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Cole, Neil

Management Analyst 2Minnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Sales Box Office & Membership. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$848,457
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$77,461
FY 2026
Highest year
$88,719
FY 2025
Yearly average
$53,029
across years on record
Change since first year
+140%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 140% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 62% (it beat inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$77,461−12.7%+3.1%−15.3%
FY 2025$88,719+38.7%+2.6%+35.1%
FY 2024$63,970+0.5%+3.3%−2.7%
FY 2023$63,633+4.5%+6.3%−1.6%
FY 2022$60,867+13.2%+7.2%+5.6%
FY 2021$53,783+4.7%+2.3%+2.3%
FY 2020$51,374−4.3%+1.6%−5.8%
FY 2019$53,688+4.1%+2.1%+2.0%
FY 2018$51,578+6.4%+2.3%+4.1%
FY 2017$48,473+4.1%+1.8%+2.2%
FY 2016$46,554+13.4%+0.7%+12.6%
FY 2015$41,067−1.6%+0.7%−2.3%
FY 2014$41,748+14.7%+1.6%+13.0%
FY 2013$36,386−1.2%+1.7%−2.8%
FY 2012$36,822+13.9%+2.9%+10.6%
FY 2011$32,334———

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 2026 · Management Analyst 2

Paid more than 81% of the 278 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,611.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

16 records, newest first

Every pay record for Cole, Neil
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Minnesota Zoological Garden
Sales Box Office & Membership
Management Analyst 2
Full-time
Dakota$37.26 /hr—$77,461
2025Minnesota Zoological Garden
Sales Box Office & Membership
Management Analyst 2
Full-time
Dakota$36.71 /hr—$88,719
2024Minnesota Zoological Garden
Sales Box Office & Membership
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$30.68 /hr—$63,970
2023Minnesota Zoological Garden
Sales Box Office & Membership
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$29.08 /hr$689$63,633
2022Minnesota Zoological Garden
Sales Box Office & Membership
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$28.37 /hr$2,383$60,867
2021Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$27.68 /hr$2,346$53,783
2020Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$27.00 /hr$2,531$51,374
2019Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$26.41 /hr$2,724$53,688
2018Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$25.83 /hr$2,867$51,578
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$25.32 /hr$2,503$48,473
2016Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$24.05 /hr$2,266$46,554
2015MN Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$22.88 /hr$2,086$41,067
2014MN Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$21.63 /hr$1,685$41,748
2013MN Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$20.41 /hr$1,791$36,386
2012MN Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist Princ
Part-time
Dakota$19.46 /hr$1,987$36,822
2011MN Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist Int
Part-time
Dakota$18.84 /hr$1,792$32,334

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Management Analyst 2

FY 2026, amount paid