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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Gbatelee Taylor

Child Protection Worker/Social Services

2024 total comp

$30,665

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $28,383
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,282
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,665
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2021-12-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/CFS/InvestDiffResponse3
Earn Code: 901
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 5, 2024

Gbatelee Taylor works as a Child Protection Worker for Social Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 3 years as a full-time employee. Gbatelee earned $30,665 in 2024. Union affiliation: Chs.

Romera Mcdavid

Social Worker 2/Social Services

2024 total comp

$30,255

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $28,457
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,798
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,255
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2019-10-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/CFS/Mother'sFirst
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 10, 2024

At Social Services, Romera Mcdavid serves as a Social Worker 2 within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $30,255. Union affiliation: Chs.

Yeng Vang

Social Worker 3/Social Services

2024 total comp

$30,189

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $26,096
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,092
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,189
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2015-11-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/ADS/SpecialityUnit
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 29, 2024

At Social Services, Yeng Vang serves as a Social Worker 3 within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 9 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $30,189. They are represented by Chs.

Nimo Jama

Social Worker/Social Services

2025 total comp

$30,135

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $29,635
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,135
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2025-06-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/MnChoices/Assessment10
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Nimo Jama holds the role of Social Worker at Social Services within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,135. Their bargaining unit is 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.

Windy Ross

Deputy Director-Soc Services Unc/Social Services

2025 total comp

$30,085

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,085
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,085
Hourly rate: $74
Hire date: 2008-02-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/Admin/CFSMngm
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 5, 2025

At Social Services, Windy Ross serves as a Deputy Director-Soc Services Unc within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 17 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $30,085. Union affiliation: Unr.

Sadia Ali

Mental Health Practitioner/Social Services

2023 total comp

$30,074

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $27,993
Overtime: $836
Other pay: $1,245
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,074
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2022-08-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/Crisis/ChildCrisis&Stab
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 12, 2023

Sadia Ali works as a Mental Health Practitioner for Social Services within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2022, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Sadia earned $30,074 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Chs.

Laqueta Harris

Detoxification Aide/Social Services

2021 total comp

$30,054

Base pay: $25,374
Overtime: $2,900
Other pay: $1,780
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,054
Hourly rate: $21
Hire date: 2021-01-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Svcs/Crisis/DetoxAides
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Leave
Termination Date: Jan 31, 2022

Laqueta Harris works as a Detoxification Aide for Social Services. Their tenure dates to 2021, under a year as a full-time employee. Laqueta earned $30,054 in 2021. They are represented by Chs.

Muhsin Ahmed

Mental Health Practitioner/Social Services

2023 total comp

$30,009

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $28,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,386
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,009
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2022-05-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: SSD/AS/Crisis/AdultCrisis
Earn Code: 431
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 3, 2023

Muhsin Ahmed is a Mental Health Practitioner at Social Services within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2022 (about a year), working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $30,009. Union affiliation: Chs.

Steven Rethwisch

Financial Worker 3/Social Services

2021 total comp

$29,940

Base pay: $29,940
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,940
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 1984-03-19
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Chs
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: CHS/Svcs/IMD/FamilyCaseMgmt3
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Steven Rethwisch holds the role of Financial Worker 3 at Social Services. Hired in 1984, they have about 37 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $29,940. Their bargaining unit is Chs.