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

Teresa Kinne

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$241,484

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $105,012
Overtime: $124,411
Other pay: $12,061
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $241,484
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 1998-08-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Jean

Source-specific fields

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

Teresa Kinne holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 27 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $241,484. Union affiliation: Tds.

Richard Clark

Deputy Sheriff Commander/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$238,072

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $150,465
Overtime: $81,238
Other pay: $6,369
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,072
Hourly rate: $72
Hire date: 1995-02-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Lts
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Richard Clark is a Deputy Sheriff Commander at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 30 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $238,072. Their bargaining unit is Lts.

Chanthavivo Gamble

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$215,883

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $105,011
Overtime: $98,498
Other pay: $12,374
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $215,883
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 1999-02-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

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

At Sheriff, Chanthavivo Gamble serves as a Deputy Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1999, they have about 26 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $215,883. They are represented by Tds.

Ashlee Bryant

Deputy Sheriff Commander/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$206,696

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $142,930
Overtime: $49,898
Other pay: $13,868
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,696
Hourly rate: $68
Hire date: 2004-01-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Lts
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Ashlee Bryant is a Deputy Sheriff Commander at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $206,696. They are represented by Lts.

Jama Shine

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$204,375

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $87,587
Overtime: $107,277
Other pay: $9,511
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $204,375
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 2019-09-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

At Sheriff, Jama Shine serves as a Deputy Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $204,375. They are represented by Tds.

Bruce Booher

Deputy Sheriff-Sergeant/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$202,180

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $113,047
Overtime: $81,634
Other pay: $7,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $202,180
Hourly rate: $56
Hire date: 2006-04-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tsg
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

Bruce Booher holds the role of Deputy Sheriff-Sergeant at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $202,180. They are represented by Tsg.

Kenneth Urbiha

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$191,995

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $105,012
Overtime: $79,270
Other pay: $7,714
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,995
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 1996-04-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

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

Kenneth Urbiha works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 29 years as a full-time employee. Kenneth earned $191,995 in 2025. They are represented by Tds.

David Metusalem

Chief Deputy Sheriff - Uncl/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$189,964

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $185,376
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,589
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $189,964
Hourly rate: $92
Hire date: 1988-07-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Admin & Support
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

David Metusalem is a Chief Deputy Sheriff - Uncl at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1988, they have about 37 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $189,964. They are represented by Unr.

Micah Lewis

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$187,555

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $100,372
Overtime: $67,128
Other pay: $20,054
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,555
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2005-07-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
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: Active

Micah Lewis works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years) as a full-time employee. Micah earned $187,555 in 2025. Union affiliation: Tds.

Bob Fletcher

County Sheriff - Uncl/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$185,698

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $185,698
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,698
Hourly rate: $90
Hire date: 1995-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Bob Fletcher works as a County Sheriff - Uncl for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1995, they have about 30 years of service as a full-time employee. Bob earned $185,698 in 2025. They are represented by Unr.

Louis Sirian

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$183,404

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $99,505
Overtime: $74,304
Other pay: $9,595
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,404
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2001-12-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

Louis Sirian works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2001, they have about 24 years of service as a full-time employee. Louis earned $183,404 in 2025. They are represented by Tds.

Erik Odmark

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$183,084

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $87,415
Overtime: $77,627
Other pay: $18,042
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,084
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 2022-02-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Erik Odmark is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $183,084. Union affiliation: Tds.

Larry Roberts Jr

Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty)/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$181,288

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $94,638
Overtime: $82,212
Other pay: $4,437
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,288
Hourly rate: $46
Hire date: 2000-10-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tco
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Larry Roberts Jr holds the role of Correctional Officer 2(Gen'l Duty) at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2000 (about 25 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $181,288. They are represented by Tco.

John Scheller

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$179,877

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $112,547
Overtime: $50,123
Other pay: $17,206
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,877
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 1999-04-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

John Scheller holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 1999, they have about 26 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $179,877. Union affiliation: Tds.

Todd Podgorski

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$178,509

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $105,012
Overtime: $65,223
Other pay: $8,274
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,509
Hourly rate: $53
Hire date: 1998-04-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
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

Todd Podgorski is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 1998 (about 27 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $178,509. Union affiliation: Tds.