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

Ciara Shepherd

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

2025 total comp

$68,230

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $66,624
Overtime: $571
Other pay: $1,035
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,230
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2020-03-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Denise

Source-specific fields

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

Ciara Shepherd works as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator for Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. Ciara earned $68,230 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Eric Florio

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

2025 total comp

$68,003

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $54,361
Overtime: $9,708
Other pay: $3,934
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,003
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2025-01-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Elijah

Source-specific fields

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

Eric Florio 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 $68,003. They are represented by Trd.

Sylvia Kennedy

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

2025 total comp

$67,123

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $62,056
Overtime: $3,620
Other pay: $1,447
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,123
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2024-08-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Katrice

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Feb 23, 2026

Sylvia Kennedy works as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator for Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Sylvia earned $67,123 in 2025. Union affiliation: Trd.

Shyatesa Rupert

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

2025 total comp

$66,815

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $59,280
Overtime: $844
Other pay: $6,690
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,815
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2024-10-28
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: Active

Shyatesa Rupert works as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator for Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Shyatesa earned $66,815 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Brixanne Benscoter

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$65,923

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $65,775
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $148
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,923
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2022-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Brixanne Benscoter holds the role of Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,923. They are represented by Trd.

Amanda Hall

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

2025 total comp

$65,323

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $59,706
Overtime: $1,188
Other pay: $4,429
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,323
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2024-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Michelle

Source-specific fields

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

Amanda Hall works as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator for Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Amanda earned $65,323 in 2025. Union affiliation: Trd.

Nicole Edwards

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

2025 total comp

$63,819

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $40,433
Overtime: $14,779
Other pay: $8,607
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,819
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2022-09-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 25, 2025

At Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Nicole Edwards serves as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,819. Union affiliation: Trd.

Kyle Barzen Hanson

Emergency Management Coordinator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2021 total comp

$63,748

Base pay: $63,711
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $37
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,748
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2020-05-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Emergency Management/Admin
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kyle Barzen Hanson is a Emergency Management Coordinator at Emergency Management & Homeland Security. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $63,748. They are represented by Unr.