Ramsey County, Minnesota / Emergency Communications / Public Safety Dispatcher

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Public Safety Dispatcher

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

72 employees hold this title in Emergency Communications. Median total compensation for the role is $78,455, above the department median of $72,604.

Employees: 72
Total payroll: $5.1M
Role median: $78,455
Agency median: $72,604
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$96$130,567+

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How total compensation varies among the 72 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Ramsey County, Minnesota

Public Safety Dispatcher is held in 2 Ramsey County, Minnesota departments. In Emergency Communications, the median of $78,455 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Emergency Management & Homeland Security

$92,862 · 43

Median total compensation for the Public Safety Dispatcher role in other Ramsey County, Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Public Safety Dispatcher beyond Ramsey County, Minnesota

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Ramsey County, Minnesota, the median of $85,216 ranks #1 of 3. See Public Safety Dispatcher across all of Ramsey County, Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Salt Lake City

$42,880 · 177

City of Buffalo

$18,003 · 33

Median total compensation for comparable Public Safety Dispatcherroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Mallory Blaiser

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Communications

2024 total comp

$117,110

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $70,822
Overtime: $40,959
Other pay: $5,328
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,110
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2015-04-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Kristine

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Mallory Blaiser holds the role of Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Communications within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2015 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $117,110. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Kelley Patterson

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Communications

2024 total comp

$116,943

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $81,278
Overtime: $27,109
Other pay: $8,556
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,943
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 2002-01-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kelley Patterson holds the role of Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Communications within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2002, they have about 22 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $116,943. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Jay Sliwinski

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Communications

2024 total comp

$114,356

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $81,278
Overtime: $30,155
Other pay: $2,923
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,356
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 2011-05-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jay Sliwinski works as a Public Safety Dispatcher for Emergency Communications within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 13 years as a full-time employee. Jay earned $114,356 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Amber Gunderson

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Communications

2024 total comp

$114,328

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $70,478
Overtime: $39,017
Other pay: $4,833
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,328
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2016-06-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Noelle

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Amber Gunderson is a Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Communications within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2016, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $114,328. They are represented by Trd.