Ramsey County, Minnesota / Social Services / Administrative Assistant

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Administrative Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

23 employees hold this title in Social Services. Median total compensation for the role is $53,071, below the department median of $87,862.

Employees: 23
Total payroll: $1.2M
Role median: $53,071
Agency median: $87,862
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$572$66,540+

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How total compensation varies among the 23 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Ramsey County, Minnesota

Administrative Assistant is held in 16 Ramsey County, Minnesota departments. In Social Services, the median of $53,071 ranks #7 of 16.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Information and Public Records Administration

$62,507 · 1

Public Works

$56,272 · 1

Community Corrections

$55,576 · 12

Medical Examiner

$55,484 · 2

Sheriff

$54,179 · 15

Human Resources

$53,626 · 1

Financial Assistance Services

$52,019 · 42

County Attorney

$50,387 · 8

Property Tax, Records & Election Services

$48,120 · 4

Public Health

$44,128 · 15

Housing Stability

$37,691 · 2

County Manager's Office

$36,360 · 1

Median total compensation for the Administrative Assistant role in other Ramsey County, Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Administrative Assistant beyond Ramsey County, Minnesota

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Ramsey County, Minnesota, the median of $55,166 ranks #4 of 7. See Administrative Assistant across all of Ramsey County, Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Illinois

$65,600 · 365

New York Public Authorities

$59,319 · 69

City of Buffalo

$55,839 · 15

Tennessee

$53,866 · 214

Georgia

$41,276 · 1,516

Cook County, Illinois

$13,947 · 573

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Michelle Gordien

Administrative Assistant/Social Services

2025 total comp

$66,844

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $62,249
Overtime: $3,548
Other pay: $1,047
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,844
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 1993-04-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: LakeOwasso/DevtSvc
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Social Services, Michelle Gordien serves as a Administrative Assistant within Health and Wellness. They have served since 1993 (about 32 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,844. They are represented by 8Gn.

September Brown

Administrative Assistant/Social Services

2025 total comp

$66,154

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $62,567
Overtime: $3,587
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,154
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 1996-10-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/CFS/SupportServices1
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Social Services, September Brown serves as a Administrative Assistant within Health and Wellness. They have served since 1996 (about 29 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,154. Union affiliation: Chs.