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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Emily Petersen

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$8,076

Sub-department: Farm
Base pay: $7,317
Overtime: $624
Other pay: $135
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,076
Hire date: 2024-05-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 53
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.36
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Minnesota Zoological Garden, Emily Petersen serves as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional within Farm. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time, 0.36 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $8,076. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Molly Fuentes

Interpret Naturalist 1/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$8,063

Sub-department: Zoo Camp
Base pay: $7,783
Overtime: $280
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,063
Hire date: 2023-05-10
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

Molly Fuentes works as a Interpret Naturalist 1 for Minnesota Zoological Garden within Zoo Camp. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Molly earned $8,063 in 2025. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Ashley Collotzi

Student Worker Clerical/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$8,040

Sub-department: Guest Services
Base pay: $7,698
Overtime: $195
Other pay: $147
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,040
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, Ashley Collotzi 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 $8,040. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Tamara Hughes

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$8,014

Sub-department: Zoo Camp
Base pay: $7,780
Overtime: $132
Other pay: $101
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,014
Hire date: 2024-05-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 53
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
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: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tamara Hughes is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional at Minnesota Zoological Garden within Zoo Camp. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $8,014. They are represented by Technical.

Addisen Recknor

Student Worker Clerical/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$7,965

Sub-department: Guest Services
Base pay: $7,634
Overtime: $214
Other pay: $116
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,965
Hire date: 2023-05-03
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

At Minnesota Zoological Garden, Addisen Recknor serves as a Student Worker Clerical within Guest Services. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working intermittent, 0.19 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $7,965. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Vincent Emerson

Student Worker Clerical/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$7,964

Sub-department: Guest Services
Base pay: $7,632
Overtime: $178
Other pay: $154
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,964
Hire date: 2023-05-03
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

Vincent Emerson holds the role of Student Worker Clerical at Minnesota Zoological Garden within Guest Services. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a intermittent, 0.19 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $7,964. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

William Josephson

General Maintenance Worker/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$7,944

Sub-department: Building Services
Base pay: $7,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $264
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,944
Hire date: 2024-07-08
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

William Josephson 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 $7,944. Union affiliation: Service.

Shay Trepanier

Student Worker Clerical/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$7,721

Sub-department: Guest Services
Base pay: $7,562
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $158
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,721
Hire date: 2024-05-18
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

Shay Trepanier works as a Student Worker Clerical for Minnesota Zoological Garden within Guest Services. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a intermittent, 0.19 FTE employee. Shay earned $7,721 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Tieran Rosefield

Interpret Naturalist 1/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$7,689

Sub-department: Zoo Camp
Base pay: $6,957
Overtime: $271
Other pay: $461
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,689
Hire date: 2024-05-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.18
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
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, Tieran Rosefield serves as a Interpret Naturalist 1 within Zoo Camp. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working part-time, 0.18 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $7,689. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Thomas Patitz

Stationary Engineer/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$7,620

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $7,397
Overtime: $223
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,620
Hire date: 2023-04-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 95
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Thomas Patitz holds the role of Stationary Engineer at Minnesota Zoological Garden within Engineering. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time, 0.4 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $7,620. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Grant Peterson

Student Worker Clerical/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$7,460

Sub-department: Guest Services
Base pay: $7,116
Overtime: $207
Other pay: $137
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,460
Hire date: 2024-04-20
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

At Minnesota Zoological Garden, Grant Peterson serves as a Student Worker Clerical within Guest Services. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working intermittent, 0.19 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $7,460. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.