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Ramsey County, Minnesota / Sheriff

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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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%

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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.

Record list

Employees

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Tamara Meisel

Investigative Assistant/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$78,212
Sub-department
Safety and Justice
Base pay
$78,157
Overtime
$55
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,212
Hourly rate
$38
Hire date
2016-05-16
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

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

Tamara Meisel is a Investigative Assistant at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $78,212. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Latonya Williams

Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$78,031
Sub-department
Safety and Justice
Base pay
$63,505
Overtime
$8,825
Other pay
$5,701
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,031
Hourly rate
$34
Hire date
2022-12-19
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

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

At Sheriff, Latonya Williams serves as a Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty) within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,031. They are represented by Tco.

Valeria Perez Martinez

Correctional Officer 1(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff

2022 total comp
$78,028
Sub-department
Safety and Justice
Base pay
$53,255
Overtime
$19,017
Other pay
$5,756
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,028
Hourly rate
$26
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 within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2021, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $78,028. Their bargaining unit is Tco.

Jonah Roberts

Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$77,770
Sub-department
Safety and Justice
Base pay
$63,972
Overtime
$8,822
Other pay
$4,976
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,770
Hourly rate
$34
Hire date
2021-07-06
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

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

Jonah Roberts holds the role of Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty) at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,770. They are represented by Tco.