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

William O'Brien

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 2/Workforce Solutions

2021 total comp

$56,794

Base pay: $53,777
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,018
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,794
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2019-06-03
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: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 5, 2021

William O'Brien works as a Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 2 for Workforce Solutions. Hired in 2019, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. William earned $56,794 in 2021. Union affiliation: Job.

Rebecca Donner

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 1/Workforce Solutions

2022 total comp

$55,620

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $54,387
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,234
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,620
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2018-08-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/Adult/AdultProj
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Rebecca Donner holds the role of Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 1 at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $55,620. Union affiliation: Job.

Carol Foley

Employmt Gdnce Services Aide/Workforce Solutions

2025 total comp

$55,287

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $55,287
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,287
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2013-09-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Carol Foley is a Employmt Gdnce Services Aide at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,287. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Isaac Nubberd

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3/Workforce Solutions

2021 total comp

$54,196

Base pay: $37,076
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,196
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 2012-07-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/Adult/AdultProj
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Deceased
Termination Date: Jun 13, 2021

Isaac Nubberd holds the role of Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3 at Workforce Solutions. They have served since 2012 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $54,196. Their bargaining unit is Job.

Christopher Walls

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr Aide 2/Workforce Solutions

2024 total comp

$53,056

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $52,324
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $732
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,056
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2019-05-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Wfs/Dw
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Christopher Walls works as a Employmnt Gdnce Counslr Aide 2 for Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 5 years as a full-time employee. Christopher earned $53,056 in 2024. They are represented by 8Gn.