Agency file

Public Works

Source file: Ramsey County, Minnesota — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Public Works is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 174 employees with median total compensation of $73,240; the highest distinct record was $189,185.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $12.5M
Employees: 174
Median total: $73,240
Highest record: $189,185

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$635$162,416+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 174 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,240) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $69,358 (96%)
Overtime — $1,792 (2%)
Other — $734 (1%)
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

$13,667

$46,342

$73,240

$93,153

$118,566

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $118,566 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,667. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Heavy Equipment Operator

23 · $69,701

Fleet Mechanic

17 · $79,873

Engineer/Const/Survey Technician 4

9 · $103,642

Engineer/Const/Survey Technician 2

9 · $76,765

Highwy Maintenance Summer Laborer

9 · $13,016

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	$10M —	153 —	$66,626 —
2022	$10M ▲ 0.6%	150 ▼ 2.0%	$67,536 ▲ 1.4%
2023	$10.1M ▲ 1.0%	151 ▲ 0.7%	$69,297 ▲ 2.6%
2024	$11.1M ▲ 9.2%	158 ▲ 4.6%	$70,749 ▲ 2.1%
2025	$12.5M ▲ 13.0%	174 ▲ 10.1%	$73,240 ▲ 3.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Paul Moser

Engineer/Const/Survey Technician 4/Public Works

2025 total comp

$101,459

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $101,259
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,459
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2005-06-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Engineer
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubWks/Eng/Design&Constrctn
Earn Code: 725
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Apr 24, 2026

Paul Moser holds the role of Engineer/Const/Survey Technician 4 at Public Works within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,459. Union affiliation: Engineer.

Devin Ball

Assistant County Surveyor/Public Works

2025 total comp

$100,978

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $100,978
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,978
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2009-06-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubWks/Eng/LandSurvey
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Public Works, Devin Ball serves as a Assistant County Surveyor within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2009 (about 16 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,978. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Shawn Zepper

Right of Way Agent Senior/Public Works

2025 total comp

$99,775

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $99,775
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,775
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 2024-05-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubWks/Eng/Design&Constrctn
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Shawn Zepper works as a Right of Way Agent Senior for Public Works within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Shawn earned $99,775 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Andrew Gitzlaff

Senior Transportation Planner/Public Works

2021 total comp

$99,439

Base pay: $99,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,439
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 2015-09-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: RegionalRailAuthority/Admin
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Dec 23, 2021

Andrew Gitzlaff holds the role of Senior Transportation Planner at Public Works. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2021, their total compensation was $99,439. They are represented by Unr.

Maximilian Hanson

General Supv-Maint & Constrctn/Public Works

2025 total comp

$99,293

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $95,764
Overtime: $3,530
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,293
Hourly rate: $49
Hire date: 2019-02-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubWks/Oper/RoadMtnce
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Public Works, Maximilian Hanson serves as a General Supv-Maint & Constrctn within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,293. Union affiliation: Unr.

Joseph Grothjan

Engineer/Const/Survey Technician 3/Public Works

2025 total comp

$99,276

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $89,707
Overtime: $8,849
Other pay: $720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,276
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2017-07-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Engineer
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubWks/Eng/Design&Constrctn
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Joseph Grothjan holds the role of Engineer/Const/Survey Technician 3 at Public Works within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,276. Their bargaining unit is Engineer.

Patrick Kowal

Engineer/Const/Survey Technician 4/Public Works

2025 total comp

$98,045

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $79,857
Overtime: $17,834
Other pay: $354
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,045
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2020-01-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Engineer
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubWks/Eng/Design&Constrctn
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Public Works, Patrick Kowal serves as a Engineer/Const/Survey Technician 4 within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,045. Union affiliation: Engineer.

Thomas Nash

Senior Right of Way Specalist/Public Works

2024 total comp

$96,806

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $79,558
Overtime: $351
Other pay: $16,898
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,806
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2015-03-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubWks/Eng/Design&Constrctn
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Retired
Termination Date: Nov 1, 2024

Thomas Nash holds the role of Senior Right of Way Specalist at Public Works within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 9 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $96,806. Union affiliation: Unr.

Ted Schoenecker

County Eng/Dirpubwks - Uncl/Public Works

2022 total comp

$96,731

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $66,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,916
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,731
Hourly rate: $83
Hire date: 2018-01-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubWks/Admin
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 3, 2022

At Public Works, Ted Schoenecker serves as a County Eng/Dirpubwks - Uncl within Economic Growth and Community Investment. They have served since 2018 (about 4 years), working full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $96,731. Their bargaining unit is Unr.

Daryl Dean

Management Analyst Senior/Public Works

2025 total comp

$96,555

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $96,555
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,555
Hourly rate: $47
Hire date: 2012-06-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubWks/Oper/RoadMtnce
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Daryl Dean works as a Management Analyst Senior for Public Works within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years as a full-time employee. Daryl earned $96,555 in 2025. They are represented by Unr.

Stephane Robert

Surveyor/Public Works

2022 total comp

$96,518

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $95,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $555
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,518
Hourly rate: $46
Hire date: 2019-10-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubWks/Eng/LandSurvey
Earn Code: 711
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Stephane Robert holds the role of Surveyor at Public Works within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 3 years as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $96,518. Union affiliation: Unr.

Alan Rupnow

Environmntl Resrces Spclst Senior/Public Works

2025 total comp

$95,603

Sub-department: Economic Growth and Community Investment
Base pay: $95,603
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,603
Hourly rate: $46
Hire date: 2006-02-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: PubWks/Eng/EnviroSvc
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Alan Rupnow holds the role of Environmntl Resrces Spclst Senior at Public Works within Economic Growth and Community Investment. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,603. Union affiliation: Unr.