Bangasser, Elisabeth A.
Office & Admin SpecialistMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyPart-time
Financial Tranactions. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2023 to FY 2024, pay went up 70% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 64% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $1,594 | +69.6% | +3.3% | +64.2% |
| FY 2023 | $940 | — | — | — |
Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.
Compared with the same job title
FY 2024 · Office & Admin Specialist
Paid more than 2% of the 229 people with this job title that year. The median was $41,669.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Minnesota Zoological Garden Financial Tranactions | Office & Admin Specialist Part-time · left during year | Dakota | $17.33 /hr | — | $1,594 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Zoological Garden Accounting | Office & Admin Specialist Part-time | Dakota | $17.33 /hr | $208 | $940 |
The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.
Highest paid in Minnesota Zoological Garden
FY 2024, amount paid
- Frawley, John$402,256Dir Zoological Gardens
- Cowen, Amy Ritter$164,783Zoo Deputy Director
- Mosher, Abigail E$157,225Admin Agency Div Director Sr
- Kromschroeder, Sherry$147,041Agency Chief Financial Officer
- Pearson, Dawn Renee$138,077Human Resources Director 3
- Tillery, Otha$138,077Plant Mgmt Dir
- Hall, Geoffrey$135,298Zoo Animal Programs Director
- Garity, Susan C$134,702Veterinarian
Highest paid as Office & Admin Specialist
FY 2024, amount paid
- Dougherty, Nancy J$54,946Public Safety Dept
- Hahn, Laura L$53,890Public Employees Retire Assoc
- Olsen, Victoria Pauline$52,049Natural Resources Dept
- Wistrom, John Paul$51,915Human Services Dept
- Huiras, Jolene K$51,625Revenue Dept
- Dostal, Cari Lyn$51,479Natural Resources Dept
- Willrich, Jennifer$51,130Revenue Dept
- Vang, Mayshoua$51,128Revenue Dept