned $5,894 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Taylor Garmaker

Wic Peer Breastfeeding Counslr/Public Health

2024 total comp

$5,821

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $5,821
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,821
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2023-04-03
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/WIC/BreastfeedingGrant
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 11, 2024

Taylor Garmaker is a Wic Peer Breastfeeding Counslr at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $5,821. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Katherine Dannewitz

Public Health Nurse/Public Health

2025 total comp

$5,809

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,809
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,809
Hourly rate: $44
Hire date: 2015-02-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/ClSvcs/FamilyPlng
Earn Code: 901
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 30, 2025

Katherine Dannewitz is a Public Health Nurse at Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $5,809. Their bargaining unit is Ph.

Ivette Munoz-Carranza

Wic Pr Brstfdg Counselor Span Spkg/Public Health

2022 total comp

$5,783

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $5,779
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,783
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2013-12-09
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/WIC/BreastfeedingGrant
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Jan 20, 2023

Ivette Munoz-Carranza works as a Wic Pr Brstfdg Counselor Span Spkg for Public Health within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 9 years as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Ivette earned $5,783 in 2022. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Xong Vang

Wic Nutritn Educator-Hmongspkg/Public Health

2021 total comp

$5,581

Base pay: $5,581
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,581
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2005-12-19
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/WIC
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Jan 14, 2022

Xong Vang is a Wic Nutritn Educator-Hmongspkg at Public Health. Hired in 2005, they have about 16 years of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2021 total compensation came to $5,581. They are represented by 8Gn.

Eva Morrison

Sexual Offense Services Program Assistant/Public Health

2021 total comp

$5,577

Base pay: $2,016
Overtime: $127
Other pay: $3,434
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,577
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2018-09-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHth/HlthyComm/SOS
Earn Code: 172
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 23, 2020

Eva Morrison is a Sexual Offense Services Program Assistant at Public Health. Hired in 2018, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $5,577. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Jojuan Harper

Registered Nurse - Cor. Health/Public Health

2021 total comp

$5,537

Base pay: $5,270
Overtime: $53
Other pay: $215
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,537
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2021-05-17
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Ph
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: Donte

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubHlth/CorrHlth/LEC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 15, 2021

Jojuan Harper works as a Registered Nurse - Cor. Health for Public Health. Their tenure dates to 2021, under a year as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Jojuan earned $5,537 in 2021. Their bargaining unit is Ph.