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Ramsey County, Minnesota / Workforce Solutions

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Workforce Solutions

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

The Workforce Solutions supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.

In 2025, this agency had 156 employees with median total compensation of $9,498; the highest distinct record was $144,016.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$6.8M
Employees
156
Median total
$9,498
Highest record
$144,016

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 156 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($9,498) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $42,810 (99%)
  • Overtime — $1 (0%)
  • Other — $592 (1%)
  • 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
$1,750
$3,038
$9,498
$91,535
$103,172

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $103,172 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,750. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Wkfce Solutions Trainee-Uncl
79 · $3,068
Employmt Gdnce Counslr Senior
28 · $93,207
Employmt Gdnce Services Aide
11 · $60,828
Planning Specialist
6 · $99,473
Employmt Gdnce Counslr
6 · $69,413

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2021
$5.9M
—
222
—
$4,200
—
2022
$5.6M
▼ 5.1%
85
▼ 61.7%
$77,775
▲ 1751.8%
2023
$6.1M
▲ 7.3%
122
▲ 43.5%
$58,390
▼ 24.9%
2024
$6.3M
▲ 3.8%
168
▲ 37.7%
$6,567
▼ 88.8%
2025
$6.8M
▲ 7.7%
156
▼ 7.1%
$9,498
▲ 44.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kristi Cobbs

Planning Specialist 2/Workforce Solutions

2024 total comp
$106,386
Sub-department
Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay
$104,095
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,291
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,386
Hourly rate
$51
Hire date
2019-01-28
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
WFS/Admin
Earn Code
711
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Active

At Workforce Solutions, Kristi Cobbs serves as a Planning Specialist 2 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2019, they have about 5 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $106,386. They are represented by Job.

John O'Phelan

Employmt Gdnce Counslr Senior/Workforce Solutions

2025 total comp
$105,998
Sub-department
Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay
$105,998
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,998
Hourly rate
$52
Hire date
1997-08-11
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
WFS/Admin/Levy
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Active

John O'Phelan holds the role of Employmt Gdnce Counslr Senior at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 28 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $105,998. They are represented by Job.