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Ramsey County, Minnesota / Communications & Public Relations

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Communications & Public Relations

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

The Communications & Public Relations is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 30 employees with median total compensation of $75,512; the highest distinct record was $175,107.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$2.2M
Employees
30
Median total
$75,512
Highest record
$175,107

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 30 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($75,512) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $73,772 (99%)
  • Overtime — $0 (0%)
  • Other — $1,031 (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
$22,931
$59,883
$75,512
$92,621
$112,684

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $112,684 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $22,931. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Communications Associate
9 · $64,046
Graphic and Digital Specialist
8 · $78,854
Public Information Officer
4 · $110,223
Management Analyst
2 · $82,441
Program Specialist
2 · $55,563

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
$1.4M
—
18
—
$64,513
—
2022
$1.3M
▼ 10.2%
20
▲ 11.1%
$69,401
▲ 7.6%
2023
$1.6M
▲ 25.8%
22
▲ 10.0%
$67,337
▼ 3.0%
2024
$1.9M
▲ 17.1%
28
▲ 27.3%
$65,579
▼ 2.6%
2025
$2.2M
▲ 20.3%
30
▲ 7.1%
$75,512
▲ 15.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Margretta Stark

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2021 total comp
$56,618
Base pay
$56,618
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,618
Hourly rate
$27
Hire date
2019-08-06
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
Countywide Communications/Admn
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Active

Margretta Stark works as a Communications Associate for Communications & Public Relations. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Margretta earned $56,618 in 2021. Union affiliation: Unr.

Grace Arel

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2023 total comp
$54,625
Sub-department
Information and Public Records
Base pay
$54,125
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$500
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,625
Hourly rate
$31
Hire date
2023-01-23
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code
719
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Active

At Communications & Public Relations, Grace Arel serves as a Communications Associate within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2023, they have under a year of service, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $54,625. They are represented by Unr.

Yssa Wee-Moretto

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2021 total comp
$54,579
Base pay
$50,858
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,721
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,579
Hourly rate
$26
Hire date
2019-03-04
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code
734
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Terminated
Termination Date
Nov 23, 2021

At Communications & Public Relations, Yssa Wee-Moretto serves as a Communications Associate. Hired in 2019, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $54,579. Union affiliation: Unr.

Larry Bell

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2023 total comp
$52,441
Sub-department
Information and Public Records
Base pay
$51,526
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$915
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,441
Hourly rate
$31
Hire date
2020-06-15
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2
Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code
902
Empl Record
0
Pay Status
Terminated
Termination Date
Oct 2, 2023

At Communications & Public Relations, Larry Bell serves as a Communications Associate within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 3 years, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $52,441. They are represented by Unr.