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

Julie Wilson

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$95,639

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $76,679
Overtime: $13,175
Other pay: $5,784
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,639
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2010-02-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Renae

Source-specific fields

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

Julie Wilson holds the role of Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2010 (about 15 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,639. They are represented by Trd.

Sonsyrae Jordin

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$95,265

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $69,352
Overtime: $17,272
Other pay: $8,641
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,265
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2022-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Samantha

Source-specific fields

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

At Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Sonsyrae Jordin serves as a Public Safety Dispatcher within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $95,265. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Stefani Schluender

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$94,034

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $74,108
Overtime: $13,848
Other pay: $6,077
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,034
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2014-03-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

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

At Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Stefani Schluender serves as a Public Safety Dispatcher within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,034. They are represented by Trd.

Lisa Zumwalde

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$93,926

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $85,450
Overtime: $1,432
Other pay: $7,043
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,926
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2001-03-19
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: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Lisa Zumwalde serves as a Public Safety Dispatcher within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2001 (about 24 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,926. They are represented by Trd.

Jamison Puffer

Emergency Community Shift Supervisor/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$93,588

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $77,432
Overtime: $11,172
Other pay: $4,984
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,588
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2012-09-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: l

Source-specific fields

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

Jamison Puffer holds the role of Emergency Community Shift Supervisor at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,588. Union affiliation: Trd.

Mollie Hernandez

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$93,183

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $74,205
Overtime: $12,894
Other pay: $6,084
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,183
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2016-09-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Ann

Source-specific fields

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

Mollie Hernandez works as a Public Safety Dispatcher for Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service as a full-time employee. Mollie earned $93,183 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Kristin Little

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$92,862

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $74,504
Overtime: $15,332
Other pay: $3,027
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,862
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2016-09-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Nicole

Source-specific fields

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

Kristin Little holds the role of Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,862. Union affiliation: Trd.

Michael Sullivan

Emerg Community Technician Support Superv/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$91,954

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $91,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $179
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,954
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 2013-03-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 734
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Michael Sullivan is a Emerg Community Technician Support Superv at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $91,954. Their bargaining unit is Unr.