Ramsey County, Minnesota / Social Services

Agency file

Social Services

Source file: Ramsey County, Minnesota — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Social Services delivers health and social services — programs such as Medicaid, public assistance, child welfare, and support for aging and disabled residents.

In 2025, this agency had 871 employees with median total compensation of $87,862; the highest distinct record was $231,004.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $67.5M
Employees: 871
Median total: $87,862
Highest record: $231,004

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$78$140,073+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 871 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,862) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $71,397 (92%)
Overtime — $4,641 (6%)
Other — $1,404 (2%)
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

$17,638

$56,708

$87,862

$103,651

$114,650

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $114,650 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $17,638. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Social Worker Senior

244 · $96,213

Residential Counselor

98 · $63,573

Social Worker

52 · $51,524

Social Worker Principal

43 · $109,198

Child Protection Worker

43 · $74,245

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 5 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2021	$71.9M —	1,090 —	$68,119 —
2022	$52.7M ▼ 26.7%	704 ▼ 35.4%	$81,977 ▲ 20.3%
2023	$53.3M ▲ 1.1%	733 ▲ 4.1%	$83,264 ▲ 1.6%
2024	$60.1M ▲ 12.8%	829 ▲ 13.1%	$84,215 ▲ 1.1%
2025	$67.5M ▲ 12.2%	871 ▲ 5.1%	$87,862 ▲ 4.3%

Record list

Employees

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Nichole Mulvehill

Social Worker Senior/Social Services

2025 total comp

$24,725

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $24,225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,725
Hourly rate: $47
Hire date: 2025-09-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/MnChoices/Assessment12
Earn Code: 720
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Nichole Mulvehill works as a Social Worker Senior for Social Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. Nichole earned $24,725 in 2025. They are represented by Chs.

John Battle

Detoxification Aide/Social Services

2024 total comp

$24,406

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $23,459
Overtime: $36
Other pay: $911
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,406
Hourly rate: $24
Hire date: 2013-08-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/WM/ClinicalServices2
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

John Battle holds the role of Detoxification Aide at Social Services within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2013 (about 11 years) as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $24,406. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Jamie Hackett

Mental Health Professional/Social Services

2023 total comp

$24,194

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $22,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,302
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,194
Hourly rate: $46
Hire date: 2022-03-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/Crisis/AdultCrisis
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 7, 2023

At Social Services, Jamie Hackett serves as a Mental Health Professional within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2022 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $24,194. They are represented by Chs.

Thomas Butenhoff

Physician Assistant/Social Services

2025 total comp

$24,185

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $21,822
Overtime: $2,363
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,185
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 2024-04-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/WM/ClinicalServices1
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 23, 2025

Thomas Butenhoff works as a Physician Assistant for Social Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Thomas earned $24,185 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Mark Lawson

Residential Counselor 1/Social Services

2024 total comp

$23,944

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $17,445
Overtime: $1,805
Other pay: $4,694
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,944
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2011-07-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Lor
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: LakeOwasso/ResidntLvg
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 27, 2024

At Social Services, Mark Lawson serves as a Residential Counselor 1 within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 13 years, working part-time, 0.4 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $23,944. Their bargaining unit is Lor.

Judith Nchang

Residential Counselor 1/Social Services

2024 total comp

$23,410

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $17,759
Overtime: $728
Other pay: $4,923
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,410
Hourly rate: $24
Hire date: 2019-06-17
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Lor
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: LakeOwasso/ResidntLvg
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 7, 2024

Judith Nchang works as a Residential Counselor 1 for Social Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2019, they have about 5 years of service as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Judith earned $23,410 in 2024. They are represented by Lor.