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Erdahl, Lars P

Zoo Education DirectorMN Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Director's Office. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$216,998
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$50,277
FY 2013
Highest year
$84,624
FY 2012
Yearly average
$72,333
across years on record
Change since first year
-39%
FY 2011 to FY 2013 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$82,0982011$84,6242012$50,2772013
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2013, pay went down 39% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 41% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2013$50,277−40.6%+1.7%−41.6%
FY 2012$84,624+3.1%+2.9%+0.1%
FY 2011$82,098———

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 2013 · Zoo Education Director

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2013MN Zoological Garden
Director's Office
Zoo Education Director
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$39.47 /hr—$50,277
2012MN Zoological Garden
Director's Office
Zoo Education Director
Full-time
Dakota$39.47 /hr—$84,624
2011MN Zoological Garden
Director's Office
Zoo Education Director
Full-time
Dakota$39.47 /hr—$82,098

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 MN Zoological Garden

FY 2013, amount paid

Highest paid as Zoo Education Director

FY 2013, amount paid