Ramsey County, Minnesota / Emergency Management & Homeland Security

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Emergency Management & Homeland Security

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

The Emergency Management & Homeland Security provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 167 employees with median total compensation of $77,440; the highest distinct record was $171,042.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $11.4M
Employees: 167
Median total: $77,440
Highest record: $171,042

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$484$136,324+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 167 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($77,440) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $56,782 (83%)
Overtime — $7,270 (11%)
Other — $4,305 (6%)
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

$8,978

$33,643

$77,440

$92,862

$116,462

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $116,462 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,978. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

9-1-1 Telecommunicator

88 · $36,561

Public Safety Dispatcher

43 · $92,862

Emergency Community Shift Supervisor

13 · $119,055

Ecc Support Technician

6 · $80,030

Emergency Management/Comm Manager

3 · $105,280

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	$476.2K —	7 —	$72,243 —
2023	$559.5K ▲ 17.5%	7 ±0%	$78,975 ▲ 9.3%
2024	$559.9K ▲ 0.1%	7 ±0%	$79,548 ▲ 0.7%
2025	$11.4M ▲ 1938.7%	167 ▲ 2285.7%	$77,440 ▼ 2.6%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Emergency Communications Ramsey County, Minnesota99% match
Police Dispatch City of Buffalo39% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Ash Perron

Emergency Community Shift Supervisor/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$112,305

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $86,409
Overtime: $17,042
Other pay: $8,854
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,305
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2015-09-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Dsv
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Ash Perron is a Emergency Community Shift Supervisor at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $112,305. They are represented by Dsv.

Jay Sliwinski

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$111,172

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $84,925
Overtime: $23,990
Other pay: $2,257
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,172
Hourly rate: $41
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 is a Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,172. Union affiliation: Trd.

Nicole Diamond

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$110,475

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $74,160
Overtime: $28,939
Other pay: $7,376
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,475
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2018-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Louise

Source-specific fields

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

Nicole Diamond works as a Public Safety Dispatcher for Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Nicole earned $110,475 in 2025. Union affiliation: Trd.

Anthony Donahue Ii

Emergency Community Shift Supervisor/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$110,017

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $82,141
Overtime: $21,343
Other pay: $6,534
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,017
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2017-07-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Dsv
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Charles

Source-specific fields

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

At Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Anthony Donahue Ii serves as a Emergency Community Shift Supervisor within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,017. Their bargaining unit is Dsv.

Bryan Linn

Emergency Community Shift Supervisor/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$109,041

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $102,482
Overtime: $1,059
Other pay: $5,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,041
Hourly rate: $49
Hire date: 2007-05-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Dsv
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Bryan Linn holds the role of Emergency Community Shift Supervisor at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,041. Union affiliation: Dsv.