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

Page 1

Jonathan Hankes

Deputy Sheriff Commander/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$161,776

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $148,330
Overtime: $5,604
Other pay: $7,841
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,776
Hourly rate: $72
Hire date: 1995-02-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Lts
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Transports & Hospital
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jonathan Hankes is a Deputy Sheriff Commander at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1995, they have about 30 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $161,776. They are represented by Lts.

Joseph Stradinger

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$161,246

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $104,770
Overtime: $32,734
Other pay: $23,742
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,246
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2006-04-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

Joseph Stradinger works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service as a full-time employee. Joseph earned $161,246 in 2025. Union affiliation: Tds.

Jose Nochez

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$159,667

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $94,000
Overtime: $57,887
Other pay: $7,780
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,667
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 2016-03-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Transports & Hospital
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Sheriff, Jose Nochez serves as a Deputy Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $159,667. Their bargaining unit is Tds.

Michael Hankee

Deputy Sheriff Commander/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$158,753

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $148,252
Overtime: $10,061
Other pay: $441
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,753
Hourly rate: $72
Hire date: 2000-02-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Lts
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Michael Hankee is a Deputy Sheriff Commander at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $158,753. Union affiliation: Lts.

Duane Renville

Correctional Officer 3(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff

2024 total comp

$157,945

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $100,720
Overtime: $52,921
Other pay: $4,305
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,945
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 2003-11-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tc3
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

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

At Sheriff, Duane Renville serves as a Correctional Officer 3(Gen'l Duty) within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2003 (about 21 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $157,945. Union affiliation: Tc3.

Brad Lindberg

Chief Correctional Officer/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$157,894

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $121,426
Overtime: $36,468
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,894
Hourly rate: $58
Hire date: 2001-05-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tcc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

Brad Lindberg holds the role of Chief Correctional Officer at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2001, they have about 24 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,894. Union affiliation: Tcc.

Renaldo Walker Jr

Correctional Officer-Sergeant/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$157,644

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $115,447
Overtime: $41,257
Other pay: $940
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,644
Hourly rate: $52
Hire date: 2006-03-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tc3
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

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

Renaldo Walker Jr is a Correctional Officer-Sergeant at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $157,644. Union affiliation: Tc3.

Michael Norstrem

Deputy Sheriff Commander/Sheriff

2022 total comp

$157,641

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $96,064
Overtime: $18,986
Other pay: $42,591
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,641
Hourly rate: $60
Hire date: 1993-07-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Lts
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/PSSD
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Sep 30, 2022

Michael Norstrem is a Deputy Sheriff Commander at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 29 years, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $157,641. Their bargaining unit is Lts.

Lugene Werner

Correctional Officer 3(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff

2024 total comp

$157,638

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $113,466
Overtime: $44,044
Other pay: $129
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,638
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 2001-03-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tc3
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

Lugene Werner is a Correctional Officer 3(Gen'l Duty) at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2001 (about 23 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $157,638. Union affiliation: Tc3.

James Chinn

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$157,556

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $104,770
Overtime: $37,683
Other pay: $15,103
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,556
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2003-11-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Admin & Support
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

James Chinn holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,556. They are represented by Tds.

Michael Servatka

Deputy Sheriff-Sergeant/Sheriff

2024 total comp

$157,454

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $117,808
Overtime: $39,639
Other pay: $7
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,454
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 1997-04-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tsg
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Michael Servatka works as a Deputy Sheriff-Sergeant for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1997, they have about 27 years of service as a full-time employee. Michael earned $157,454 in 2024. Union affiliation: Tsg.

Richard Werdien Ii

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$155,079

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $99,505
Overtime: $40,265
Other pay: $15,309
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,079
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2006-03-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

Richard Werdien Ii is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $155,079. Union affiliation: Tds.