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

Kelechi Osuagwu

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

2021 total comp

$48,211

Base pay: $43,564
Overtime: $1,128
Other pay: $3,519
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,211
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2014-12-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

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

At Sheriff's Office, Kelechi Osuagwu serves as a Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty). They have served since 2014 (about 7 years), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $48,211. They are represented by Tco.

Weston Edmisten

Clerk Typist 3/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$48,080

Base pay: $44,339
Overtime: $3,400
Other pay: $340
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,080
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2017-11-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Court Services/CRC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Weston Edmisten is a Clerk Typist 3 at Sheriff's Office. They have served since 2017 (about 4 years), working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $48,080. They are represented by 8Gn.

Kirsten Fisher

Clerk Typist 3/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$47,658

Base pay: $47,275
Overtime: $384
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,658
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2014-05-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

Kirsten Fisher is a Clerk Typist 3 at Sheriff's Office. They have served since 2014 (about 7 years), working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $47,658. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Jonathan Kichefski

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

2021 total comp

$47,515

Base pay: $47,101
Overtime: $92
Other pay: $322
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,515
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2019-07-29
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

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

At Sheriff's Office, Jonathan Kichefski serves as a Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty). Their tenure dates to 2019, about 2 years, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $47,515. Union affiliation: Tco.

Kelly Mamtora

Clerk Typist 3/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$47,275

Base pay: $47,275
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,275
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2012-10-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Court Services/CRC
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kelly Mamtora works as a Clerk Typist 3 for Sheriff's Office. They have served since 2012 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. Kelly earned $47,275 in 2021. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Greg Burstad

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$47,027

Base pay: $29,541
Overtime: $17,486
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,027
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2021-06-09
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

Greg Burstad holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff's Office. Their tenure dates to 2021, under a year as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $47,027. They are represented by Tds.

Danry Yang

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

2021 total comp

$46,932

Base pay: $42,188
Overtime: $1,006
Other pay: $3,737
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,932
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 2000-01-31
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: Leave
Termination Date: Jan 19, 2022

Danry Yang holds the role of Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty) at Sheriff's Office. They have served since 2000 (about 21 years) as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $46,932. Their bargaining unit is Tco.

Valeria Perez Martinez

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

2021 total comp

$46,692

Base pay: $40,830
Overtime: $4,065
Other pay: $1,797
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,692
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2021-02-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

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

Valeria Perez Martinez is a Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty) at Sheriff's Office. They have served since 2021 (under a year), working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $46,692. They are represented by Tco.

Kevin Otto

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$46,383

Base pay: $25,523
Overtime: $20,861
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,383
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 1988-04-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/CrtSec/Temp
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 31, 2021

Kevin Otto works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff's Office. Hired in 1988, they have about 33 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Kevin earned $46,383 in 2021. Union affiliation: Tds.

Richard Ellis

Commnty Service Officer/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$46,005

Base pay: $44,357
Overtime: $1,648
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,005
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2019-05-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Richard Ellis holds the role of Commnty Service Officer at Sheriff's Office. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $46,005. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Omar Jamal

Commnty Service Officer/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$45,649

Base pay: $44,357
Overtime: $1,293
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,649
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2020-03-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

Omar Jamal holds the role of Commnty Service Officer at Sheriff's Office. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $45,649. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Kamaludin Ali

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$45,053

Base pay: $30,196
Overtime: $13,411
Other pay: $1,446
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,053
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2021-06-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Court Services/Civil
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kamaludin Ali holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff's Office. Hired in 2021, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $45,053. They are represented by Tds.

Brett Berry

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$44,570

Base pay: $39,593
Overtime: $1,963
Other pay: $3,014
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,570
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 1996-09-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/CrtSec/Suburban
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: May 31, 2021

At Sheriff's Office, Brett Berry serves as a Deputy Sheriff. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 25 years, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $44,570. Union affiliation: Tds.

Carly Menth

Clerk Typist 3/Sheriff's Office

2021 total comp

$44,303

Base pay: $40,557
Overtime: $3,746
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,303
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2020-02-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Carly Menth is a Clerk Typist 3 at Sheriff's Office. Hired in 2020, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $44,303. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Michael Tester

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

2021 total comp

$44,171

Base pay: $34,459
Overtime: $859
Other pay: $8,852
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,171
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2018-06-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 4, 2021

Michael Tester is a Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty) at Sheriff's Office. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 3 years, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $44,171. They are represented by Tco.

Abigail Hausken

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

2021 total comp

$44,164

Base pay: $41,351
Overtime: $172
Other pay: $2,640
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,164
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2021-02-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

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

At Sheriff's Office, Abigail Hausken serves as a Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty). They have served since 2021 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $44,164. Union affiliation: Tco.