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

Shannon Stewart

Naturalist/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$43,128

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $42,984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,128
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 1996-10-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.7
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 411
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Parks & Recreation, Shannon Stewart serves as a Naturalist within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 28 years, working part-time, 0.7 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $43,128. Union affiliation: Unr.

Phoebe Mcgowan

Environmental Educator/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$42,895

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $42,895
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,895
Hourly rate: $29
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
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Phoebe Mcgowan holds the role of Environmental Educator at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $42,895. Union affiliation: Unr.

Megan Nysse

Naturalist Coordinator/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$42,524

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $34,649
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,875
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,524
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2007-03-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 901
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 21, 2023

At Parks & Recreation, Megan Nysse serves as a Naturalist Coordinator within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2007 (about 16 years), working part-time, 0.8 FTE. Their 2023 pay totaled $42,524. Union affiliation: Unr.

Ryan Ries

Project Manager/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$42,496

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $31,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,337
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,496
Hourly rate: $56
Hire date: 2013-08-01
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: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Mar 15, 2024

Ryan Ries holds the role of Project Manager at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2013 (about 11 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $42,496. Union affiliation: Unr.

Isaiah Duke

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$41,161

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $38,608
Overtime: $1,032
Other pay: $1,521
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,161
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2025-04-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Isaiah Duke holds the role of Maintenance & Operatns Worker 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 $41,161. They are represented by Pks.

Alexis Lipstein

Environmntl Resrces Spclst/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$41,045

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $39,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,752
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,045
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2023-03-01
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: 902
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jul 23, 2025

Alexis Lipstein holds the role of Environmntl Resrces Spclst at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,045. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Olivia Jensen

Environmntl Resrces Spclst/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$40,923

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $40,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,923
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2025-04-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

Olivia Jensen holds the role of Environmntl Resrces Spclst 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 $40,923. Union affiliation: Unr.

Kafile Kaab Shamoon

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$40,895

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $39,720
Overtime: $555
Other pay: $620
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,895
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2024-03-04
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

Kafile Kaab Shamoon is a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2024, they have under a year of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $40,895. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Dakota Gardner

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2022 total comp

$40,447

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $37,459
Overtime: $309
Other pay: $2,678
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,447
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2011-08-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/ParksMaintenance
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 19, 2022

Dakota Gardner works as a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2011, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. Dakota earned $40,447 in 2022. They are represented by Pks.

Cory Mogen

Janitor/Building Guard/Parks & Recreation

2021 total comp

$40,444

Base pay: $38,368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,076
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,444
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2013-11-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Michael

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TCOSportsGarden
Earn Code: 401
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 29, 2021

Cory Mogen holds the role of Janitor/Building Guard at Parks & Recreation. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 8 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $40,444. Their bargaining unit is 8Gn.

Evan Harms

Environmental Educator/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$40,355

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $40,235
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,355
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2024-01-26
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.94
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

Evan Harms is a Environmental Educator at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working part-time, 0.94 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $40,355. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Lake Johnson

Facility Improvements Coordinator/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$40,264

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $39,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,264
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2025-06-02
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: 720
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Lake Johnson is a Facility Improvements Coordinator at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $40,264. Their bargaining unit is Unr.