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

Darin Mcdonald

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$177,637

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $107,388
Overtime: $49,332
Other pay: $20,918
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,637
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 2023-03-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

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

Darin Mcdonald is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $177,637. They are represented by Tds.

John Eastham

Deputy Sheriff Commander/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$174,169

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $108,725
Overtime: $9,690
Other pay: $55,754
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,169
Hourly rate: $72
Hire date: 2000-02-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Lts
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Transports & Hospital
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Aug 29, 2025

John Eastham works as a Deputy Sheriff Commander for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2000, they have about 25 years of service as a full-time employee. John earned $174,169 in 2025. They are represented by Lts.

Mark Winkel

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$173,534

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $99,505
Overtime: $59,143
Other pay: $14,886
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,534
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2004-01-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

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

Mark Winkel is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $173,534. Their bargaining unit is Tds.

Michael Martin

Undersheriff - Uncl/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$172,761

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $168,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,008
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $172,761
Hourly rate: $90
Hire date: 2019-01-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Felony Apprehension
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Michael Martin holds the role of Undersheriff - Uncl at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $172,761. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Mohamed Ahmed

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$172,309

Base pay: $88,495
Overtime: $75,480
Other pay: $8,334
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $172,309

Mohamed Ahmed works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff. Mohamed earned $172,309 in 2025.

Ryan O'Neill

Deputy Sheriff Commander/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$171,827

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $148,555
Overtime: $22,726
Other pay: $545
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,827
Hourly rate: $72
Hire date: 1997-02-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Lts
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

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

Ryan O'Neill holds the role of Deputy Sheriff Commander at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 28 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $171,827. Their bargaining unit is Lts.

Jeffrey Ramacher

Undersheriff - Uncl/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$171,747

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $168,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,995
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,747
Hourly rate: $90
Hire date: 1997-08-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Patrol Services
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jeffrey Ramacher holds the role of Undersheriff - Uncl at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $171,747. Union affiliation: Unr.