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

Phoebe Brown

Environmntl Resrces Spclst/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$34,363

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $34,363
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,363
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2025-05-01
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

At Parks & Recreation, Phoebe Brown serves as a Environmntl Resrces Spclst within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,363. They are represented by Unr.

Heidi Faris

Naturalist-Early Childhd Specialist/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$33,882

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $33,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $311
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,882
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2015-09-03
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.85
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 14, 2024

Heidi Faris holds the role of Naturalist-Early Childhd Specialist at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2015 (about 9 years) as a part-time, 0.85 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $33,882. Union affiliation: Unr.

Jennifer Moeller

Environmtal Resrces Spclst 1/Parks & Recreation

2022 total comp

$33,769

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $32,522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,247
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,769
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2022-02-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/SWC
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 28, 2022

Jennifer Moeller is a Environmtal Resrces Spclst 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2022, under a year, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $33,769. They are represented by Unr.

Carrie Graf

Environmtal Resrces Spclst 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$33,236

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $32,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,236
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2024-05-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/SWC
Earn Code: 719
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Carrie Graf is a Environmtal Resrces Spclst 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2024, under a year, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $33,236. They are represented by Unr.

Stacey Sigurdson

Environmental Educator/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$32,217

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $31,943
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $274
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,217
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2015-10-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.66

Source-specific fields

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

Stacey Sigurdson works as a Environmental Educator for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years as a part-time, 0.66 FTE employee. Stacey earned $32,217 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Jacob Andersen

Park Operations Assistant Supr/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$31,993

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $31,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,993
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2023-07-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Jacob Andersen works as a Park Operations Assistant Supr for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2023 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Jacob earned $31,993 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Zachariah Pannkuk

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$31,616

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $30,494
Overtime: $269
Other pay: $853
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,616
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2019-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Aldrich
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Jan 2, 2026

Zachariah Pannkuk is a Maintenance & Operatns Worker at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $31,616. Their bargaining unit is Pks.