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

Nathan Promer

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$38,337

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $36,272
Overtime: $456
Other pay: $1,609
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,337
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2019-05-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/WhiteBear
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Nathan Promer holds the role of Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 5 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $38,337. Union affiliation: Pks.

Amy Forslund

Naturalist/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$37,955

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $32,881
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,074
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,955
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2015-09-10
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: Jo

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 29, 2023

Amy Forslund holds the role of Naturalist at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2015 (about 8 years) as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $37,955. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Kyle Schultz

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$37,646

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $29,789
Overtime: $1,349
Other pay: $6,509
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,646
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2018-04-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/ParksMaintenance
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 29, 2023

At Parks & Recreation, Kyle Schultz serves as a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2018 (about 5 years), working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $37,646. Union affiliation: Pks.

Nathan Miller

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$35,885

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $33,375
Overtime: $1,020
Other pay: $1,490
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,885
Hourly rate: $27
Hire date: 2025-05-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/PublicIce
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Nathan Miller holds the role of Maintenance & Operatns Worker at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,885. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Zachariah Pannkuk

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$35,674

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $33,522
Overtime: $1,299
Other pay: $853
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,674
Hourly rate: $24
Hire date: 2019-06-03
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Highland
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated

At Parks & Recreation, Zachariah Pannkuk serves as a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2019 (about 4 years), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2023 pay totaled $35,674. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Christopher Llambes

Parks & Recreation Aide 2/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$35,548

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $33,945
Overtime: $454
Other pay: $1,149
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,548
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2013-08-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Jorge

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TCOSportsGarden
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Parks & Recreation, Christopher Llambes serves as a Parks & Recreation Aide 2 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 11 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $35,548. They are represented by Pks.

Patrick Sheehan

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2021 total comp

$35,100

Base pay: $21,087
Overtime: $120
Other pay: $13,893
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,100
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2007-06-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/PondsBC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Apr 30, 2021

Patrick Sheehan works as a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 for Parks & Recreation. Hired in 2007, they have about 14 years of service as a full-time employee. Patrick earned $35,100 in 2021. Union affiliation: Pks.