Ramsey County, Minnesota / Emergency Management & Homeland Security

Agency file

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

Angela Bell

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

2025 total comp

$62,460

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $49,573
Overtime: $6,344
Other pay: $6,543
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,460
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2023-10-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Marie

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 29, 2025

Angela Bell is a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $62,460. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Dustin Divine

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

2025 total comp

$60,821

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $52,045
Overtime: $4,322
Other pay: $4,454
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,821
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2025-01-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Todd

Source-specific fields

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

Dustin Divine holds the role of 9-1-1 Telecommunicator at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $60,821. They are represented by Trd.

Marcus Wilson

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

2025 total comp

$58,319

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $54,184
Overtime: $2,350
Other pay: $1,785
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,319
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2025-01-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Dameon

Source-specific fields

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

Marcus Wilson is a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $58,319. They are represented by Trd.