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

Justin Yang

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr Aide 2/Workforce Solutions

2021 total comp

$26,069

Base pay: $25,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $266
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,069
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2014-07-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.48

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/SpecialProj
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 10, 2021

At Workforce Solutions, Justin Yang serves as a Employmnt Gdnce Counslr Aide 2. Hired in 2014, they have about 7 years of service, working part-time, 0.48 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $26,069. They are represented by 8Gn.

Ramona Berger

Clerk Typist 3/Workforce Solutions

2024 total comp

$24,579

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $24,483
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,579
Hourly rate: $24
Hire date: 2020-03-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Wfs/Dw
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Ramona Berger holds the role of Clerk Typist 3 at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2020 (about 4 years) as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $24,579. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Shermar Troupe-Nelsen

Wkfce Solutions Trainee-Uncl/Workforce Solutions

2021 total comp

$24,047

Base pay: $20,597
Overtime: $1,411
Other pay: $2,039
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,047
Hourly rate: $15
Hire date: 2021-01-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/Youth
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 10, 2021

Shermar Troupe-Nelsen works as a Wkfce Solutions Trainee-Uncl for Workforce Solutions. They have served since 2021 (under a year) as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Shermar earned $24,047 in 2021. Union affiliation: Unr.

Benjamin Curtis

Employmt Gdnce Counslr/Workforce Solutions

2025 total comp

$23,373

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $20,050
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,323
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,373
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2021-10-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/CASHAS/TANFSpecPro
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 21, 2025

Benjamin Curtis holds the role of Employmt Gdnce Counslr at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $23,373. They are represented by Job.

Angela Cardella

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr Supervisor/Workforce Solutions

2023 total comp

$21,063

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $3,883
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,179
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,063
Hourly rate: $49
Hire date: 2002-12-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Marie

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/Adult/AdultProj
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 23, 2022

Angela Cardella is a Employmnt Gdnce Counslr Supervisor at Workforce Solutions within Health and Wellness. They have served since 2002 (about 21 years), working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $21,063. They are represented by Unr.

Joann Gordon-Anderson

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3/Workforce Solutions

2023 total comp

$21,014

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $5,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,059
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,014
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2002-07-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/CASHAS/TANFSpecPro
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Jan 3, 2023

Joann Gordon-Anderson holds the role of Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3 at Workforce Solutions within Health and Wellness. Hired in 2002, they have about 21 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $21,014. Union affiliation: Job.