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

Renee Gustafson

Licensed Practical Nurse/Ramsey County Care Center

2021 total comp

$73,438

Base pay: $47,330
Overtime: $276
Other pay: $25,831
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,438
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 1986-08-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Licensed Practical Nurse
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: RamseyCntyCareCtr/Nursing
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Aug 31, 2021

Renee Gustafson is a Licensed Practical Nurse at Ramsey County Care Center. Hired in 1986, they have about 35 years of service, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $73,438. Union affiliation: Licensed Practical Nurse.

Karen Rih Reh

Nurse/Ramsey County Care Center

2021 total comp

$70,782

Base pay: $58,510
Overtime: $2,556
Other pay: $9,717
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,782
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2013-08-28
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: RamseyCntyCareCtr/Nursing
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 29, 2021

Karen Rih Reh holds the role of Nurse at Ramsey County Care Center. Hired in 2013, they have about 8 years of service as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $70,782. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Gina Kalis

Personnel Transactns Assistant/Ramsey County Care Center

2021 total comp

$70,649

Base pay: $56,844
Overtime: $11,235
Other pay: $2,570
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,649
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2008-03-24
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, Gina Kalis serves as a Personnel Transactns Assistant. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 13 years, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $70,649. They are represented by Unr.