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

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Program Specialist beyond Ramsey County, Minnesota

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Ramsey County, Minnesota, the median of $91,126 ranks #3 of 10. See Program Specialist across all of Ramsey County, Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$169,861 · 136

District of Columbia

$98,412 · 186

City of Chicago

$80,124 · 20

New York Public Authorities

$77,950 · 16

$67,227 · 7,181

$62,109 · 236

$50,327 · 621

$43,680 · 88

Median total compensation for comparable Program Specialistroles 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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Matthew Saari

Program Specialist/Workforce Solutions

2025 total comp

$99,906

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $99,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,906
Hourly rate: $47
Hire date: 2024-01-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/Youth
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Matthew Saari works as a Program Specialist for Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Matthew earned $99,906 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Adriana Hernandez Ramirez

Program Specialist/Workforce Solutions

2025 total comp

$84,500

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $84,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $331
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,500
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 2018-08-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/CASHAS/TANFAdult
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Adriana Hernandez Ramirez holds the role of Program Specialist at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,500. Union affiliation: Job.

Longkee Vang

Program Specialist/Workforce Solutions

2025 total comp

$78,183

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $77,520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $663
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,183
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2024-02-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/Admin
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Longkee Vang works as a Program Specialist for Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Longkee earned $78,183 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Jennifer Salzwedel

Program Specialist/Workforce Solutions

2025 total comp

$72,923

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $72,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,923
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2020-07-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Wfs/Dw
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jennifer Salzwedel holds the role of Program Specialist at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,923. They are represented by Unr.

Beatrice Meadows

Program Specialist/Workforce Solutions

2025 total comp

$72,867

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $72,867
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,867
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2023-09-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/SpecialProj
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Beatrice Meadows works as a Program Specialist for Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Beatrice earned $72,867 in 2025. They are represented by Unr.

Emanuell Williams

Program Specialist/Workforce Solutions

2024 total comp

$60,129

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $57,480
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,649
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,129
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2024-02-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/Youth
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 5, 2024

Emanuell Williams is a Program Specialist at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2024, under a year, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $60,129. Their bargaining unit is Unr.