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

Environmental Educator/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$46,841

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $46,209
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $632
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,841
Hourly rate: $33
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: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Shannon Stewart works as a Environmental Educator for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 1996 (about 29 years) as a part-time, 0.7 FTE employee. Shannon earned $46,841 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Thony Thao

Recreation Services Supervisor/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$46,103

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $44,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,024
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,103
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2021-09-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Admin
Earn Code: 905
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Jun 20, 2025

Thony Thao holds the role of Recreation Services Supervisor at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $46,103. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Ann Popa

Janitor/Building Guard/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$45,904

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $42,549
Overtime: $1,320
Other pay: $2,035
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,904
Hourly rate: $21
Hire date: 2020-06-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

At Parks & Recreation, Ann Popa serves as a Janitor/Building Guard within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2020 (about 4 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $45,904. They are represented by 8Gn.

Anthony Belak

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$44,159

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $20,732
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,428
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,159
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 1995-12-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/ParksMaintenance
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Mar 29, 2024

Anthony Belak holds the role of Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 1995 (about 29 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $44,159. They are represented by Pks.

Scott E. Lacey

Janitor/Building Guard/Parks & Recreation

2022 total comp

$43,636

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $40,220
Overtime: $194
Other pay: $3,223
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,636
Hourly rate: $21
Hire date: 2002-01-30
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8Gn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9

Source-specific fields

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

Scott E. Lacey holds the role of Janitor/Building Guard at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2002, they have about 20 years of service as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $43,636. Union affiliation: 8Gn.

Marcie Oltman

Outdoor Education Manager/Parks & Recreation

2022 total comp

$43,486

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $38,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,101
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,486
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2004-03-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 811
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired

Marcie Oltman works as a Outdoor Education Manager for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2004, they have about 18 years of service as a full-time employee. Marcie earned $43,486 in 2022. They are represented by Unr.