Agency file

Sheriff

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 466 employees with median total compensation of $94,397; the highest distinct record was $241,484.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $42.8M
Employees: 466
Median total: $94,397
Highest record: $241,484

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$236$185,698+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 466 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($94,397) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $76,036 (83%)
Overtime — $10,128 (11%)
Other — $5,651 (6%)
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

$20,567

$66,667

$94,397

$115,439

$148,301

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $148,301 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $20,567. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Deputy Sheriff

167 · $108,548

Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty)

108 · $89,850

Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty)

59 · $34,990

Commnty Service Officer

26 · $57,166

Correctional Officer-Sergeant

17 · $117,120

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
2022	$36.2M —	586 —	$70,279 —
2023	$37M ▲ 2.3%	515 ▼ 12.1%	$76,317 ▲ 8.6%
2024	$38M ▲ 2.8%	467 ▼ 9.3%	$85,464 ▲ 12.0%
2025	$42.8M ▲ 12.5%	466 ▼ 0.2%	$94,397 ▲ 10.5%

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's Office Ramsey County, Minnesota99% match
Corrections Department Minnesota76% match
Court Services Division Cook County, Illinois59% match
Sheriff's Office (001) City of Baltimore59% match
Sheriff City and County of San Francisco58% match
Sheriff Los Angeles County57% match

Record list

Employees

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Bracee Staples

Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$9,341

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $7,163
Overtime: $1,101
Other pay: $1,076
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,341
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2020-03-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC/ADC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jan 23, 2025

At Sheriff, Bracee Staples serves as a Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty) within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $9,341. Union affiliation: Tco.

Melony Follmer

Clerk Typist 3/Sheriff

2022 total comp

$9,339

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $8,596
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $744
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,339
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2021-08-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 15, 2022

Melony Follmer is a Clerk Typist 3 at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2021, about a year, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $9,339. They are represented by 8Gn.

Suwana Kirkland

Deputy Sheriff-Sergeant/Sheriff

2022 total comp

$9,314

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,314
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,314
Hourly rate: $44
Hire date: 2007-05-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tsg
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/AD
Earn Code: 725
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 4, 2022

Suwana Kirkland holds the role of Deputy Sheriff-Sergeant at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2007, they have about 15 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $9,314. Union affiliation: Tsg.

Shell Wah

Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff

2024 total comp

$9,274

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $8,865
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $409
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,274
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2024-08-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Ber

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC/ADC
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 16, 2024

At Sheriff, Shell Wah serves as a Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty) within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2024, they have under a year of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $9,274. Their bargaining unit is Tco.

Andrea Valerdi-Paula

Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff

2024 total comp

$9,258

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $8,823
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $434
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,258
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2024-06-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Jocelyn

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC/ADC
Earn Code: 401
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 19, 2024

Andrea Valerdi-Paula is a Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty) at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2024, under a year, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $9,258. Their bargaining unit is Tco.

John Lindeke

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$9,021

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $7,666
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,355
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,021
Hourly rate: $46
Hire date: 1991-02-19
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/CrtSec
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 13, 2025

John Lindeke works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1991, they have about 34 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. John earned $9,021 in 2025. Union affiliation: Tds.

Olawale Phillips

Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff

2024 total comp

$8,719

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $7,814
Overtime: $531
Other pay: $373
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,719
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2024-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/ADC/ADC
Earn Code: 106
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 9, 2024

Olawale Phillips is a Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty) at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2024, they have under a year of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $8,719. They are represented by Tco.

Benjamin Anderson

Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$8,543

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $8,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $423
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,543
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2025-09-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Detention Services
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 17, 2025

At Sheriff, Benjamin Anderson serves as a Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty) within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $8,543. They are represented by Tco.

Eric Bradt

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$8,421

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $8,303
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $117
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,421
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2024-08-20
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Patrol Services
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 31, 2025

Eric Bradt works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Eric earned $8,421 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Unr.