Minnesota / Minnesota Zoological Garden

Agency file

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

Page 1

Cheeneng Yang

Planning Director State/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$96,854

Sub-department: Planning,Construction&Exhibits
Base pay: $96,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,854
Hire date: 2023-09-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Cheeneng Yang holds the role of Planning Director State at Minnesota Zoological Garden within Planning,Construction&Exhibits. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,854. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Gerald Caulkins

Stationary Engineer/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$96,572

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $79,027
Overtime: $17,454
Other pay: $91
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,572
Hire date: 1997-03-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 95
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Minnesota Zoological Garden, Gerald Caulkins serves as a Stationary Engineer within Engineering. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 28 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $96,572. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Charles Reed

Power Plt Chief Engineer/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2024 total comp

$96,033

Sub-department: Campus Planning & Management
Base pay: $85,442
Overtime: $1,984
Other pay: $8,606
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,033
Hire date: 2008-04-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Charles Reed holds the role of Power Plt Chief Engineer at Minnesota Zoological Garden within Campus Planning & Management. They have served since 2008 (about 16 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $96,033. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Randy Roehrick

State Program Administrative Supervisor Senior/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$95,212

Sub-department: Guest Experience
Base pay: $91,927
Overtime: $2,988
Other pay: $298
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,212
Hire date: 1995-06-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Randy Roehrick holds the role of State Program Administrative Supervisor Senior at Minnesota Zoological Garden within Guest Experience. They have served since 1995 (about 30 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,212. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Andrew Skluzacek

Human Resources Specialist 3/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$94,307

Sub-department: Human Resources
Base pay: $94,307
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,307
Hire date: 2017-01-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Andrew Skluzacek is a Human Resources Specialist 3 at Minnesota Zoological Garden within Human Resources. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,307. They are represented by Confidential.