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

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.

Cher Vue

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3/Workforce Solutions

2024 total comp

$77,297

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $77,297
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,297
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2017-10-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Cher Vue holds the role of Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3 at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2017, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $77,297. Their bargaining unit is Job.

Mariann Macalus

Administrative Assistant 3/Workforce Solutions

2024 total comp

$77,080

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $76,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,080
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2006-12-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Mariann Macalus holds the role of Administrative Assistant 3 at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2006 (about 18 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $77,080. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Lynae Hockett

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3/Workforce Solutions

2024 total comp

$76,780

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $75,936
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $844
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,780
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2015-08-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Lynae Hockett holds the role of Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3 at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2015, they have about 9 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $76,780. Their bargaining unit is Job.

Adriana Hernandez Ramirez

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3/Workforce Solutions

2024 total comp

$76,594

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $76,453
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $141
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,594
Hourly rate: $38
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: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Adriana Hernandez Ramirez works as a Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3 for Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2018 (about 6 years) as a full-time employee. Adriana earned $76,594 in 2024. They are represented by Job.

Nicolette Hanson

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3/Workforce Solutions

2022 total comp

$75,870

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $65,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,126
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,870
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 2012-05-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/Adult/AdultProj
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 30, 2022

Nicolette Hanson holds the role of Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3 at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 10 years as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $75,870. Their bargaining unit is Job.

Dawn Colliander

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 2/Workforce Solutions

2024 total comp

$75,858

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $75,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,858
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2016-12-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/CASHAS/TANFAdult
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Workforce Solutions, Dawn Colliander serves as a Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 2 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2016, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $75,858. They are represented by Job.

Kenneth Cutler

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3/Workforce Solutions

2021 total comp

$75,706

Base pay: $75,414
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $291
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,706
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2015-12-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Kenneth Cutler holds the role of Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 3 at Workforce Solutions. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $75,706. Union affiliation: Job.

Patrick Hoppe

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 2/Workforce Solutions

2024 total comp

$75,606

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $75,335
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $271
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,606
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2022-01-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: WFS/CASHAS/TANFAdult
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Patrick Hoppe holds the role of Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 2 at Workforce Solutions within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $75,606. Their bargaining unit is Job.

Shanika Wallace

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr Supervisor/Workforce Solutions

2021 total comp

$74,513

Base pay: $74,368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $145
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,513
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2020-07-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

At Workforce Solutions, Shanika Wallace serves as a Employmnt Gdnce Counslr Supervisor. They have served since 2020 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $74,513. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Syjong Xiong

Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 2/Workforce Solutions

2023 total comp

$74,067

Sub-department: Health and Wellness
Base pay: $74,067
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,067
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2015-11-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Job
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Syjong Xiong is a Employmnt Gdnce Counslr 2 at Workforce Solutions within Health and Wellness. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 8 years, working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $74,067. Union affiliation: Job.