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

Mario Montanari

Arena Superintendent/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$90,943

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $90,943
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,943
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2014-11-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

Mario Montanari is a Arena Superintendent at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $90,943. They are represented by Unr.

Anthony Tooley

Maintenance & Oper Worker 2/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$89,099

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $69,375
Overtime: $8,936
Other pay: $10,788
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,099
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 1995-03-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Pks
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Parks&Rec/Pleasant
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Mar 27, 2026

At Parks & Recreation, Anthony Tooley serves as a Maintenance & Oper Worker 2 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 1995 (about 30 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,099. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Michael Goodnature

Environmtal Resrces Spclst 2/Parks & Recreation

2024 total comp

$88,217

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $88,217
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,217
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2007-01-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Michael Goodnature works as a Environmtal Resrces Spclst 2 for Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 17 years as a full-time employee. Michael earned $88,217 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

David Stacken

Maintenance & Operatns Worker/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$88,036

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $66,994
Overtime: $15,542
Other pay: $5,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,036
Hourly rate: $32
Hire date: 2002-09-23
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

David Stacken holds the role of Maintenance & Operatns Worker at Parks & Recreation within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,036. Their bargaining unit is Pks.

Elizabeth Amici-Floyd

Recreation Services Supervisor/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$87,368

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $87,368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,368
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2019-07-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

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

At Parks & Recreation, Elizabeth Amici-Floyd serves as a Recreation Services Supervisor within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,368. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Jacob Andersen

Park Operations Assistant Supervisor/Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$87,198

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $87,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,198
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2023-07-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

At Parks & Recreation, Jacob Andersen serves as a Park Operations Assistant Supervisor within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,198. They are represented by Unr.