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
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+

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 2

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.

Symone Hubbard

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2024 total comp

$42,771

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $41,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,088
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,771
Hourly rate: $31
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
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 2, 2024

Symone Hubbard is a Communications Associate at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2022 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $42,771. They are represented by UNR.

Rhonda Schrader

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$37,801

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $37,301
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,801
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2025-06-11
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, Rhonda Schrader serves as a Communications Associate within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,801. They are represented by UNR.

Garnetta Lowman

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$36,427

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $35,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,427
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2025-05-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

At Communications & Public Relations, Garnetta Lowman serves as a Communications Associate within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $36,427. Union affiliation: UNR.

Elizabeth Gunderson

Graphic and Digital Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$35,049

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $34,549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,049
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2025-06-16
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

Elizabeth Gunderson holds the role of Graphic and Digital Specialist at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,049. Their bargaining unit is UNR.

Allison Posner

Director Community & Pr/Ent &Admi - Uncl/Communications & Public Relations

2023 total comp

$31,578

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $1,651
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,927
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,578
Hourly rate: $59
Hire date: 2012-11-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Nicole Winters

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 13, 2022

At Communications & Public Relations, Allison Posner serves as a Director Community & Pr/Ent &Admi - Uncl within Information and Public Records. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 11 years, working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $31,578. Their bargaining unit is UNR.

Jacqueline Watters

Graphic and Digital Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2021 total comp

$26,086

Base pay: $23,841
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,245
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,086
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2017-06-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Apr 20, 2021

At Communications & Public Relations, Jacqueline Watters serves as a Graphic and Digital Specialist. Hired in 2017, they have about 4 years of service, working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $26,086. Their bargaining unit is UNR.

Madelynn Wald

Communications Associate/Communications & Public Relations

2024 total comp

$24,909

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $23,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $914
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,909
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2024-02-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 16, 2024

Madelynn Wald works as a Communications Associate for Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2024 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Madelynn earned $24,909 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is UNR.

Ann Pavlish

Graphic and Digital Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$22,931

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $20,529
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,403
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,931
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2021-07-19
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: Mar 12, 2025

At Communications & Public Relations, Ann Pavlish serves as a Graphic and Digital Specialist within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $22,931. Their bargaining unit is UNR.

Michael Lindsay

Program Specialist/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$20,012

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $6,246
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,766
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,012
Hourly rate: $42
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
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jan 2, 2025

At Communications & Public Relations, Michael Lindsay serves as a Program Specialist within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $20,012. They are represented by UNR.

Lyndon Carlson

Management Analyst 2/Communications & Public Relations

2024 total comp

$19,520

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $16,811
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,709
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,520
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2023-01-16
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: Mar 8, 2024

Lyndon Carlson holds the role of Management Analyst 2 at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $19,520. Union affiliation: UNR.

Karsen Kettwick

Student Intern - Uncl/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$17,717

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $17,717
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,717
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2025-07-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

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

At Communications & Public Relations, Karsen Kettwick serves as a Student Intern - Uncl within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $17,717. Union affiliation: UNR.

Megan Nyholm

Student Intern - Uncl/Communications & Public Relations

2025 total comp

$9,053

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $9,053
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,053
Hourly rate: $21
Hire date: 2025-07-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Megan Nyholm is a Student Intern - Uncl at Communications & Public Relations within Information and Public Records. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $9,053. Union affiliation: UNR.

Lindsay Roberts

Management Analyst 2/Communications & Public Relations

2022 total comp

$7,207

Sub-department: Information and Public Records
Base pay: $7,044
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $164
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,207
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2022-04-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: UNR
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Countywide Communications/Admn
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 10, 2022

At Communications & Public Relations, Lindsay Roberts serves as a Management Analyst 2 within Information and Public Records. They have served since 2022 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $7,207. They are represented by UNR.