Second Judicial District Court (Ramsey County)

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

The Second Judicial District Court (Ramsey County) operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2024, this agency had 6 employees with median total compensation of $81,017; the highest distinct record was $122,082.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $529.8K
Employees: 6
Median total: $81,017
Highest record: $122,082

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$72,338$122,082+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 6 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($81,017) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $74,130 (84%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $14,168 (16%)
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

$72,338

$75,852

$81,017

$97,479

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $97,479 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $72,338. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Court Oper Manager (Ctsstate)

1 · $122,082

Administr Manager II (Ctsstate)

1 · $97,479

Executive Assistant

1 · $84,230

Court Clerk Leadwkr (Ctsstate)

1 · $77,804

Court Oper Speclst (Ctsstate)

1 · $75,852

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 4 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2021	$617.4K —	9 —	$67,566 —
2022	$597.8K ▼ 3.2%	8 ▼ 11.1%	$75,399 ▲ 11.6%
2023	$487.7K ▼ 18.4%	6 ▼ 25.0%	$74,493 ▼ 1.2%
2024	$529.8K ▲ 8.6%	6 ±0%	$81,017 ▲ 8.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lori Gerdesmeier

Court Clerk Leadwkr (Ctsstate)/Second Judicial District Court (Ramsey County)

2022 total comp

$79,074

Base pay: $52,416
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,658
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,074
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 1984-08-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Jaf
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Courts/SpeclCts/Family
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Sep 16, 2022

Lori Gerdesmeier works as a Court Clerk Leadwkr (Ctsstate) for Second Judicial District Court (Ramsey County). They have served since 1984 (about 38 years) as a full-time employee. Lori earned $79,074 in 2022. They are represented by Jaf.