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

Kevin Laplante

Maintenance & Service Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$73,478

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $73,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,478
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2016-01-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/CentralMtnce
Earn Code: 725
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Kevin Laplante holds the role of Maintenance & Service Worker at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $73,478. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

James Kurkowski

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$73,332

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $66,808
Overtime: $5,186
Other pay: $1,338
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,332
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 1996-02-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

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

James Kurkowski holds the role of Maintenance & Operatns Worker at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 1996 (about 29 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $73,332. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

David Lesmeister

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2021 total comp

$72,903

Base pay: $48,963
Overtime: $3,924
Other pay: $20,016
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,903
Hourly rate: $26
Hire date: 2004-11-20
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: Retired
Termination Date: Sep 30, 2021

At Parks & Recreation, David Lesmeister serves as a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1. They have served since 2004 (about 17 years), working full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $72,903. Union affiliation: Pks.

Eric Swanson

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$72,681

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $64,224
Overtime: $4,967
Other pay: $3,491
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,681
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2007-06-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Eric Swanson works as a Maintenance & Operatns Worker for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service as a full-time employee. Eric earned $72,681 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Eric Cooper

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$72,406

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $64,098
Overtime: $7,123
Other pay: $1,185
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,406
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 1993-08-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

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

Eric Cooper holds the role of Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 1993, they have about 31 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,406. They are represented by Pks.

Angela Marlette

Administrative Assistant 3/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$72,311

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $72,186
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,311
Hourly rate: $35
Hire date: 2016-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Angela Marlette holds the role of Administrative Assistant 3 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2016 (about 8 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,311. Union affiliation: Unr.

Mark Newton

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$72,228

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $66,635
Overtime: $2,509
Other pay: $3,084
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,228
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 1994-04-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

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

At Parks & Recreation, Mark Newton serves as a Maintenance & Operatns Worker within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 1994 (about 31 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,228. Union affiliation: Pks.

Marcus Weems

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$71,811

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $62,369
Overtime: $5,731
Other pay: $3,710
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,811
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2020-12-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

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

Marcus Weems is a Maintenance & Operatns Worker at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $71,811. They are represented by Pks.

Gregory Lindholm

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$71,750

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $63,443
Overtime: $4,602
Other pay: $3,704
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,750
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2018-05-07
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

Gregory Lindholm works as a Maintenance & Operatns Worker for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. Gregory earned $71,750 in 2025. Union affiliation: Pks.

Michael Schumann

Environmtal Resrces Spclst 2/Parks & Recreation

2021 total comp

$71,399

Base pay: $63,228
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,170
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,399
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2014-03-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/SWC
Earn Code: 111
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Nov 12, 2021

Michael Schumann holds the role of Environmtal Resrces Spclst 2 at Parks & Recreation. Hired in 2014, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $71,399. Union affiliation: Unr.

Allan Huelsman

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$71,152

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $64,440
Overtime: $5,433
Other pay: $1,279
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,152
Hourly rate: $29
Hire date: 2002-06-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

At Parks & Recreation, Allan Huelsman serves as a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2002, they have about 22 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $71,152. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Chris Johnson

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$70,851

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $63,141
Overtime: $2,752
Other pay: $4,959
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,851
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2017-09-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Andrew

Source-specific fields

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

At Parks & Recreation, Chris Johnson serves as a Maintenance & Operatns Worker within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,851. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Mulugeta Tekle

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$70,486

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $64,828
Overtime: $3,885
Other pay: $1,772
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,486
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2010-04-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

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

Mulugeta Tekle works as a Maintenance & Operatns Worker for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 15 years as a full-time employee. Mulugeta earned $70,486 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

William Ross

Building Operations Supervisor/Parks & Recreation

2021 total comp

$70,187

Base pay: $68,496
Overtime: $1,421
Other pay: $270
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,187
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 1997-09-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/CentralMtnce
Earn Code: 151
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Nov 29, 2021

William Ross holds the role of Building Operations Supervisor at Parks & Recreation. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 24 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $70,187. They are represented by Unr.

Lawrence Madsen

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$69,909

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $64,324
Overtime: $2,434
Other pay: $3,151
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,909
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2014-10-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Lawrence Madsen works as a Maintenance & Operatns Worker for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. Lawrence earned $69,909 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Andrew Stanley

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$69,490

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $63,783
Overtime: $1,416
Other pay: $4,291
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,490
Hourly rate: $31
Hire date: 2014-06-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Andrew Stanley is a Maintenance & Operatns Worker at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $69,490. They are represented by Pks.