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

$30$125,578+

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

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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

Linda Baker

Management Analyst 2/Workforce Solutions

2024 total comp

$113,212

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $67,402
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,810
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,212
Hourly rate: $44
Hire date: 1983-10-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Aug 30, 2024

At Workforce Solutions, Linda Baker serves as a Management Analyst 2 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 1983, they have about 41 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $113,212. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Karyn Berg

Planning & Evaluation Analyst/Workforce Solutions

2025 total comp

$112,258

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $112,258
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,258
Hourly rate: $54
Hire date: 1991-08-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Marie

Source-specific fields

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

Karyn Berg holds the role of Planning & Evaluation Analyst at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 1991, they have about 34 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,258. They are represented by Unr.

Amy Green

Planning Specialist/Workforce Solutions

2025 total comp

$112,112

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $112,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,112
Hourly rate: $54
Hire date: 1996-08-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

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

Amy Green works as a Planning Specialist for Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 29 years as a full-time employee. Amy earned $112,112 in 2025. Union affiliation: Job.

Michelle Belitz

Manager-Workforce Solutions/Workforce Solutions

2023 total comp

$112,074

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $109,509
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,566
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,074
Hourly rate: $54
Hire date: 2002-12-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/Admin
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Workforce Solutions, Michelle Belitz serves as a Manager-Workforce Solutions within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2002, they have about 21 years of service, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $112,074. They are represented by Unr.