Ramsey County, Minnesota / Social Services / Mental Health Professional

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Mental Health Professional

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

61 employees hold this title in Social Services. Median total compensation for the role is $74,826, below the department median of $87,862.

Employees: 61
Total payroll: $3.9M
Role median: $74,826
Agency median: $87,862
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,039$133,566+

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How total compensation varies among the 61 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

Mental Health Professional is held in 2 Ramsey County, Minnesota departments. In Social Services, the median of $74,826 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Community Corrections

$90,477 · 9

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

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Mental Health Professional beyond Ramsey County, Minnesota

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Ramsey County, Minnesota, the median of $77,239 ranks #1 of 2. See Mental Health Professional across all of Ramsey County, Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

South Carolina

$60,617 · 1,039

Median total compensation for comparable Mental Health Professionalroles 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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Taiwo Akinola

Mental Health Professional/Social Services

2024 total comp

$33,072

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $32,984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $88
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,072
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2008-06-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/MHC/PersonRecoveryServ
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 28, 2024

Taiwo Akinola holds the role of Mental Health Professional at Social Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2008, they have about 16 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $33,072. They are represented by Chs.

Oluremi Ereku

Mental Health Professional/Social Services

2023 total comp

$30,976

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $29,287
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,689
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,976
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 2023-03-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/Crisis/ChildCrisis&Stab
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 22, 2023

Oluremi Ereku works as a Mental Health Professional for Social Services within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2023 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Oluremi earned $30,976 in 2023. They are represented by Chs.

Vang Chang

Mental Health Professional/Social Services

2025 total comp

$30,095

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $30,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,095
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2003-12-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/MHC/ClinicalTherapy
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Leave

Vang Chang holds the role of Mental Health Professional at Social Services within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,095. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Merrie Haskins

Mental Health Professional/Social Services

2023 total comp

$29,037

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $27,126
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,911
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,037
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2019-07-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/MHC/WelcomeCenter&Ther
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Apr 7, 2023

Merrie Haskins holds the role of Mental Health Professional at Social Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $29,037. Union affiliation: Chs.