Ramsey County, Minnesota / Ramsey County Care Center

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Ramsey County Care Center

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

The Ramsey County Care Center is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2022, this agency had 132 employees with median total compensation of $13,869; the highest distinct record was $103,486.

Year: 2022
Total payroll: $2.9M
Employees: 132
Median total: $13,869
Highest record: $103,486

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$436$88,106+

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

How 2022 total compensation is spread across the 132 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($13,869) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $12,344 (57%)
Overtime — $1,373 (6%)
Other — $8,018 (37%)
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

$2,083

$4,726

$13,869

$33,234

$48,366

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $48,366 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,083. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Nursing Assistant 1

37 · $13,120

Nurse

36 · $11,792

Student Worker/Ojt Worker - Uncl

14 · $4,675

Food Service Worker

7 · $22,057

Licensed Practical Nurse

6 · $28,950

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2021	$10M —	291 —	$26,534 —
2022	$2.9M ▼ 71.3%	132 ▼ 54.6%	$13,869 ▼ 47.7%

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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lori Abbas

Nursing Assistant 2/Ramsey County Care Center

2022 total comp

$61,667

Base pay: $23,926
Overtime: $770
Other pay: $36,970
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,667
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 1992-10-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Rnh
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: RamseyCntyCareCtr/Nursing
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: May 31, 2022

Lori Abbas works as a Nursing Assistant 2 for Ramsey County Care Center. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 30 years as a full-time employee. Lori earned $61,667 in 2022. Union affiliation: Rnh.

Debra Trotter

Account Specialist 2/Ramsey County Care Center

2021 total comp

$60,818

Base pay: $58,302
Overtime: $21
Other pay: $2,495
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,818
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 1997-07-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: RamseyCntyCareCenter/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Debra Trotter is a Account Specialist 2 at Ramsey County Care Center. They have served since 1997 (about 24 years), working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $60,818. They are represented by 8Gn.

Michelle Gordien

Nursing Assistant 2/Ramsey County Care Center

2021 total comp

$60,549

Base pay: $52,108
Overtime: $7,134
Other pay: $1,308
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,549
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 1993-04-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Rnh
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: RamseyCntyCareCtr/Nursing
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Michelle Gordien holds the role of Nursing Assistant 2 at Ramsey County Care Center. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 28 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $60,549. They are represented by Rnh.

Patty Ostoff

Clerk Typist 3/Ramsey County Care Center

2021 total comp

$60,481

Base pay: $36,861
Overtime: $11,082
Other pay: $12,538
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,481
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2011-12-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: RamseyCntyCareCtr/Nursing
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Deceased
Termination Date: Sep 20, 2021

Patty Ostoff works as a Clerk Typist 3 for Ramsey County Care Center. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years as a full-time employee. Patty earned $60,481 in 2021. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Eskedar Workneh

Nursing Assistant 1/Ramsey County Care Center

2021 total comp

$59,862

Base pay: $39,808
Overtime: $16,499
Other pay: $3,556
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,862
Hourly rate: $21
Hire date: 2004-08-25
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Rnh
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: RamseyCntyCareCtr/Nursing
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Eskedar Workneh works as a Nursing Assistant 1 for Ramsey County Care Center. They have served since 2004 (about 17 years) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Eskedar earned $59,862 in 2021. Their bargaining unit is Rnh.

Jill Mckenzie

Personnel Transactns Assistant/Ramsey County Care Center

2021 total comp

$59,506

Base pay: $54,217
Overtime: $2,793
Other pay: $2,496
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,506
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2020-11-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M.

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: RamseyCntyCareCenter/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Ramsey County Care Center, Jill Mckenzie serves as a Personnel Transactns Assistant. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $59,506. They are represented by Unr.

Sheeneng Yang

Social Worker 1/Ramsey County Care Center

2021 total comp

$58,943

Base pay: $53,940
Overtime: $1,023
Other pay: $3,980
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,943
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2016-09-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Prf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: RamseyCntyCareCtr/SoclSvc
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Sheeneng Yang holds the role of Social Worker 1 at Ramsey County Care Center. Hired in 2016, they have about 5 years of service as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $58,943. Their bargaining unit is Prf.