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

Jennifer Rodriguez

9-1-1 Telecommunicator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$6,110

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $4,185
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,926
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,110
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2024-10-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Jeanne

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 123
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jan 2, 2025

At Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Jennifer Rodriguez serves as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $6,110. Union affiliation: Trd.

Promyse Hicks

9-1-1 Telecommunicator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$5,421

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $5,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,421
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2025-03-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Maranda

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Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 401
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 2, 2025

At Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Promyse Hicks serves as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,421. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Kenya Herron

9-1-1 Telecommunicator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$4,885

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $4,139
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $746
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,885
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2021-10-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Ronae Dana

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Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jan 5, 2025

Kenya Herron is a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $4,885. They are represented by Trd.

Brent Fox

Emergency Management Coordinator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$4,500

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $4,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,500
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2012-09-24
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Emergency Management/Admin
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 3, 2024

Brent Fox holds the role of Emergency Management Coordinator at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 12 years as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,500. Union affiliation: Unr.

Samantha Gunter

9-1-1 Telecommunicator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$4,253

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $3,857
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $395
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,253
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2025-10-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

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Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 20, 2025

At Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Samantha Gunter serves as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,253. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Jennifer Piccolo-Fisher

9-1-1 Telecommunicator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$3,382

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $3,233
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $149
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,382
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2025-01-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Erin

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Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 6, 2025

Jennifer Piccolo-Fisher is a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $3,382. Union affiliation: Trd.

Mekka Clark

9-1-1 Telecommunicator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$2,616

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $2,501
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $115
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,616
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2025-06-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Latrice

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Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 23, 2025

At Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Mekka Clark serves as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $2,616. Union affiliation: Trd.

Moesha Whitehall

9-1-1 Telecommunicator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$1,897

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $1,813
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,897
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2025-09-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Monique

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Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 11, 2025

At Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Moesha Whitehall serves as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,897. They are represented by Trd.