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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Adam Lembrich

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Communications

2024 total comp

$23,778

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $14,383
Overtime: $564
Other pay: $8,831
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,778
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2001-06-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 28, 2024

Adam Lembrich works as a Public Safety Dispatcher for Emergency Communications within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 23 years as a full-time employee. Adam earned $23,778 in 2024. They are represented by Trd.

Katherine Buss

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Communications

2021 total comp

$23,431

Base pay: $16,419
Overtime: $1,803
Other pay: $5,209
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,431
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2018-01-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Mary

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 26, 2021

Katherine Buss is a Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Communications. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 3 years, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $23,431. Their bargaining unit is Trd.