Ramsey County, Minnesota / Sheriff's Office

Agency file

Sheriff's Office

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

The Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2021, this agency had 574 employees with median total compensation of $70,939; the highest distinct record was $180,337.

Year: 2021
Total payroll: $35.6M
Employees: 574
Median total: $70,939
Highest record: $180,337

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$160$144,962+

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

How 2021 total compensation is spread across the 574 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($70,939) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $53,329 (86%)
Overtime — $6,329 (10%)
Other — $2,444 (4%)
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

$3,937

$20,505

$70,939

$88,196

$110,787

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $110,787 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,937. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Deputy Sheriff

226 · $73,876

Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty)

126 · $77,066

Commnty Service Officer

61 · $5,152

Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty)

47 · $25,118

Deputy Sheriff Commander

19 · $139,686

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.

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Sheriff Ramsey County, Minnesota99% match
Court Services Division Cook County, Illinois68% match
Sheriff's Office (001) City of Baltimore68% match
Sheriff City and County of San Francisco67% match
Corrections Department Minnesota67% match
Sheriff Los Angeles County65% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lee Sontoya

Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$36,300

Base pay: $32,369
Overtime: $20
Other pay: $3,911
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,300
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2003-08-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Anthony

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Lee Sontoya works as a Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty) for Sheriff's Office. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 18 years as a full-time employee. Lee earned $36,300 in 2021. Their bargaining unit is Tco.

Shantell Dillard

Commnty Service Officer/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$36,257

Base pay: $36,043
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $215
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,257
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2017-11-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Sheriff's Office, Shantell Dillard serves as a Commnty Service Officer. Hired in 2017, they have about 4 years of service, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $36,257. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

John Pyka

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$35,953

Base pay: $35,953
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,953
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2014-07-22
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: E.

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/CrtSec/Temp
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 31, 2021

John Pyka is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff's Office. Hired in 2014, they have about 7 years of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2021 total compensation came to $35,953. Union affiliation: Tds.

Bobby Lewis Iii

Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$35,632

Base pay: $31,373
Overtime: $620
Other pay: $3,638
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,632
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2019-07-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Sheriff's Office, Bobby Lewis Iii serves as a Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty). Hired in 2019, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $35,632. Union affiliation: Tco.

Namarkein Bradford

Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$34,718

Base pay: $32,835
Overtime: $499
Other pay: $1,384
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,718
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2019-09-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Namarkein Bradford is a Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty) at Sheriff's Office. Hired in 2019, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $34,718. Union affiliation: Tco.

Aaron Gilley

Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$33,794

Base pay: $32,182
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,611
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,794
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2021-03-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Sheriff's Office, Aaron Gilley serves as a Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty). Their tenure dates to 2021, under a year, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $33,794. Their bargaining unit is Tco.

Sabrina Scott

Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$33,727

Base pay: $33,631
Overtime: $24
Other pay: $72
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,727
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2016-03-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Sabrina Scott is a Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty) at Sheriff's Office. Hired in 2016, they have about 5 years of service, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $33,727. Union affiliation: Tco.

Tyler Soine

Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$33,482

Base pay: $23,248
Overtime: $787
Other pay: $9,447
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,482
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2018-06-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Apr 25, 2021

Tyler Soine works as a Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty) for Sheriff's Office. Hired in 2018, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Tyler earned $33,482 in 2021. Their bargaining unit is Tco.

Nathan Krause

Administrative Assistant 2/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$33,166

Base pay: $12,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,442
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,166
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2010-02-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/AD
Earn Code: 901
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 5, 2021

Nathan Krause works as a Administrative Assistant 2 for Sheriff's Office. Hired in 2010, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. Nathan earned $33,166 in 2021. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Mark Nelson

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$31,781

Base pay: $30,676
Overtime: $1,104
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,781
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2017-06-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/CrtSec/Temp
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 30, 2021

Mark Nelson holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff's Office. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 4 years as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $31,781. Their bargaining unit is Tds.

Kelly Thune

Planning Specialist 1/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$31,654

Base pay: $31,654
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,654
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2021-04-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/RSD/Temp
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 30, 2021

At Sheriff's Office, Kelly Thune serves as a Planning Specialist 1. Hired in 2021, they have under a year of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $31,654. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Marcus Edwards

Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$31,563

Base pay: $29,144
Overtime: $117
Other pay: $2,302
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,563
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2018-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Sheriff's Office, Marcus Edwards serves as a Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty). They have served since 2018 (about 3 years), working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $31,563. Their bargaining unit is Tco.

Alesia Metry

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$31,402

Base pay: $30,206
Overtime: $1,196
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,402
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2018-11-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/AD
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 29, 2021

Alesia Metry is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff's Office. They have served since 2018 (about 3 years), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2021 total compensation came to $31,402. Union affiliation: Tds.