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

Claire Julson

Environmental Educator/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$30,116

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $29,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $268
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,116
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2021-08-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Claire Julson holds the role of Environmental Educator at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,116. They are represented by Unr.

Joseph Kubiszewski

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$29,648

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $27,085
Overtime: $300
Other pay: $2,263
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,648
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2022-10-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TCOSportsGarden
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 22, 2023

Joseph Kubiszewski is a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2022, about a year, working full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $29,648. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Phoebe Mcgowan

Naturalist/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$29,573

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $29,418
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $154
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,573
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2024-03-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/ParksMaintenance
Earn Code: 117
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Phoebe Mcgowan works as a Naturalist for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2024 (under a year) as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. Phoebe earned $29,573 in 2024. Union affiliation: Unr.

Roger Copeland

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$27,921

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $25,167
Overtime: $2,173
Other pay: $581
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,921
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2022-02-28
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: Active

Roger Copeland is a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $27,921. Union affiliation: Pks.

Stacey Sigurdson

Naturalist/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$27,336

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $27,094
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $242
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,336
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2015-10-14
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: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Stacey Sigurdson is a Naturalist at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2015 (about 9 years), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $27,336. They are represented by Unr.

Ahsan Sumra

Management Analyst/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$27,101

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $26,601
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,101
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2025-04-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.63

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Admin
Earn Code: 720
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Parks & Recreation, Ahsan Sumra serves as a Management Analyst within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working part-time, 0.63 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,101. They are represented by Unr.

Colleen Arumugam

Environmental Educator/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$26,911

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $26,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,911
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2019-09-09
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: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Parks & Recreation, Colleen Arumugam serves as a Environmental Educator within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $26,911. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Michael Schaeppi

Parks & Recreation Aide/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$26,620

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $3,575
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,045
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,620
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 1998-10-05
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/Goodrich
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 31, 2025

Michael Schaeppi works as a Parks & Recreation Aide for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 1998, they have about 27 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Michael earned $26,620 in 2025. Union affiliation: Pks.

Claire Thone

Facility Improvements Coordinator/Parks & Recreation

2021 total comp

$26,296

Base pay: $24,452
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,845
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,296
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2020-04-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Planning&Developmt
Earn Code: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Apr 30, 2021

Claire Thone is a Facility Improvements Coordinator at Parks & Recreation. Their tenure dates to 2020, about a year, working full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $26,296. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

James Graves Jr

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$26,081

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $25,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $949
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,081
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2010-07-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/ParksMaintenance
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 31, 2024

James Graves Jr is a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2010 (about 14 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $26,081. They are represented by Pks.