Ramsey County, Minnesota / Emergency Communications

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Emergency Communications

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

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

In 2024, this agency had 158 employees with median total compensation of $72,604; the highest distinct record was $166,197.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $10M
Employees: 158
Median total: $72,604
Highest record: $166,197

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$46$130,474+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 158 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($72,604) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $51,046 (81%)
Overtime — $7,485 (12%)
Other — $4,538 (7%)
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

$7,405

$26,440

$72,604

$88,318

$109,313

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $109,313 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,405. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

9-1-1 Telecommunicator

79 · $33,341

Public Safety Dispatcher

50 · $82,256

Emergency Community Shift Supervisor

11 · $109,313

Ecc Support Technician

5 · $72,653

Emergency Management/Comm Manager

3 · $103,074

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 4 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2021	$8.3M —	143 —	$62,918 —
2022	$8.3M ▼ 0.2%	135 ▼ 5.6%	$67,596 ▲ 7.4%
2023	$9.4M ▲ 13.4%	157 ▲ 16.3%	$70,866 ▲ 4.8%
2024	$10M ▲ 5.7%	158 ▲ 0.6%	$72,604 ▲ 2.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Karissa Williams

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Communications

2024 total comp

$92,606

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $77,716
Overtime: $10,803
Other pay: $4,087
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,606
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2012-03-26
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

Karissa Williams holds the role of Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Communications within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2012, they have about 12 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $92,606. Union affiliation: Trd.

Victor Barnett

Emergency Community GIS Specialist/Emergency Communications

2024 total comp

$92,558

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $92,255
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $303
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,558
Hourly rate: $44
Hire date: 2012-03-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Victor Barnett is a Emergency Community GIS Specialist at Emergency Communications within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2012 (about 12 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $92,558. They are represented by Unr.