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

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Noah Merissa

Life Guard/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$4,753

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,660
Overtime: $94
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,753
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2024-06-03
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/BattleCreekWW
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 12, 2024

At Parks & Recreation, Noah Merissa serves as a Life Guard within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2024 (under a year), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $4,753. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Kadin Keller

Parks & Recreation Aide/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$4,705

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,705
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,705
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2025-06-09
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

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

At Parks & Recreation, Kadin Keller serves as a Parks & Recreation Aide within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,705. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Kalleigh May

Naturalist/Parks & Recreation

2021 total comp

$4,668

Base pay: $4,668
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,668
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2019-06-10
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 20, 2021

Kalleigh May is a Naturalist at Parks & Recreation. They have served since 2019 (about 2 years), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2021 total compensation came to $4,668. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Kevin Romero Esparza

Park Services Coordinator/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$4,663

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,663
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,663
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2024-05-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/ParksMaintenance
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 29, 2025

Kevin Romero Esparza works as a Park Services Coordinator for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Kevin earned $4,663 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Mathias Hoke

Life Guard/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$4,662

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,600
Overtime: $61
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,662
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2021-05-29
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Beaches
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 10, 2025

Mathias Hoke works as a Life Guard for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Mathias earned $4,662 in 2025. Union affiliation: Unr.

Tasha Sopp

Naturalist Aide/Parks & Recreation

2021 total comp

$4,648

Base pay: $4,648
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,648
Hourly rate: $15
Hire date: 2021-06-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Feb 28, 2022

At Parks & Recreation, Tasha Sopp serves as a Naturalist Aide. Hired in 2021, they have under a year of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $4,648. They are represented by Pks.

Lauren Krage

Environmental Educator Assistant/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$4,635

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,635
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,635
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2021-11-29
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

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

Lauren Krage works as a Environmental Educator Assistant for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Lauren earned $4,635 in 2025. They are represented by Pks.

Jamison Wald

Parks & Recreation Aide 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$4,624

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,580
Overtime: $44
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,624
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2023-06-09
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 16, 2024

Jamison Wald holds the role of Parks & Recreation Aide 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,624. Union affiliation: Pks.

Maya Strike

Life Guard/Parks & Recreation

2021 total comp

$4,609

Base pay: $4,602
Overtime: $8
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,609
Hourly rate: $15
Hire date: 2021-06-10
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Beaches
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 19, 2021

Maya Strike holds the role of Life Guard at Parks & Recreation. Their tenure dates to 2021, under a year as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $4,609. They are represented by Unr.

Alexander Waugh

Parks & Recreation Aide 1/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$4,608

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,608
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,608
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2022-05-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/ParksMaintenance
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 14, 2023

Alexander Waugh is a Parks & Recreation Aide 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2022, about a year, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2023 total compensation came to $4,608. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Della Schmidt

Life Guard/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$4,576

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,576
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2021-06-03
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Beaches
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 12, 2024

Della Schmidt holds the role of Life Guard at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 3 years as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,576. Union affiliation: Unr.

Kai Paloma

Parks & Recreation Aide 1/Parks & Recreation

2021 total comp

$4,562

Base pay: $4,527
Overtime: $35
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,562
Hourly rate: $15
Hire date: 2021-04-24
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: X

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Keller
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 24, 2021

At Parks & Recreation, Kai Paloma serves as a Parks & Recreation Aide 1. Their tenure dates to 2021, under a year, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2021 pay totaled $4,562. Union affiliation: Pks.

Gabe Blumer

Parks & Recreation Aide 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$4,560

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,517
Overtime: $44
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,560
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2023-06-09
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Gabe Blumer is a Parks & Recreation Aide 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $4,560. Union affiliation: Pks.

Franklin Frid

Parks & Recreation Aide/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$4,551

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,551
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,551
Hourly rate: $18
Hire date: 2016-05-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Goodrich
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated

Franklin Frid holds the role of Parks & Recreation Aide at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $4,551. They are represented by Pks.

John Fitzgerald

Maintenance & Oper Worker 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$4,549

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,549
Hourly rate: $25
Hire date: 2022-11-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

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

John Fitzgerald is a Maintenance & Oper Worker 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2022 (about 2 years), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $4,549. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Adam Millett

Parks & Recreation Aide 1/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$4,541

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,541
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,541
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2021-06-10
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Goodrich
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 24, 2024

At Parks & Recreation, Adam Millett serves as a Parks & Recreation Aide 1 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2021, they have about 3 years of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $4,541. They are represented by Pks.

Abbey Lieurance

Life Guard/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$4,538

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,538
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,538
Hourly rate: $19
Hire date: 2023-06-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/BattleCreekWW
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 14, 2023

Abbey Lieurance holds the role of Life Guard at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2023, they have under a year of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2023, their total compensation was $4,538. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Donovan Timmerman

Life Guard/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$4,536

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,536
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,536
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2023-06-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Beaches
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 10, 2025

Donovan Timmerman is a Life Guard at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $4,536. Union affiliation: Unr.

Samuel Lemay

Park Services Coordinator/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$4,517

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,517
Hourly rate: $17
Hire date: 2020-06-22
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/BattleCreekWW
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 12, 2024

Samuel Lemay works as a Park Services Coordinator for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2020 (about 4 years) as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Samuel earned $4,517 in 2024. They are represented by Unr.

Mealat Worku

Naturalist Aide/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$4,499

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,499
Hourly rate: $17
Hire date: 2023-02-09
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Mealat Worku is a Naturalist Aide at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $4,499. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Vivian Byron

Life Guard/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$4,482

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,433
Overtime: $49
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,482
Hourly rate: $20
Hire date: 2023-06-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/BattleCreekWW
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 12, 2024

At Parks & Recreation, Vivian Byron serves as a Life Guard within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $4,482. They are represented by Unr.

Emily Krautbauer

Naturalist Aide/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$4,460

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,460
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,460
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2022-06-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 16, 2024

Emily Krautbauer is a Naturalist Aide at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years, working part-time, 0.03 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $4,460. Union affiliation: Unr.

Samuel Pannkuk

Parks & Recreation Aide 1/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$4,459

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $3,440
Overtime: $1,012
Other pay: $6
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,459
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2023-07-28
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03
Middle name: Q

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/ParksMaintenance
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 14, 2023

Samuel Pannkuk works as a Parks & Recreation Aide 1 for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2023, they have under a year of service as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Samuel earned $4,459 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Cecelia Kuka

Parks & Recreation Aide 2/Parks & Recreation

2022 total comp

$4,425

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,425
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,425
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2022-06-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

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

Cecelia Kuka holds the role of Parks & Recreation Aide 2 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2022, under a year as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $4,425. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Emily Short

Parks & Recreation Aide 1/Parks & Recreation

2023 total comp

$4,410

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,312
Overtime: $97
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,410
Hourly rate: $16
Hire date: 2022-06-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 29, 2023

Emily Short works as a Parks & Recreation Aide 1 for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2022, about a year as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. Emily earned $4,410 in 2023. Union affiliation: Pks.

Maija Gale

Parks & Recreation Aide 1/Parks & Recreation

2022 total comp

$4,408

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $4,305
Overtime: $103
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,408
Hourly rate: $15
Hire date: 2020-06-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.03

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/TamarackNatureCtr
Earn Code: 107
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Aug 19, 2022

Maija Gale holds the role of Parks & Recreation Aide 1 at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2020 (about 2 years) as a part-time, 0.03 FTE employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $4,408. Their bargaining unit is Pks.