Ramsey County, Minnesota / Parks & Recreation

Agency file

Parks & Recreation

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

The Parks & Recreation protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 230 employees with median total compensation of $15,426; the highest distinct record was $169,650.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.7M
Employees: 230
Median total: $15,426
Highest record: $169,650

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$41$104,182+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 230 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($15,426) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $31,401 (94%)
Overtime — $683 (2%)
Other — $1,340 (4%)
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

$1,979

$5,130

$15,426

$64,877

$78,731

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $78,731 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,979. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Parks & Recreation Aide

73 · $5,450

Maintenance & Operatns Worker

46 · $65,370

Environmental Educator Assistant

15 · $2,420

Environmntl Resrces Spclst

10 · $23,543

Custodian Senior

8 · $50,483

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 5 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2021	$6.1M —	230 —	$7,698 —
2022	$6.2M ▲ 2.2%	221 ▼ 3.9%	$8,930 ▲ 16.0%
2023	$6.5M ▲ 5.0%	250 ▲ 13.1%	$7,942 ▼ 11.1%
2024	$7.1M ▲ 8.3%	255 ▲ 2.0%	$7,581 ▼ 4.5%
2025	$7.7M ▲ 8.6%	230 ▼ 9.8%	$15,426 ▲ 103.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Danielle Hudrlik

Parks & Recreation Aide/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$17,363

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $16,966
Overtime: $398
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,363
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2025-04-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Keller
Earn Code: 106
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated

At Parks & Recreation, Danielle Hudrlik serves as a Parks & Recreation Aide within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $17,363. They are represented by Pks.

Solomon Tsega

Facility Improvements Coordinator/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$17,060

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $17,060
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,060
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2021-08-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Planning&Developmt
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 10, 2025

Solomon Tsega holds the role of Facility Improvements Coordinator at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $17,060. They are represented by Unr.

Richard Olson

Parks & Recreation Aide/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$16,794

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $16,699
Overtime: $95
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,794
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2018-07-20
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Keller
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated

Richard Olson holds the role of Parks & Recreation Aide at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $16,794. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Brandon Xiong

Parks & Recreation Aide/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$16,704

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $16,053
Overtime: $651
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,704
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2024-05-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/ParksMaintenance
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated

Brandon Xiong is a Parks & Recreation Aide at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $16,704. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Bethany Ricks

Naturalist/Parks & Recreation

2022 total comp

$16,582

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $15,109
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,473
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,582
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2019-09-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 28, 2022

Bethany Ricks holds the role of Naturalist at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2019, they have about 3 years of service as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $16,582. Union affiliation: Unr.

Mark Flaherty

Custodian Senior/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$16,365

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $16,365
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,365
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2016-12-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TCOSportsGarden
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Parks & Recreation, Mark Flaherty serves as a Custodian Senior within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,365. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Matthew Chevalier

Parks & Recreation Aide/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$16,238

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $16,017
Overtime: $221
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,238
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2024-08-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Keller
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated

Matthew Chevalier holds the role of Parks & Recreation Aide at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $16,238. They are represented by Pks.

Sovatha Oum

Outdoor Education Manager/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$16,100

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $15,699
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $401
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,100
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2022-05-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 17, 2023

Sovatha Oum holds the role of Outdoor Education Manager at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2022 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $16,100. They are represented by Unr.

Taylor Lee

Administrative Assistant/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$16,082

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $16,082
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,082
Hourly rate: $22
Hire date: 2025-04-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Admin
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated

At Parks & Recreation, Taylor Lee serves as a Administrative Assistant within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,082. They are represented by 8Gn.

Lisa Hanson Lamey

Director of Operations - Pks & Recreation/Parks & Recreation

2022 total comp

$15,762

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $10,967
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,795
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,762
Hourly rate: $45
Hire date: 2020-05-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Admin
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jan 24, 2022

Lisa Hanson Lamey holds the role of Director of Operations - Pks & Recreation at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2020, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $15,762. Union affiliation: Unr.

Amner Sosa Rodriguez

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$15,590

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $14,722
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $868
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,590
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TCOSportsGarden
Earn Code: 401
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Parks & Recreation, Amner Sosa Rodriguez serves as a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2024 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $15,590. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Michael Stewart

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2022 total comp

$15,418

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $14,832
Overtime: $36
Other pay: $551
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,418
Hourly rate: $23
Hire date: 2022-02-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/PublicIce
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 10, 2022

Michael Stewart holds the role of Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2022, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $15,418. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Mark Flaherty

Janitor/Building Guard/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$15,248

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $15,193
Overtime: $54
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,248
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2016-12-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TCOSportsGarden
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Mark Flaherty holds the role of Janitor/Building Guard at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2016, they have about 8 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $15,248. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Ivar Hendrickson

Graphic and Digital Specialist/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$15,187

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $15,187
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,187
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2023-11-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/ParksMaintenance
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 6, 2024

At Parks & Recreation, Ivar Hendrickson serves as a Graphic and Digital Specialist within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $15,187. They are represented by Unr.

Josef Stark

Parks & Recreation Aide 2/Parks & Recreation

2022 total comp

$14,855

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $13,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,855
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2020-03-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Goodrich
Earn Code: 401
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 10, 2022

Josef Stark works as a Parks & Recreation Aide 2 for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2020 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Josef earned $14,855 in 2022. They are represented by Pks.

Percy Robins

Environmntl Resrces Spclst/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$14,771

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $14,771
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,771
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2025-08-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/SWC
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Percy Robins holds the role of Environmntl Resrces Spclst at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,771. Union affiliation: Unr.

Nathan Promer

Parks & Recreation Aide 1/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$14,198

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $14,128
Overtime: $70
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,198
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2019-05-12
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Keller
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated

Nathan Promer is a Parks & Recreation Aide 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2019, they have about 4 years of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2023 total compensation came to $14,198. Union affiliation: Pks.

Toni Bien

Parks & Recreation Aide/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$14,064

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $13,920
Overtime: $145
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,064
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2024-03-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/ParksMaintenance
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated

Toni Bien works as a Parks & Recreation Aide for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Toni earned $14,064 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Matthew Gallo

Environmntl Resrces Spclst/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$13,569

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $13,569
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,569
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2025-09-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/SWC
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Matthew Gallo holds the role of Environmntl Resrces Spclst at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $13,569. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

John Kelly

Janitor/Building Guard/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$13,272

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $13,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,272
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2022-12-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TCOSportsGarden
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 10, 2023

John Kelly holds the role of Janitor/Building Guard at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2022, about a year as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $13,272. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Tyler Novotny

Student Intern - Uncl/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$13,125

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $13,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,125
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2021-10-20
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TCOSportsGarden
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Tyler Novotny is a Student Intern - Uncl at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2021 (about 3 years), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $13,125. Union affiliation: Unr.