Minnesota / Minnesota Zoological Garden

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Minnesota Zoological Garden

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Minnesota Zoological Garden is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 487 employees with median total compensation of $46,651; the highest distinct record was $405,933.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $21.6M
Employees: 487
Median total: $46,651
Highest record: $405,933

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$389$129,641+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 487 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($46,651) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $42,388 (96%)
Overtime — $1,212 (3%)
Other — $716 (2%)
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

$3,509

$7,460

$46,651

$69,092

$89,050

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $89,050 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,509. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Student Worker Clerical

78 · $4,293

Zoo Keeper

66 · $59,763

Interpret Naturalist 1

51 · $10,022

Customer Services Specialist

35 · $23,323

General Maintenance Worker

19 · $25,372

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$19.6M —	500 —	$31,947 —
2025	$21.6M ▲ 10.1%	487 ▼ 2.6%	$46,651 ▲ 46.0%

Record list

Employees

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Lillian Dawson

Student Worker Clerical/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$6,171

Sub-department: Guest Services
Base pay: $6,102
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,171
Hire date: 2023-04-04
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.19
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lillian Dawson works as a Student Worker Clerical for Minnesota Zoological Garden within Guest Services. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a intermittent, 0.19 FTE employee. Lillian earned $6,171 in 2025. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Greta Willander

Student Worker Clerical/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$6,165

Sub-department: Guest Services
Base pay: $5,483
Overtime: $583
Other pay: $99
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,165
Hire date: 2024-04-06
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Minnesota Zoological Garden, Greta Willander serves as a Student Worker Clerical within Guest Services. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working intermittent, 0.1 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $6,165. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Carter Oleyar

Student Worker Clerical/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$6,124

Sub-department: Guest Services
Base pay: $6,104
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,124
Hire date: 2022-08-09
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.19
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Carter Oleyar works as a Student Worker Clerical for Minnesota Zoological Garden within Guest Services. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a intermittent, 0.19 FTE employee. Carter earned $6,124 in 2025. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Kelsey Hull

Interpret Naturalist 1/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$6,055

Sub-department: Zoo Camp
Base pay: $6,055
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,055
Hire date: 2017-05-20
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Minnesota Zoological Garden, Kelsey Hull serves as a Interpret Naturalist 1 within Zoo Camp. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $6,055. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Carter Austin

Student Worker Clerical/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$5,900

Sub-department: Guest Services
Base pay: $5,847
Overtime: $11
Other pay: $43
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,900
Hire date: 2024-05-09
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Minnesota Zoological Garden, Carter Austin serves as a Student Worker Clerical within Guest Services. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working intermittent, 0.1 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,900. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Collin Loignon

General Maintenance Worker/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$5,870

Sub-department: Building Services
Base pay: $4,830
Overtime: $909
Other pay: $130
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,870
Hire date: 2024-07-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Collin Loignon is a General Maintenance Worker at Minnesota Zoological Garden within Building Services. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $5,870. They are represented by Service.