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

$9,053$136,939+

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

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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

Crystal Mulry

Management Analyst/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$92,621

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $92,621
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,621
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 2024-04-30
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

Crystal Mulry holds the role of Management Analyst at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,621. Union affiliation: Unr.

Sheng Lor

Program Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$91,114

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $91,114
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,114
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 2024-06-17
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

At Communications & Public Relations, Sheng Lor serves as a Program Specialist within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $91,114. Union affiliation: Unr.

John Siqveland

Director of Community and Pub Rel - Uncl/Communications & Public Relations

2022 total comp

$83,438

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $61,974
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $21,464
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,438
Hourly rate: $72
Hire date: 2014-07-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code: 712
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 12, 2022

John Siqveland works as a Director of Community and Pub Rel - Uncl for Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2014 (about 8 years) as a full-time employee. John earned $83,438 in 2022. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Pa Na Lor

Graphic and Digital Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$82,540

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $82,540
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,540
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2014-12-02
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

Pa Na Lor holds the role of Graphic and Digital Specialist at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,540. Union affiliation: Unr.

Valerie Hsu

Graphic and Digital Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$82,540

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $82,540
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,540
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2017-03-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

Valerie Hsu is a Graphic and Digital Specialist at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,540. Union affiliation: Unr.

Margretta Stark Leuma

Graphic and Digital Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$79,779

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $79,779
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,779
Hourly rate: $40
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

At Communications & Public Relations, Margretta Stark Leuma serves as a Graphic and Digital Specialist within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,779. Union affiliation: Unr.

Christopher Barron

Graphic and Digital Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$79,344

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $79,049
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $294
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,344
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2024-01-02
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: Active

Christopher Barron works as a Graphic and Digital Specialist for Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Christopher earned $79,344 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Justin Splinter

Graphic and Digital Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$78,365

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $78,212
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $153
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,365
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2024-04-29
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: Active

At Communications & Public Relations, Justin Splinter serves as a Graphic and Digital Specialist within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,365. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Kristine Grill

Management Analyst 3/Communications & Public Relations

2021 total comp

$78,190

Base pay: $78,190
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,190
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2010-06-08
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

At Communications & Public Relations, Kristine Grill serves as a Management Analyst 3. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 11 years, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $78,190. They are represented by Unr.

Carrie Hatler

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$76,026

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $76,026
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,026
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2022-03-28
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

Carrie Hatler works as a Communications Associate for Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. Carrie earned $76,026 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Alyson Brinker

Graphic and Digital Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$74,999

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $74,999
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,999
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2022-01-24
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

Alyson Brinker works as a Graphic and Digital Specialist for Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. Alyson earned $74,999 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Pa Na Lor

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2023 total comp

$73,537

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $73,537
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,537
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2014-12-02
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

At Communications & Public Relations, Pa Na Lor serves as a Communications Associate within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2014 (about 9 years), working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $73,537. They are represented by Unr.

Kyrie Morgan

Management Analyst/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$72,261

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $72,261
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,261
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2022-09-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

At Communications & Public Relations, Kyrie Morgan serves as a Management Analyst within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,261. They are represented by Unr.

Fellicia Smith

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$71,200

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $70,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,200
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2024-11-18
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: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 5, 2025

Fellicia Smith is a Communications Associate at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $71,200. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Elizabeth Dillon

Graphic and Digital Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2023 total comp

$70,706

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $65,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,628
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,706
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2016-12-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 13, 2023

Elizabeth Dillon works as a Graphic and Digital Specialist for Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2016, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Elizabeth earned $70,706 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Ryan Underdahl

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$70,700

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $70,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,700
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2018-07-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: William

Source-specific fields

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

Ryan Underdahl holds the role of Communications Associate at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,700. Union affiliation: Unr.

Omar Bonilla-Ortiz

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$68,123

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $68,123
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,123
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2022-11-14
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

Omar Bonilla-Ortiz is a Communications Associate at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $68,123. They are represented by Unr.

Margretta Stark Leuma

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2024 total comp

$66,087

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $66,087
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,087
Hourly rate: $33
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 Leuma works as a Communications Associate for Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 5 years as a full-time employee. Margretta earned $66,087 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Alyson Brinker

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2024 total comp

$64,919

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $64,794
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,919
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2022-01-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Communications & Public Relations, Alyson Brinker serves as a Communications Associate within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2022 (about 2 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $64,919. They are represented by Unr.

Ayan Omar

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$64,046

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $64,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,046
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2022-01-25
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

Ayan Omar is a Communications Associate at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $64,046. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Kyrie Seying

Management Analyst 2/Communications & Public Relations

2024 total comp

$63,039

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $62,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $127
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,039
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2022-09-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kyrie Seying holds the role of Management Analyst 2 at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $63,039. Union affiliation: Unr.

Michael Lindsay

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2021 total comp

$62,308

Base pay: $62,308
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,308
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2019-03-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Michael Lindsay works as a Communications Associate for Communications & Public Relations. Hired in 2019, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. Michael earned $62,308 in 2021. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Malena Vang

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$62,085

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $62,085
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,085
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2024-01-22
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

Malena Vang holds the role of Communications Associate at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,085. Their bargaining unit is Unr.