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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Carol Mueller

Administrative Assistant/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$62,665

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $62,327
Overtime: $338
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,665
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2023-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Ann

Source-specific fields

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

Carol Mueller holds the role of Administrative Assistant at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,665. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Joseph Kirk

Administrative Assistant/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$62,396

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $62,249
Overtime: $147
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,396
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2004-01-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

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

Joseph Kirk works as a Administrative Assistant for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years as a full-time employee. Joseph earned $62,396 in 2025. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Lori Ford

Administrative Assistant/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$62,327

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $62,327
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,327
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2009-02-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Lori Ford is a Administrative Assistant at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2009 (about 16 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $62,327. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Steven Ebling

Administrative Assistant/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$62,249

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $62,249
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,249
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2000-08-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

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

Steven Ebling is a Administrative Assistant at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $62,249. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.