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Ditmer, Mark

Research Scientist 1Minnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Field Conservation. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$61,619
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$40,780
FY 2017
Highest year
$40,780
FY 2017
Yearly average
$30,810
across years on record
Change since first year
+96%
FY 2016 to FY 2017 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$20,8402016$40,7802017
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2017, pay went up 96% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 92% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$40,780+95.7%+1.8%+92.1%
FY 2016$20,840———

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 2017 · Research Scientist 1

Paid more than 13% of the 16 people with this job title that year. The median was $46,509.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Field Conservation
Research Scientist 1
Full-time
Dakota$22.76 /hr—$40,780
2016Minnesota Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
Proj Specialist
Full-time
—$21.44 /hr—$20,840

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Research Scientist 1

FY 2017, amount paid